Paul Aguggia focuses his practice on public and private capital raising transactions, corporate reorganizations and restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, federal securities reporting, federal and state securities compliance matters and general corporate law. He provides strategic advice and counsel to public and private companies.

Mr. Aguggia also advises private investors, including private equity funds and hedge funds. He has experience with proxy contests and shareholder relations matters. Mr. Aguggia frequently advises boards of directors and committees of boards of directors on corporate governance matters, including compliance with the provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley.

Mr. Aguggia has extensive experience in the representation of financial institutions and has frequently represented mutual financial institutions with respect to mutual-to-stock conversions, mutual holding company reorganizations, charter choice and depositor/member issues.

In 2012, Mr. Aguggia was honored with the District Alliance for Safe Housing’s (DASH) Pillar Award. The Pillar Award honors community partners who have helped DASH turn its vision into a reality. Mr. Aguggia, on a pro bono basis, has served as the general counsel for DASH and supported the organization on a variety of legal needs. Mr. Aguggia was recognized as a 2012 Washington D.C. "Super Lawyer" in the area of Securities & Corporate Finance by SuperLawyers magazine.

Education

  • Duke University School of Law, J.D. (1988)
  • Colgate University, B.A. (1985)

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • New York
  • Not Licensed in Georgia

Who We Are

What fully engaged means to me:

Financial institutions are operating in an increasingly challenging and dynamic environment. The firm is fully engaged in providing me with the tools necessary to assist and better advise my clients.

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Paul M. Aguggia

Experience Highlights

Second step conversion of Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan and related public offering for its holding company
Represented Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan in its second step conversion from the mutual holding company to the stock holding company form of more
Underwriter's counsel for Keefe Bruyette & Woods in a $122 million public offering
Represented underwriter, Keefe Bruyette & Woods, in the $122 million initial public offering by Territorial Bancorp Inc. more
Mutual holding company reorganization of Clifton Savings Bank SLA and IPO by newly formed holding company
Represented Clifton Savings Bank SLA in its mutual holding company reorganization and the related $137.4 million initial public offering by its newly more
Internal investigation for board of directors of large community bank
Conducted internal corporate/regulatory investigation for the board of directors of a large New Jersey community bank involving whistle-blower more