Tabitha Bailey Email & Phone Number

Richardson, Tx, Us

Dallas, Texas, United States

Dallas, Texas, United States

• Led and set strategy for legal team of 6 employees and 3 contractors, counseling the Board of Directors, Board committees, leadership teams, and employees with respect to M&A and commercial transactions, securities matters, regulatory compliance, corporate governance matters, equity plans, commercial contracts, potential and ongoing litigation and disputes, regulatory matters, intellectual property matters, and employee and employee benefit issues• Led and set strategy for compliance team of 70 employees, overseeing compliance with laws, regulatory requirements, and related policies and procedures for one broker-dealer, three registered investment advisors, and over 3,100 financial professionals• Drove significantly improved financial performance and shareholder value creation via strong execution, disciplined capital allocation, and sales of businesses o Successfully completed $1.2B take-private merger with private equity owned competitor; o Executed a $250M tender offer as part of a broader program to return over $400M of capital to shareholders post the sale of TaxAct; and o Closed 8 acquisitions of independent financial professional firms in 2023• Oversaw defense of legal proceedings relating to TaxAct’s use of pixels, including four consumer class action lawsuits and hundreds of arbitrations, and advised TaxAct in connection with four related state attorney general inquiries • Addressed culture challenges with the legal and compliance teams, translating to an increase in culture-liking from employees and contributing to Avantax’s certification as a “Great Place to Work”

Dallas, Texas, United States

• Advised Board of Directors, Board committees, leadership team, and employees with respect to M&A and commercial transactions, securities matters, corporate governance matters, equity plans, commercial contracts, potential and ongoing litigation and disputes, and employee and employee benefit issues• Served as lead securities counsel responsible for all public company reporting and related compliance matters including all SEC filings, NASDAQ reporting, annual meetings, proxy statements, proxy solicitations, equity plan administration, insider transaction reporting, and 10b-5(1) plan execution• Executed carve out of 50% of the company with the sale of TaxAct for $720M to an international private equity firm at the end of 2022 following TaxAct’s performance turnaround • Successfully defended against three activist proxy fights in three consecutive years • Worked alongside the CHRO and Compensation Committee to overhaul Avantax’s executive compensation program, increasing stockholder support for Avantax’s say-on-pay vote from 20.4% of votes cast at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to 90% of votes cast at the 2022 Annual Meeting

Addison, Texas, United States

• Led and set strategy for legal team, counseling the Board of Directors, Board committees, leadership teams, and employees with respect to M&A and commercial transactions, securities matters, regulatory compliance, corporate governance matters, equity plans, commercial contracts, potential and ongoing litigation and disputes, regulatory matters, intellectual property matters, and employee and employee benefit issues• Advised Special Committee of the Board of Directors in connection with a take-private merger by an affiliate of TransAtlantic’s preferred shareholders, which included the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors and two additional members of the Board of Directors• Directed public company reporting and managed related compliance matters including all SEC and Canadian securities commission filings, NYSE American and TSX reporting, annual meetings, proxy statements, proxy solicitations, equity plan administration, insider transaction reporting, and 10b-5(1) plan execution• Advised Board of Directors with respect to numerous related party transactions with TransAtlantic’s CEO and Chairman, including oil and gas service agreements, aircraft reimbursements, notes and pledge agreements, leases, and pledge fee agreements• Successfully divested TransAtlantic’s oil and gas properties in Albania

Addison, Texas, United States

Launched Riata’s first oil and gas fund, drafting limited partnership agreements, offering memoranda, and subscription documents, negotiating side letter agreements with institutional and high net worth investors, and developing and implementing a compliance program

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Represented public companies listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ or traded over the counter in connection with the preparation of securities filings and related compliance matters• Served as lead counsel on numerous securities offerings, including representation of: o a video surveillance monitoring provider in a $115M offering of senior notes and a $67M offering of senior notes; o an oil and gas company in a $55M offering of convertible notes; and o an international water treatment products company in a $10M Rule 701 offering• Served as lead counsel on numerous mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions, including representation of: o a global renewable energy company in its acquisition of a portfolio of wind and solar power plants in Central America for a purchase price of over $350M; o a ready-mixed concrete production company in a series of eight acquisitions, including acquisitions of ready-mixed concrete facilities and assets in New York, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands; o a private equity fund in its acquisition of a shade and fabric structure company; o a media industry advertising strategy developer in the sale of all of its assets; o an international water treatment products company in the sale of all of its stock; o a public real estate investment trust in its acquisition of a $150M portfolio of real property and leases; and o a manufacturer of highly engineered specialty metal products in the sale of substantially all of its assets under Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Dallas, Texas, United States

• Represented registered investment advisers in connection with the formation and operation of hedge funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, and oil and gas funds• Represented issuers and investors in various industries in connection with public reporting and public and private securities offerings

J.D., Order Of The Coif

B.A., International Studies And Economics, Summa Cum Laude