David P. Glatz
Partner
david.glatz@klgates.com

Chicago
+1.312.807.4295 Fax +1.312.827.8065

Areas of Practice

David Glatz concentrates his practice in securities law, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance matters. Mr. Glatz advises publicly traded companies on disclosure obligations, and counsels closed-end funds on initial public offerings and shelf offerings, including drafting registration statements and exchange listing applications and negotiating underwriting agreements. He also has extensive experience working with acquirers and sellers in negotiated merger, asset and stock transactions, including public company acquisitions, private deals and divisional carve-outs.

Professional Background

Before rejoining the firm in 2006, Mr. Glatz served as Assistant General Counsel - Securities & Governance at Sears Holdings Corporation, the fourth largest broadline retailer in North America with over $50 billion in revenues and approximately 3,900 retail stores in the U.S. and Canada.  At Sears Holdings, he handled disclosure issues, corporate governance and general corporate matters, including a $1 billion share repurchase program.

Professional/Civic Activities
  • American Bar Association (Business Law Section; Federal Regulation of Securities Committee; Negotiated Acquisitions Committee)
  • St. Patrick High School Alumni Board

Speaking Engagements
  • "The Paulson Report: A Blueprint for the Future of Financial Regulation or for Failure?," May 2008
  • "A Hedge Fund Primer: Investors, Targets and Regulation," August 2007
  • "Policing Executive Behavior: The New SEC Proxy Disclosure Rules," September 2006

Bar Admissions
  • Bar of Illinois
Education
  • J.D., Loyola University of Chicago School of Law (1999) (cum laude)
  • B.S., DePaul University (1990)
Newsstand Items

Alerts/Updates

Summary Prospectus and New Prospectus Delivery Option for Mutual Funds, A Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP Alert. February 5, 2009.

Reporting Obligations for Traders of Foreign Securities, A Bell, Boyd & Lloyd alert November 12, 2008.

Investment Management Update, A Bell, Boyd & Lloyd update November 2008.

SEC Extends Short Sale Disclosure Order, A Bell, Boyd & Lloyd alert. October 2008.

SEC Extends Deadline for Short Sales, A Bell, Boyd & Lloyd alert October 2008.

Regulators Act to Clarify Securities Valuation Rules, A Bell, Boyd & Lloyd alert October 2008.

How Protected are you when a Broker-Dealer is Insolvent?, A Bell, Boyd & Lloyd alert October 2008.

SEC Issues Emergency Rule on Short Sales, A Bell, Boyd & Lloyd alert September 2008.

SEC Proposes Guidance Regarding Fund Directors' Duties with Respect to Best Execution and Use of Soft Dollars, A Bell, Boyd & Lloyd alert August 2008.

IDC Task Force Reports on Board Oversight of Derivatives, A Bell, Boyd & Lloyd alert August 2008.

Investment Management Update, A Bell, Boyd & Lloyd update August 2008.

SEC Proposal to Eliminate References to Ratings of NRSROs, A Bell, Boyd & Lloyd alert July 2008.

U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Constitutionality of Tax Exemption Policies Underlying Municipal Bond Funds, A Bell, Boyd & Lloyd alert June 2008.

SEC Revises Form N-CSR and Form N-SAR to Provide Protection for Sudan Divestments, A Bell, Boyd & Lloyd alert May 2008.

Investment Management Update, A Bell, Boyd & Lloyd update May 2008.

SEC Revises Form D and Mandates Electronic Filing, A Bell, Boyd & Lloyd alert April 2008.

Department of Treasury Proposes Financial Regulation Reform, A Bell, Boyd & Lloyd alert April 2008.

SEC Proposes New Exemptive Rule for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), A Bell, Boyd & Lloyd alert March 2008.

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