Alan W. Becker

Alan Becker is a partner in the Business Services and Public Offerings and Securities Regulation Groups, assisting clients with many types of corporate and financial transactions, including forming business entities and structuring their ownership arrangements, raising capital from third parties, and buying, selling and combining businesses. He also assists clients with women-owned and minority-owned businesses (MBE/WBEs) certifications. A summa cum laude graduate of Indiana University Maurer School of Law - Bloomington, Alan served as a note editor of Volume 56 of the Indiana Law Journal. During his career, Alan has helped companies raise over $7.4 billion in public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, has assisted in the purchase and sale of companies worth over $1.5 billion and has worked on the organizational documents of hundreds of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and other entities. Alan also assisted in drafting legislation to allow the creation of limited liability companies in Indiana and serves on the Indiana Business Law Survey Commission, advising the state legislature on laws affecting Indiana businesses and proposing legislative changes.

Honors / Awards

Best Lawyers Indianapolis Lawyer of the Year (Corporate Governance Law, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024), ( Securities Regulation, 2021, 2025) and (Securities / Capital Markets Law, 2014, 2016, 2019); The Best Lawyers in America (Corporate Compliance Law and Corporate Governance Law, 2007-2026), (Banking and Finance Law, 2009, 2011-2026), (Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2009, 2011-2026), (Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, 2009, 2011-2026), (Securities/Capital Markets Law, 2009, 2011-2026), (Securities Regulation, 2009, 2011-2026) and (Securitization and Structured Finance Law, 2009, 2011-2026); Indiana Super Lawyers (Securities & Corporate Finance, 2010); AV Peer Review rated by Martindale-Hubbell; National Registry of Who's Who (life member); United States Junior Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Chapter (vice president, 1996); Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa

Appearances / Publications

Alan has lectured on numerous aspects of business transaction and financing practice for the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, as well as for bar associations at seminars and conferences, and has authored various articles in legal and professional publications, on topics including:

Five Questions to Ask Before Offering an Employee an Interest in Your Company
Investment securities under the Uniform Commercial Code
Hot Tips in Securities Law
Choosing Business Entities
Limited Liability Companies
Avoiding Problems under Federal and State Securities Laws
Partnerships and Limited Partnerships