Seth Popick

Member

Pittsburgh

(412) 620-6527

(412) 275-2390

Recent Publication:

What Will the 2024 US Proxy Season Bring?

Jeremy Garvey and Seth Popick co-authored a Board Agenda article discussing the complicated landscape facing U.S. public companies in the upcoming proxy season.

Seth focuses his practice on corporate finance and governance matters for emerging and mature companies. His experience includes representation of technology and life sciences companies in venture financing transactions, public offerings, and acquisitions. He also works with companies on employee compensation matters and commercial transactions.

Prior to moving to Pittsburgh, Seth worked at a Silicon Valley law firm. Seth earned a B.S. in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. While in law school, Seth was a legal student observer at the Office of the Inspector General where he conducted witness interviews with the Inspector General and conducted legal research for internal investigations. He also served as a legal intern for the competition (antitrust) team for Google Inc. during a summer internship, where he researched antitrust cases and analyzed data used by competition team attorneys. 

Experience

News

Best Lawyers Honors More Than 200 Cozen O'Connor Attorneys to its Best Lawyers in America 2024 Edition

August 17, 2023

Best Lawyers selected 232 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 24 of the firm’s U.S. offices for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Cozen O'Connor Represents Underwriters in Cannabis Finance REIT Readies $100M IPO

February 03, 2021

AFC Gamma, a Florida-based real estate investment trust that finances cannabis ventures, set terms for a roughly $100 million initial public offering.

Cozen O’Connor Guides Utz Quality Foods in Business Combination Agreement with Collier Creek Holdings to Form Utz Brands, Inc.

June 10, 2020

Transaction Results in Utz Going Public After Nearly 100 Years as Family Business.

Cozen O’Connor Promotes 20 to Membership

April 08, 2020

Cozen O'Connor is pleased to recognize 20 attorneys with the promotion to member.

Cozen O’Connor Represents FNCB Bancorp, Inc. in $20 Million Common Stock Offering

February 11, 2019

The public offering of 3,285,550 shares includes 428,550 shares of common stock issued upon the exercise in full of the option to purchase additional shares granted to the underwriters, at a public offering price of $7.00 per share.

Publications

What Will the 2024 US Proxy Season Bring?

April 16, 2024

Jeremy Garvey and Seth Popick co-authored a Board Agenda article discussing the complicated landscape facing U.S. public companies in the upcoming proxy season.

SEC Adopts Final Rule for Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures [Alert]

March 21, 2024

The SEC has adopted a final rule on climate-related disclosures. Seth Popick provides a brief summary of the requirements and what to expect next.

Final Rules on Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Shell Companies, and Projections [Alert]

February 08, 2024

Jeremy Garvey, Seth Popick, and Rikisha Collins discuss new SEC rules that augment investor protections in initial public offerings by SPACs and in de-SPAC transactions.

The Final Rule on Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation Has Arrived [Alert]

October 28, 2022

The SEC has adopted the final rule on recovery of erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation.

SEC Proposed Exemption Provides Regulatory Clarity For Unregistered Finders

January 25, 2021

Joe Dever, Seth Popick, and Lindsey Stillwell contributed an article to Temple's Business Law Magazine discussing the SEC's decision to provide much-needed clarity to the regulatory status of so-called "finders" who assist small businesses in raising capital.

SEC Proposed Exemption Offers Regulatory Clarity For Unregistered Finders [Alert]

October 13, 2020

Seth Popick, Lindsey Stillwell, and Joe Dever discuss the SEC's proposed exemption to allow unregistered natural persons, referred to as finders, to engage in certain limited activities to assist issuers in raising capital from accredited investors.

Events & Seminars

Past Events

Corporate Venture Capital and Strategic Investments

October 16, 2018 - Pittsburgh, PA

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 2013
  • Cornell University, B.S., 2007

Awards & Honors

The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, 2022-2024

  • Pennsylvania
  • California