Owen is an associate in the Corporate Group. He focuses his practice on corporate securities and corporate governance.
In this capacity, Owen is involved in initial public offerings and follow-on offerings conducted by a variety of issuers, including business development companies and commodity pools. He has assisted in Rule 144A offerings for private companies.
Owen’s practice also involves preparing and reviewing periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Owen is a member of the Corporate, Finance and Securities Law Section of the DC Bar Association and a member of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association. Owen earned a J.D. at the Georgetown University Law Center. He received a Bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, from Kenyon College, where he majored in International Studies with an emphasis in Russian.
Prior to joining the firm, Owen was employed by the Securities and Exchange Commission as an attorney-adviser and senior counsel. Within the Division of Corporation Finance, Owen served as reviewer of ’33 Act and ’34 Act registration statements filed by Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS), business services companies and commodity pools.
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