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Chelsea Belote serves as a vital member of Haynes and Boone’s Corporate Practice Group. Her practice focuses on a variety of corporate law matters, including reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, preparation of registration statements and other securities filings, and corporate governance best practices and regulations.

In addition, Chelsea regularly assists clients in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial agreements, bringing valuable legal insight into their procurement and supply chain relationships. She has quickly gained experience in a variety of industries, including aviation, automotive, software, and banking.

Chelsea is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Virginia School of Law. While at Virginia, she received the Rosenbloom Award, which recognizes an academically strong student who significantly enhanced the academic experience of others by volunteering support and assistance to them. She is an active member of her local church and enjoys serving her community as a member of the Junior League of Dallas.

Matt Fry is a partner in the Capital Markets and Securities Practice Group in the Dallas office of Haynes and Boone. His practice focuses primarily on corporate and securities matters, with a concentration on public and private securities offerings. His other areas of practice include periodic reporting compliance with the SEC, corporate governance, public and private mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate planning and representation. Matt was selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, for Securities and Corporate Finance, 2014-2019.

Matt earned his J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 2007 and his B.B.A. from Baylor University in 2004.

Bruce Newsome has broad experience in representing all types of companies, including those that are going public, are already public, or want to raise capital without using the public markets.

Bruce has represented companies in successfully navigating the complex and uncertain initial public offering process. In addition, he has significant experience in representing companies that are already public. This experience includes assisting these public companies in both meeting their SEC and stock exchange reporting requirements, including the ever-changing executive compensation disclosure requirements. In addition, this experience includes working with public companies on raising additional capital as well as making acquisitions and dispositions.

Finally, many companies desire to avoid the ramifications of being a public company, but still have large capital raising requirements, and Bruce has worked with many such companies in raising such capital. These additional capital raising techniques have included private placements of equity and debt, including convertible equity and debt, as well as Rule 144A placements of equity and debt. As part of this representation, he has worked with companies in all types of industries, and has substantial experience in representing companies in the energy, technology and medical industries.

Having grown up in Dallas, Bruce is very tied to the community and takes great pride in giving back to it. Currently, he is the President of the North Texas Chapter of the Davidson College Alumni Association and President of the Hockaday Neighborhood Association. He is the immediate past-President of the Notre Dame School of Dallas which focuses on teaching students with intellectual disabilities and facilitating their integration into society. Previously, he served his maximum three terms as a member of the Town North YMCA Board of Management and as a member of the St. Mark’s School of Texas Alumni Association. In addition, he currently serves on the reunion committee for his undergraduate school, Davidson College. He is also on the board of the Father of the Year charity which supports children’s charities and scholarship funds.