Marquis J. Pullen
Lawyers

Associate in our Capital Markets practice.
Marquis advises U.S. and non-U.S. clients on a wide variety of capital markets transactions, as well as governance, SEC disclosure and general securities law and corporate matters. He represents corporate and financial institution clients on initial public offerings and other equity offerings and high-yield, investment-grade and convertible debt offerings. Marquis’ practice ranges across industries and includes clients in technology, energy, industrials and financial services.
Experience
Recent Work
- Avalanche Treasury $675 million de-SPAC and PIPE financing transactions
- Pacific Gas and Electric $2 billion first-mortgage bonds offering
- Bain Capital GSS Investment $460 million SPAC IPO
- American Exceptionalism $345 million SPAC IPO
- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings comprehensive refinancing transactions
- Dream Finders Homes $300 million senior notes offering
- Match Group $700 million senior notes offering
- Hilton Grand Vacations $347.4 million secondary offering
- Ether Machine de-SPAC transaction and $1.5 billion committed PIPE financing
- Pacific Gas and Electric $1.25 billion first-mortgage bonds offering
- JENA Acquisition Corporation II $230 million IPO
- Kenvue $750 million senior notes offering
- Exchange transaction for NCL exchangeable notes due 2025
- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings $64 million equity offerings
- GFL Environmental $900 million secondary offering
- Live Oak Acquisition V $230 million IPO
Education
J.D., Duke University School of Law
- David F. Levi & Nancy R. Ranney Scholar
- Duke Law Dean’s Scholar
- Senior Staff Editor, Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy
- Technical Editor, Duke Law & Technology Review
LL.M., Law & Entrepreneurship, Duke University School of Law
M.S., Accountancy, Wake Forest University School of Business
M.S., Management, Wake Forest University School of Business
A.B., Politics, Princeton University
Prior experience
- Senior M&A Tax Associate & CPA, PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2017-2018
- Financial Services Tax Associate & CPA, PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2016-2017
Qualifications and admissions
- District of Columbia
- State of Illinois
- State of New Jersey
- State of New York
- State of North Carolina