Owen Pinkerton is a member of Sutherland’s Corporate Practice Group, focusing on 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 also assisted in Rule 144A offerings for private companies.
 
Owen’s practice involves preparing and reviewing periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and advising clients on disclosure issues under the federal securities laws. Additionally, he advises clients on issues arising under state "Blue Sky" laws and processes, and FINRA regulation of public offerings and marketing efforts.
 
Before joining the firm, Owen was employed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an attorney-adviser and senior counsel. Within the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, Owen served as a reviewer of 1933 Act and 1934 Act registration statements filed by real estate investment trusts (REITS), business services companies and commodity pools. He also served as principal screener of proxy statements filed by a variety of issuers.

Prior to this, Owen worked at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission in the Division of Trading and Markets, and for the U.S. House of Representatives.