Garrett Bishop Bio

Garrett Bishop is a trusted legal advisor who focuses on delivering practical and efficient solutions to simple and complex legal issues and understands that the successful resolution of such legal issues are but a part of the client’s overall business goals. Garrett regularly represents public and private companies and practices general corporate and business law with an emphasis in assisting clients with matters involving the Securities and Exchange Commission and public stock exchanges as well as general corporate governance, access to the capital markets and mergers and acquisitions. His experience includes the representation of numerous public and private companies in mergers, acquisitions, capital raising activities (both equity and debt markets), divestitures and reorganizations, including public company M&A transactions, initial public offerings, de-SPAC transactions and “going private” transactions both as counsel to the issuer’s special committee and the acquiring entities. Garrett also regularly provides ongoing advice to public companies regarding their corporate governance initiatives, federal securities law compliance, disclosure and reporting obligations. Garrett is a member of the firm’s Transactions Practice Group with Capital Markets & Public Company Advisory, Corporate Governance and Mergers & Acquisitions Practices. Prior to joining Foley, Garrett participated in the Summer Honors Programs and externships of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. for two years where, among other responsibilities, he aided staff in the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act rulemakings relating to derivatives.