Mr. Mercer is the Managing Partner in the firm’s London office and a member of the Corporate Practice Group. He previously served as co-chairman of the Corporate Practice Group, led the Capital Markets practice, and managed the firm’s China desk.

Areas of Practice

Mr. Mercer practices in the area of corporate law, with an emphasis in United States and cross-border capital markets and merger and acquisition transactions.

Mr. Mercer represents U.S. and international companies in public and private offerings of securities including initial public offerings, secondary public offerings, registered direct offerings, as well as PIPEs, Regulation D, Regulation S and Rule 144A private placements. He regularly counsels publicly traded companies in SEC regulatory matters, including periodic reporting and disclosure, Sarbanes Oxley and Dodd Frank compliance.