Lori Metrock is a Partner in the Nashville office of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP. She concentrates her practice in the areas of corporate and securities law and mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Metrock represents public companies in securities offerings, initial public offerings, corporate governance and Exchange Act compliance work. Ms. Metrock also has experience in NASDAQ and NYSE listing and regulatory compliance; private offerings of securities; mergers and acquisitions by public and private companies; and REIT compliance.

Ms. Metrock received a B.A. degree from Vanderbilt University in 2003, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.  Ms. Metrock received a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2007, where she served as Authorities Editor of the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law.  She is listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers as a "Rising Star" in Securities & Corporate Finance (2017).

Speaking Engagements

• Presenter - Practising Law Institute, Understanding the Securities Laws, Chicago, Illinois (September 2017)
• Presenter and Panelist - Practising Law Institute, Securities Filings 2016:Practical Guidance in a Changing Environment, Chicago, Illinois (November 2016)
• Speaker - Financial Institutions Stock Liquidity Conference (September 2016)
• Speaker – Enterprise Financing Structures and Options for Debt and Equity, Franchise Business Network, Nashville, Tennessee, July 2016
• Presenter/Panelist – Practising Law Institute, Securities Filings 2015, Chicago, Illinois, November 2015
• Speaker – Dodd-Frank’s Impact on Private Financing, International Franchise Association Franchise Business Network, October 2010

Publications

• "Section 16, Clawbacks and Other Disgorgement Under the Federal Securities Laws," Practising Law Institute Corporate Law and Practice Course Handbook Series, Understanding the Securities Laws 2017 (April 2017)
• “NYSE Amends Rule Regarding Disclosure of Material Nonpublic Information” (October 2015)
• “Ethical Dilemmas in Preparation and Review of SEC Filings,” Practising Law Institute Corporate Law and Practice Course Handbook Series, Securities Filings 2015:Practical Guidance in a Changing Environment (January 2015)