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Michael Keeley

Michael Keeley

USA 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Michael Keeley is a corporate partner in the Chicago office, he concentrates his practice on capital markets transactions and public company mergers and acquisitions. Michael has extensive experience in all types of public and private securities transactions, including initial public offerings, block trades, high yield and investment grade debt offerings, tender offers and exchange offers. Michael also advises both public companies as well as private equity funds on complex corporate transactions involving public companies, including going-private transactions, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.

In addition, Michael regularly advises publicly traded corporations and their executive officers and directors on corporate governance, SEC compliance and disclosure matters, stock exchange listing requirements, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Act, Section 16 and Section 13 reporting, stockholder activism and proposals, executive compensation and fiduciary duties of directors and officers.

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Capital Markets: Debt & Equity - Illinois

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Michael Keeley is a noted partner in the Kirkland team with experience guiding clients through equity transactions.

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States - USA - Nationwide

Up-and-coming Individual
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Michael Keeley is a noted partner in the Kirkland team with experience guiding clients through equity transactions.

Strengths

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  • Michael went above and beyond. He was nothing but a joy, extremely bright and a solution provider.

    Capital Markets: Debt & EquityChambers Guide to the USA
  • Michael is reliable and responsive.

    Capital Markets: Debt & EquityChambers Guide to the USA
  • Michael went above and beyond. He was nothing but a joy, extremely bright and a solution-provider.

    Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United StatesChambers Guide to the USA
  • Michael is reliable and responsive.

    Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United StatesChambers Guide to the USA

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