Melissa Palat Murawsky

Melissa Murawsky focuses her practice on securities and corporate law. She serves a wide range of clients, including those in the manufacturing, insurance, life sciences, technology, and retail industries, with respect to matters such as:

• Public and private equity and debt offerings
• Mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions
• SEC filings and compliance
• Corporate governance matters
• Executive compensation and equity compensation plans
• Compliance with NASDAQ, NYSE, and NYSE American listing requirements
• Registration, regulation, and governance of investment advisers
• Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Dodd-Frank Act, and the JOBS Act
• ESG strategies, reporting, and disclosure

Melissa writes and speaks frequently on securities compliance and corporate governance matters.

• A Fortune 250 financial services company, in several public offerings of equity and debt aggregating approximately $3.5 billion.
• A company in the e-commerce business, in several public offerings of equity and debt aggregating approximately $626.5 million.
• A bank holding company, in a $20.8 million public equity offering.
• A bank holding company, in a merger of two bank holding companies with a total consideration of $393 million in common stock.
• A company, in the e-commerce business in its acquisition of an Internet retailer for $350 million.
• A business process outsourcing services company, in a going private transaction valued at $1.26 billion. 
• A Fortune 500 global manufacturer, in its private offering of $600 million of senior notes.

• Alert

  New SEC Rules Regarding Insider Trading Arrangements and Related Disclosures

  Corporate January 5, 2023 (No. 1)

  Yelena M. Barychev, Melissa Palat Murawsky

• Deal

  Blank Rome Represents HealthVerity, Inc. in $100M Series D Funding

  June 25, 2021

  Louis M. Rappaport, Rachel A. Packer, Melissa Palat Murawsky, Lisa Casey Spaniel

• Alert

  Will Early Stage Businesses Have Better Access to Capital with the New “Accredited Investor” Definition?

  Corporate, M&A, and Securities September 3, 2020 (No. 6)

  Yelena M. Barychev, Melissa Palat Murawsky

• Alert

  SEC Issues New Guidance on COVID-19 Considerations for Financial Reporting and Form 10-Q Disclosures & Highlights Vital Role of Audit Committees

  Corporate, M&A, and Securities June 25, 2020 (No. 5)

  Yelena M. Barychev, Melissa Palat Murawsky

• Article

  COVID-19 Update: The SEC’s Temporary Relief from Certain Requirements of Regulation Crowdfunding

  Lexis Practice Advisor June 2020

  Yelena M. Barychev, Melissa Palat Murawsky

• Alert

  The SEC Has Provided Temporary COVID-19 Relief from Certain Requirements of Regulation Crowdfunding, but Will It Make Securities-Based Crowdfunding a More Attractive Fundraising Option?

  Corporate, M&A, and Securities May 26, 2020 (No. 4)

  Yelena M. Barychev, Melissa Palat Murawsky

• Article

  COVID-19 Reminder: Protect Yourself against Personal Liability

  Corporate Board Member May 10, 2020

  Yelena M. Barychev, Melissa Palat Murawsky, Brad L. Shiffman

• Alert

  An Important Reminder for Directors Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic: Satisfy Your Affirmative Duty of Oversight Today to Protect Against Potential Personal Liability Tomorrow

  Corporate Litigation and Corporate Governance March 27, 2020

  Yelena M. Barychev, Melissa Palat Murawsky, Brad L. Shiffman

• Alert

  Disclosure and Other Securities Law Obligations During COVID-19 Pandemic

  Corporate, M&A, and Securities March 26, 2020

  Yelena M. Barychev, Melissa Palat Murawsky

• Alert

  Considerations for Companies Considering Holding a Virtual Annual Shareholder Meeting in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Corporate, M&A, and Securities March 2020 (No. 3)

  Melissa Palat Murawsky, Brad L. Shiffman

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Memberships

• Philadelphia Bar Association

Melissa is a member of the Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Health Care Industry Foundation (“WBL”).

Admissions

• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey

Education

• Villanova University School of Law, JD, cum laude
• Brandeis University, BA, with high honors, magna cum laude