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Corporate, Capital Markets, and Employee Benefits & Compensation
Alex Bahn advises clients on a broad range of corporate and securities matters. Clients regularly seek his counsel on critical corporate governance, securities disclosure, and capital markets related issues. Alex has particular expertise advising on SEC regulatory requirements, stock exchange listing standards, beneficial ownership and short-swing liability avoidance, executive compensation and insider trading considerations, proxy and annual meeting matters, securities registration exemptions, as well as financing transactions, including capital markets offerings and commercial paper programs. He is well versed in assisting clients navigate particularly sensitive disclosure and governance matters, such as board and leadership transitions, and related party transactions.
Alex represents companies and their boards in a wide variety of industries, including hospitality, food and beverage, technology, energy, and consumer products. He also represents investment vehicles, family offices, and high net-worth individuals.
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Articles
5 Strategies for Addressing Climate Variability and Extreme Weather
Weather has always been an important operating consideration for the travel, leisure, and hospitality sectors. Recent periods of extreme heat, …
September 15, 2026
September 15, 2026 • 13-minute read
Articles
What the SEC’s Enforcement Reset Means for the Boardroom
The SEC’s revised priorities highlight areas that directors are well positioned to oversee through audit, risk management and corporate policy …
September 1, 2026
September 1, 2026 • 4-minute read
Client Alerts
The SEC Steps Out of Rule 14a-8
On August 14, 2026, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) issued a statement announcing that it will remove …
August 14, 2026
August 14, 2026 • 3-minute read
Client Alerts
A CPA Walks into Enforcement: The SEC Announces a New Reporting Unit
On August 5, 2026, the SEC announced a new Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit within its Division of Enforcement. Staffed …
August 6, 2026
August 6, 2026 • 3-minute read
Client Alerts
Key SEC Updates to Five Day Debt Tender and Exchange Offers
Overview The Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an exemptive order on June …
July 1, 2026
July 1, 2026 • 1-minute read
Firm News
Vinson & Elkins Expands Corporate Practice With Four-Partner Team in Denver and D.C.
Keith Trammell, Chalyse Robinson, David Strong and Alex Bahn bring deep, complementary experience in M&A, finance, tax, securities regulation and …
April 27, 2026
April 27, 2026 • 4-minute read
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