• Advises public companies regarding corporate governance, Exchange Act compliance, disclosure matters (with emphasis on executive compensation disclosure), insider trading, shareholder relations, proxy contests, disclosure for bank holding companies and corporate defense mechanisms.
• Advises employers of all sizes regarding complex H-1B issues, including wage and benefit obligations, cap gap issues and roving employees.
• Represents multinational companies in obtaining visas and advises U.S. permanent resident employees on maintaining U.S. status while working abroad.
• Advises employers with unique seasonal need for employees in hospitality and manufacturing.

Representative Transactions

Securities Offerings

• $50 million note offering in a private exchange and purchase transaction.
• $41 million common stock offering for a public bank holding company.
• Private placement of bank holding company common stock.
• $20 million secondary public offering of common stock.
• $25 million bond offering for an international conservation organization.
• Issuer’s counsel for $250 million registered bond offering.
• Issuer’s counsel for $110 million private placement of convertible bonds.
• $30 million credit facility and private equity investment offering registered with the State of Michigan.
• Issuer’s counsel in a $6 million intrastate securities offering registered with the State of Michigan.

Other Transactions

• Acquisitions in excess of $100 million for a publicly traded wholesaler.
• Supply, distribution and logistics agreements for global manufacturers, with special emphasis on medical devices and the health care industry.
• Represented buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions in the software, pharmaceutical, automotive and retail industries.