< Directory Gianna C.T. Quach

Gianna C.T. Quach practices primarily in the corporate group’s securities advice, private equity and business operations practice areas.  She advises hedge funds, investment banks and other financial institutions on public and private securities transactions (including resales under Rule 144, Section 4(1-½), Rule 144A and Regulation S), SEC reporting and other regulatory matters (focusing on Sections 13 and 16, “affiliate” and “group” status and Rule 10b-5 issues), and confidentiality, consulting, software license and other business operations agreements. Before joining RK&O, Ms. Quach was an associate at Ibrachy & Dermarkar in Cairo, Egypt and, prior to that, an associate in the New York office of O'Melveny & Myers. Ms. Quach is admitted to practice in New York.

Publications

• "Regulation of Short Sales: SEC Adopts Alternative Uptick Rule Triggered By 10 Percent Circuit Breaker" by Scott Budlong, Selina Tay and Gianna Quach
• "SEC Revises Recent Guidance on Deadline for Initial Schedule 13D Filing" by Scott Budlong, Selina Tay and Gianna Quach
• "SEC Issues Interpretive Guidance on Exchange Act Sections 13(d) and 13(g)" by Scott Budlong, Selina Tay and Gianna Quach
• "Equity Ownership Concepts Under the U.S. Securities Laws" by Scott Budlong, Selina Tay and Gianna Quach
• "SEC Proposes New Price-Based Restrictions on Short Sales" by Scott Budlong, Selina Tay and Gianna Quach
• "Stock Exchanges Ask SEC to Adopt a Modified Uptick Rule" by Scott Budlong, Selina Tay and Gianna Quach
• Federal Securities Law: Can You be Part of a Section 13(d) "Group" Without Owning Stock?
• "New SEC Staff Guidance on Rule 144" by Scott Budlong, Selina Tay and Gianna Quach
• "Investment Managers and Short Selling" by Scott Budlong, Selina Tay and Gianna Quach
• "U.S. Securities Law Considerations for Hedge Funds" by Scott Budlong, Selina Tay and Gianna Quach
• "SEC Extends and Modifies Short-Sale Disclosure Regime" by Scott Budlong, Selina Tay and Gianna Quach