Bryan Cave was a law firm that represents a variety of business, financial, institutional, and individual clients in a wide range of matters. The firm's securities practice included regular ongoing advice to public corporations, an active transactional practice in connection with public and private issuance of debt and equity, acquisitions and mergers and other securities-related matters. The firm maintained an active corporate finance transactional practice, advising issuers and underwriters in connection with public and private issuances of a variety of debt and equity instruments. The company merged with Berwin Leighton Paisner to form Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner on April 3, 2018.