Focus Areas
- Represented a public company that manufactures and leases railcars in a sale transaction valued at approximately $1.75 billion (including debt)
- Represented a public company in the gaming and entertainment sector in a sale transaction for approximately $1.85 billion
- Represented an Isle of Man company owning Brazilian natural resource assets in its sale to a Brazilian public company for approximately $550 million
- Represented a controlling stockholder in purchase of a public company in 13e-3 “going-private” transaction
- Represented a Nasdaq listed manufacturer and distributor of medical devices and placental tissue products in connection with its acquisition by a Nasdaq listed provider of plastic and regenerative technologies
- Represented the sellers of a railcar leasing business for a purchase price of up to $3.4 billion (comprised of a $2.8 billion initial enterprise value and three-year “put” and “call” options over an additional $600 million of railcar and rolling stock assets)
- Represented the seller of a fiber-optic network business for a purchase price of $1.8 billion and the related grant of an option to purchase an entity owning wireless spectrum for an additional undisclosed purchase price
- Represented a multi-national pharmaceutical company in connection with its disposition of an orphan drug product line for approx. $900 million
- Represented a public company in connection with a joint venture to develop sustainable animal and plant nutrition
- Represented a private company engaged in through channel and distributed marketing solutions in connection with its sale to a private equity firm
- Represented a multi-national pharmaceutical company in connection with its agreement to transfer certain rights to market and commercialize an orphan drug and its participation in a tender offer for the outstanding shares of a Nasdaq listed company
- Represented a manufacturer of aircraft components in connection with its acquisition of a U.S.-based distributor of avionics components
- Represented a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange in connection with its acquisition of a healthcare clinical services business located in the United Kingdom and the United States
- Represented a public company listed on Nasdaq in connection with its acquisition of a manufacturer of packaged control house solutions for the energy, oil and gas and electrical industries
- Represented consumer products manufacturer in connection with the sale of its private label business and related manufacturing and supply agreements
- Represented a specialty chemicals company in its acquisition of a United Kingdom-based hydroxy monomers and conventional contact lens business from the world’s largest chemical company in a transaction mandated by the European Union
- Represented a PET resin company in its merger with a subsidiary of a Mexican multinational corporation
- “Are We All Fiduciaries Now? Consent Rights After Pace Industries,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, Fall 2020
- “Minority Shareholders Beware: Consent Rights May Trigger Fiduciary Duties,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Fall 2020
- “The Necessity for Cybersecurity Due Diligence in M&A Transactions,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Fall 2019
- “Buy-Side Representation and Warranty Insurance in M&A Transactions – A Continuing Trend,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Summer 2016
- “Negotiating Working Capital Adjustments In Private M&A Transactions”, financierworldwide.com, April 2014
- “Tips for Buyers in M&A Transition Services Agreements,” Law360, March 2013
- “Tips for Creating an Effective Succession Plan for Your Business,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Winter 2013
- “Use of Earn-Outs in Private M&A Transactions,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Spring 2012
- Listed in The Legal 500 in M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m), 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2022
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- New York County Lawyers’ Association
Community Activities
- Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Education
- The University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., 2003, with high distinction,
Order of the Coif, Iowa Law Review
- Bowdoin College, A.B., 2000, summa cum laude,
with highest honors in Government and Legal Studies
Bar Admissions
- New York
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