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Oversee U.S. legal interests of French materials manufacturer
Have served as primary U.S. counsel for more than 20 years for a French materials manufacturer, guiding it through multiple restructurings and numerous strategic acquisitions across America.
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Represent executives in company’s sale
Represented an executive team in the sale of their private company to a Fortune 100 pharmaceutical corporation. Two years later, represented the same team when the corporation sold them.
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Counsel the nation’s most successful independent insurance agents
For 15 years have served as primary outside counsel to a company that reinsures the business of hundreds of independent insurance agents who are its shareholders. Regularly advise the board of directors on corporate governance and periodic capital raising through 50-state private placements.
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Represent Korean conglomerate on U.S. acquisitions
U.S. counsel to a Korean frozen food, restaurant and entertainment conglomerate on U.S. acquisitions and general corporate issues.
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Advise a tech-industry leader
Advise a recognized big-data expert about executive compensation, separation arrangements, board appointments, equity awards, consulting arrangements and angel investments.
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Counsel a growing distributor
Since representing a second generation industrial-container distributor in its first acquisition five years ago, have served as outside general counsel and advised on many leveraged acquisitions that extended its territory along the East Coast.
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Serve as outside counsel to medical device company
Served for 10 years as outside general counsel to a medical device company for day-to-day operations and a significant restructuring. Led a successful sale of its core product to an overseas pharma firm, then oversaw the company’s orderly and amicable liquidation.
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Negotiate NBA franchise purchase
Negotiated the purchase of the New Jersey Nets NBA franchise from the “Secaucus Seven,” creating a capital structure, advising on capital raise and negotiating league issues.