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Quentin W. Wiest
Special Counsel

Overview

Quentin Wiest advises companies on a full range of securities law and corporate governance matters, including the preparation of periodic and current SEC reports, proxy statements and registration statements. His work with companies also includes, among other things, advising on earnings materials, investor presentations, stock exchange requirements, Section 16 reporting, insider trading matters, stockholder meetings, stockholder proposals and committee charters. Additionally, Quentin advises funds and insiders on beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13 and 16 of the Exchange Act.

Admissions & Affiliations

  • New York State Bar

Education

  • J.D., Rutgers Law School 2009
  • M.B.A., Rutgers University 2009
    Beta Gamma Sigma
  • B.A., Kenyon College 2003

Experience

  • Vitesse Energy, Inc. in its cross-border acquisition of Lucero Energy Corp.
  • Liberty Broadband Corporation in its acquisition of GCI Liberty, Inc.
  • NASCAR in its acquisition of International Speedway Corporation
  • New York Community Bancorp, Inc. in its $300.0 million offering of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes
  • Liberty Latin America Ltd. in its acquisition of remaining unowned interest in Liberty Cablevision Puerto Rico
  • Split-off of Liberty Latin America Ltd. from Liberty Global plc
  • Public shipping company in its Rule 144A offering of $402.5 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes
  • Selling shareholder in a registered offering of its $1.9 billion controlling equity interest in a public shipping company
  • Public shipping company in its recapitalization through a series of PIPE and equity line transactions for an aggregate of $736.4 million of its common shares, preferred shares and warrants
  • Public offshore drilling company in its Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of high-yield senior notes and a concurrent tender offering for any or all of one series of its notes
  • Various underwriters in connection with the initial public offering by a food retailing company of $177.5 million of its common shares
  • Various underwriters in connection with a Rule 144A/Reg. S offering by a public food supply company of $425.0 million aggregate principal amount of high-yield senior secured notes
  • Various underwriters in connection with a Rule 144A/Reg. S offering by a public technology company of $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of high-yield senior notes