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Valerie Ford Jacob

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

New York, NY, USA


Valerie Ford Jacob is the Chairperson of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP and also serves as the head of the firm’s global Capital Markets Group. Ms. Jacob acts as counsel to both issuers and underwriters in domestic and international financings and represents her clients in all types of securities offerings, including initial public offerings, secondary offerings, high-yield offerings, mezzanine and bridge financings, investment-grade debt offerings, acquisition financings, and recapitalizations. She also counsels corporations on corporate governance and securities regulation.

Ms. Jacob is consistently recognized by Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business and Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading individual in Capital Markets: Debt and Equity, and is consistently recognized by Legal 500 in Capital Markets—Equity Offerings—Advice to Managers (leading lawyer) and Capital Markets—High-Yield Debt Offerings (leading lawyer). Ms. Jacob was also named one of the “45 Top Lawyers Under 45” by The American Lawyer in 1995. She received her JD from Cornell Law School in 1978 and her BS from Boston University in 1975. She is admitted to the bar in New York.

Valerie Ford Jacob is associated with the following items:
Treatise  Treatise Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering
Treatise Chapters  Treatise Chapters The Due Diligence Defense Under the Federal Securities Laws - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
When Is Due Diligence Performed? - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Mechanics of Due Diligence in Securities Offerings - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Legal Due Diligence - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Table of Authorities - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Business, Financial and Accounting Due Diligence - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Index to Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Comfort Letters - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Employee Benefits Due Diligence - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Corporate Governance/Sarbanes-Oxley Due Diligence - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Due Diligence Process - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Appendix D: Sample Environmental Due Diligence Request List - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Intellectual Property Diligence - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Appendix A: Sample Due Diligence Request List - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Due Diligence and Shelf Takedowns - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Why Conduct Due Diligence? - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Appendix E: Due Diligence Document Review Checklist - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Special Considerations for Non-U.S. Company Due Diligence - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Abbreviations and Terms Frequently Used - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Appendix C: Sample Questionnaire for Audit Committee - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Acquisition Financing Transactions - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Environmental Due Diligence - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Appendix B: Sample Accounting Due Diligence Questions - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Due Diligence in Private Offerings - Conducting Due Diligence in a Securities Offering , Wednesday, April 15, 2009
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