Carrie H. Darling

Ms. Darling is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in the Del Mar Heights office.

Areas of Practice

Ms. Darling's practice encompasses securities regulation, general business and corporate, mergers and acquisitions, securities compliance, PIPE transactions, public offerings, private placements, and corporate governance. From 2002 – 2006, she was an attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Washington, D.C. ensuring compliance with the federal securities laws in the Division of Corporation Finance. She also was an extern with the Division of Enforcement at the SEC while getting her Masters Degree in Law in Securities and Financial Regulation at Georgetown. She represents both small and large companies ranging from start-ups to well established public companies in a variety of industries including life sciences, software, consumer goods, construction, aerospace and defense, media and e-commerce.

Education

• LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center, Securities and Financial Regulation, 2000
• J.D., University of San Francisco, 1999, cum laude, Managing Editor, Law Review
• B.S., Economics and Business Administration, Saint Mary's College of California, Dean's Honor List

Admissions

• California

Memberships

• Certified Public Accountant in California

Articles

• Are You Ready for XBRL?, San Diego Daily Transcript, September 17, 2008
• Are Your Bylaws Ready for E-Proxy?, The Corporate Governance Advisor, March 1, 2008

• "To Expense or Not to Expense, That is the Question: Stock Options As Employee Compensation and How the Non-Recording of This Expense on the Financial Statements Skews the Valuation of a Company, or Does It? Or Leaving Well Enough Alone," Tokyo Internet Law Journal, 2001

Corporate Securities Law Blog Articles

• "Are You Ready For XBRL?", September 26, 2008