Nilene R. Evans is Of Counsel in the New York office of Morrison & Foerster. Ms. Evans’ practice involves acting as counsel for domestic and foreign, public and privately held companies, advising them on issues ranging from securities offerings and ongoing disclosure obligations to strategic planning, employment and licensing agreements and acquisitions and dispositions. She has extensive experience acting as underwriters’ and issuer’s counsel for initial and subsequent public and private equity and debt offerings, including PIPEs (private investment in public equity). Ms. Evans also has had substantial experience over the years in fast‑paced “shelf” public and Rule 144A offerings by major corporations, including real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Ms. Evans has made presentations on due diligence in REIT transactions, Rule 10b5-1 plans, “Navigating Troubled Waters – A General Counsel’s Role When Times are Difficult,” “Fiduciary Duties of Officers & Directors - Hot Again?,” “Navigating the Safe Harbor - an Update on the Public Securities Litigation Reform Act” and other securities and corporate law issues, particularly the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

She is a member of the New York State and City bar associations.

• Represented underwriters in initial public offerings of several life sciences companies.
  
  
• Represented issuer in several 1/2-billion dollar bank loan arrangements.
  
  
• Represented underwriters in connection with public offerings of Israeli technology firms.
  
  
• Represented technology companies in sale of substantially all of their assets.
  
  
• Represented a significant U.S. holder of mezzanine debt instruments in the sale of such assets to a publicly-traded mortgage REIT and its related equity investment in such REIT.