Josh advises issuers and underwriters on capital markets and corporate finance matters. His practice spans public and private securities offerings, SEC compliance and the ongoing corporate governance and reporting obligations that come with being a public company. He drafts and negotiates underwriting agreements, offering memoranda, registration statements and other transactional documents, and advises clients on ongoing regulatory compliance and disclosure obligations. His experience includes practicing corporate and securities law at both international and regional firms, representing large and mid-sized corporate clients, as well as investment banks, in a wide range of securities offerings and general corporate matters.

Josh regularly represents issuers and underwriters in equity and debt offerings, including Rule 144A/Reg S transactions, initial public offerings and REG D offerings, and has particular experience with public utility securitization matters — a specialized area that combines traditional capital markets work with asset-backed securities structuring, statutory drafting and interpretation, and state utility commission proceedings. He drafts and negotiates offering memoranda, registration statements, prospectuses, underwriting and purchase agreements and legal opinions, and advises on Exchange Act filings including Form SF-1s Form S-1s, Form S-4s, Form 10-Ks, Form 10-Qs,Form 8-Ks and Proxy Statements.

Josh also counsels companies on general corporate governance matters, SEC compliance, Securities Exchange Act reporting requirements and NYSE and Nasdaq rules. He has represented large and mid-sized corporate clients, as well as investment banks, in high-yield and investment-grade debt offerings, registered and unregistered equity and debt transactions, add-on offerings, shelf offerings and initial public offerings, and regularly conducts research on evolving legal requirements and market convention in both securities offerings and Exchange Act reporting.

Before beginning his legal career, Josh spent 15 years in education, working as a classroom teacher in the New York City Department of Education and, through Teach for America, in the Baltimore City Public Schools. He also served as an educational case manager, a McKinney-Vento liaison for a family services organization and executive director of a Vermont-based family support organization.