Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Partners with Merrill Corporation to Publish IPO Guide

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Partners with Merrill Corporation to Publish IPO Guide

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced the publication of the fifth edition of the IPO Guide. The firm partnered with well-known document services company Merrill Corporation to produce the guide, which was written by Partners Steven E. Bochner and Eric John Finseth, both specialists in corporate and securities law at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

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Concise and accessible, designed for CEOs, CFOs, and corporate directors, the 77-page book has been revised to address the impact of recent corporate governance and disclosure reforms throughout the initial public offering planning and execution process. Topics include the typical IPO timeline, an overview of the steps involved in planning and carrying out an initial public offering, and the major disclosure and governance obligations of public companies. The book also addresses such recent developments as the new Form 8- K real-time disclosure rules and SEC proposals that would affect its gun- jumping rules. The IPO Guide addresses the IPO process for foreign private issuers as well as American companies, making the book useful for the international marketplace. The guide will be published in Chinese in the coming months.

"We have attempted to make the guide practical and approachable for the non-lawyer," said Bochner. "Understanding the public offering process is essential to making more timely and better-informed business decisions leading up to and during the initial public offering."

Added Finseth, "The governance and disclosure reforms of the past two years have had tremendous significance for public companies in the United States. These reforms are discussed in an integrated manner throughout the book in order to address their impact on the IPO process, including a company's internal accounting controls, board composition, and many other matters."

A copy of the IPO Guide is available from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati or Merrill Corporation. In addition, you can download a copy at http://www.merrillcorp.com/securitieslaw.

About Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's broad range of services and legal disciplines are focused on serving the principal challenges faced by the management and boards of directors of business enterprises. The firm is nationally recognized as a leader in corporate governance, public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions, securities class action litigation, intellectual property litigation, joint ventures and strategic alliances, and technology licensing and other intellectual property transactions. The firm, which is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, has offices in Austin, New York, Reston, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle. For additional information, please visit www.wsgr.com.

About Merrill Corporation

Merrill Corporation is a diversified communications and document services company applying advanced information systems and intranet/Internet technology to provide a wide range of services to its financial, legal, and corporate clients. Merrill's services integrate traditional composition, imaging, and printing services with online document management, distribution, and collaborative solutions. This integrated approach helps streamline the preparation and distribution of business-to-business communication materials. Merrill Corporation serves its domestic clients through 45 offices in 33 cities throughout the United States. Its international clients are served through client service centers in London, Paris, and Frankfurt, as well as a joint venture with Quebecor World in Canada and other affiliate relationships in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. To learn more, please visit www.merrillcorp.com.

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CONTACT: Courtney Dorman of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
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