Hall, Joseph A. | Lawyers | Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Joseph A. Hall

Partner

joseph.hall@davispolk.com

Mr. Hall is a member of our Corporate Department. His practice includes advising issuers and underwriters on capital markets transactions; advising SEC-regulated entities on regulatory matters; and advising on securities, corporate and governance matters, generally.

He returned to the firm in 2005 following completion of his service at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as Managing Executive for Policy under Chairman William H. Donaldson. As a member of Chairman Donaldson’s senior management team, Mr. Hall assisted in directing the Commission’s policy-making and enforcement activities. From 1994 to 1996, he was corporate counsel to Reuters America Inc.

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New York
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
P: 212-450-4565
F: 212-701-5565

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Bar Admissions

State of New York

Education

B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1985
- with highest honors
J.D., Columbia Law School, 1988

Professional History

Partner, Davis Polk, 1999-present
Senior Policy Advisor, Market Regulation Counsel and Managing Executive for Policy under Chairman William H. Donaldson, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 2003-2005
Corporate Counsel, Reuters America Inc., 1994-1996
Associate, Davis Polk, 1989-1994; 1996-1999

Law Clerk, Hon. Phyllis A. Kravitch, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit 1988-1989

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KKR Financial Holdings LLC Convertible Notes Offering

PepsiCo, Inc. $4.25 Billion Senior Notes Offering

ICF International, Inc. Common Stock Offering

Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Initial Public Offering

Tenet Healthcare Corporation Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock Offering

Continental Resources, Inc. Notes Offering

Synovus Financial Corp. Capital Plan

Davis Polk Advises PepsiCo on Its Merger Agreements With Pepsi Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas and Related Bridge Financing Commitments

Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. IPO

Royal Caribbean Cruises Notes Offering

Campbell Soup Company Senior Notes Offering

Comcast Notes Offering

Rockwell Collins, Inc. Notes Offering

Western Asset Municipal Defined Opportunity Trust IPO

PepsiCo, Inc. Senior Notes Offering

Campbell Soup Company Senior Notes Offering

Bottling Group, LLC Senior Notes Offering

PepsiCo, Inc. Senior Notes Offering

General Electric $12 Billion Common Stock Offering

PepsiCo, Inc. Senior Notes Offering

Visa Inc. Initial Public Offering

Publications

SEC Removes Roadblocks to Use of Non-GAAP Measures in Filings
Client Memorandum

SEC Revises Position on Exclusion of Shareholder Proposals Related to Risk and CEO Succession
Client Newsflash

General Counsel Update
Planning for New Revenue Recognition Standards—Governance, Communications and Disclosure Implications

Governance Practices for IPO Companies: A Davis Polk Survey
Client Memorandum

General Counsel Update
Preparing for the 2010 Proxy Season: Spotlight on Risk

SEC v. Cuban: A New Decision Casts Doubt on a Key SEC Position on Insider Trading
Client Newsflash

General Counsel Update
Excluding Shareholder Proposals: Lessons From the 2009 Proxy Season

FINRA May Not Clear Some Shelfs on an Expedited Basis
Client Newsflash

Senator Schumer Proposes Key Governance Changes for U.S. Public Companies
Client Newsflash

Short Sale Proposals: Key Questions
Client Memorandum

Treasury's Proposed Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies
Client Memorandum

SEC Publishes Final Rules and Proposes Additional Rules for Credit Rating Agencies
Client Newsflash

SEC Issues Rules Outlining Mandatory XBRL Requirement (US)
Client Newsflash

SEC Issues Rules Outlining Mandatory XBRL Requirement (FPI)
Client Newsflash

New SEC Relief for Some Companies That May Lose WKSI Status
Client Newsflash

SEC Adopts Mandatory XBRL Requirement Subject to Three-Year Phase-In
Client Newsflash

SEC Adopts Mandatory XBRL Requirement
Client Newsflash

SEC Approves Measures to Strengthen Oversight of Credit Rating Agencies
Client Newsflash

New York and SEC Move to Regulate Credit Default Swaps
Client Newsflash

SEC Proposes New Rating Agency Rules
Client Memorandum

Paulson Proposes Financial Regulatory Overhaul
Client Memorandum

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