Sid’s clients operate across the cutting-edge industries that support and power U.S. commerce, including transportation, construction materials, manufacturing, semiconductors, and financial institutions. He is a partner in the Corporate & Securities Group and Co-Chair of the Public Company Advisors Team. He focuses his practice on the representation of public companies in securities transactions, including offerings of debt and equity securities, tender offers, exchange offers, as well as mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions. Sid also counsels clients with respect to ongoing SEC compliance and related corporate governance matters, investor relations and disclosure issues, and shareholder proposals and engagement. His practice also includes handling general corporate matters for private companies, including advice on corporate governance and financing issues.

Civic and Professional Activities

  • Co-Chair, Womble Asian Pacific American Network
  • Co-Founder, HBCU Succeed
  • Member, Firm Professionalism Committee
  • Board Member, Past Chairman of the Board (2019-2020), Past President (2017-2019), Charlotte Asian Pacific American Bar Association
  • Member, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA)
  • Member, South Asian Bar Association (SABA)

Honors and Awards

  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America (BL Rankings), Corporate Governance Law (Lawyer of the Year, Charlotte), Corporate Law (2024)
  • Selected to the North Carolina Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) in Securities and Corporate Finance, Business/Corporate (2020 – 2021)
  • National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Best Under 40 (2019)
  • Selected for inclusion in IFLR1000 (2019)
  • Charlotte Business Journal 40 Under 40 (2017)
  • Bar Leadership Institute, Mecklenburg County Bar (2014)

Representative Experience

Any result the lawyer or law firm may have achieved on behalf of clients in other matters does not necessarily indicate similar results can be obtained for other clients.

  • Represented leading supplier of construction aggregates and major producer of construction materials in over $5.0 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes offerings and tender offer for $200 million of outstanding notes.
  • Represented leading provider of core technologies and radio frequency (RF) solutions for mobile, infrastructure and aerospace/defense applications in its $1.0 billion offering of senior notes under Rule 144 under the Securities Act and Regulation S under the Securities Act, and subsequent offer to exchange such senior notes for registered senior notes having substantially identical terms.
  • Represented leading global designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-performance interior and exterior doors, windows, and related building products serving the new construction and repair and remodeling sectors in its $350.0 million offering of senior notes under Rule 144 under the Securities Act and Regulation S under the Securities Act.
  • Represented leading trucking company in corporate, securities and executive compensation matters.
  • Represented designer and manufacturer of high-performance RF solutions in its $1.6 billion merger of equals with a provider of RF solutions and foundry services for communications, defense and aerospace companies.
  • Represented global technology company in $1.2 billion tender offer for global provider of innovative technology and services to hospitality and retail industries.
  • Represented bank holding company in $160 million merger and initial public offering of common stock.
  • Represented bank holding company in $299 million merger of equals to create largest community bank in North Carolina.
  • Represented provider of premium transcription and clinical documentation services to healthcare industry in $300 million tender offer by market leader in providing clinical understanding solutions.