Outside Counsel

• Represented computer software company in $40,000,000 acquisition of assets of professional services and software products company.
• Represented automotive dealership owner in $67,000,000 acquisition of automotive dealership.
• Represented automotive supplier in $4,000,000 disposition of battery charger division.
• Represented large automotive manufacturer in $30,000,000 disposition of automotive supplier.
• Represented conglomerate in $200,000,000 merger with insulation business.
• Represented automotive supplier in $25,000,000 acquisition of another automotive supplier.
• Represented Canadian oil and gas company in $30,000,000 private placement of its senior unsecured subordinated debentures.
• Represented automotive dealership owner in public offering of 6,000,000 shares of its common stock ($132,000,000 public offering price).
• Represented automotive dealership owner in private placement of $300,000,000 of its senior subordinated notes.
• Represented automotive supplier in corporate reorganization, including multiple mergers and stock and asset transfers among entities.
• Represented lender in a $25,000,000 international (U.S., U.K. and Canadian) loan to large automotive supplier.
• Represented international (U.S. and Germany) automotive manufacturer in $7,000,000 loan transaction with lender.
• Represented automotive supplier in $5,000,000 acquisition of a division from a large automotive supplier.
• Represented automotive manufacturer in $18,000,000 loan transaction with lender.
• Assisted in negotiating $550,000,000 syndicated loan facility for large automotive supplier.
• Represented large automotive supplier in negotiation a long-term supply agreement with an electric vehicle manufacturer.
• Represented large automotive supplier in review and negotiation of multiple U.S. agreements with its customers and suppliers.

In-house Counsel

• Primary responsibility for negotiating, documenting and effectuating two strategic acquisitions.
• Regularly serve as the conduit between management and business unit leaders and representatives in matters.
• Responsible for coordinating response over entire enterprise, including ensuring that appropriate representatives of all functions are appropriately represented in any negotiation and determination.
• Coordinated various commercial negotiations with customers and suppliers, including negotiating terms, documenting agreements and facilitating management’s approvals.
• Oversee, negotiate and recommend plan for various supplier and customer disputes, including adequate assurance letters, stop ship and/or initiating litigation if necessary.
• Negotiated settlements with various regulatory agencies, including DOJ, DNR, EPA and OSHA.
• Primary responsibility for various labor and employment matters, including EEOC claims, termination issues and ADA/FMLA concerns.
• Member of integrity committee, with primary responsibility for investigating hotline and ethics complaints and making determinations and recommendations to management for resolution.
• Negotiated the sale of several parcels of real estate; negotiated multiple leases of real estate globally (including Luxembourg and China).
• Responsible for coordinating corporate governance documents and filings, including D&O questionnaires, proxy statement, Form 10-K, Forms 10-Q, Forms 8-K, NYSE filings, resolutions and minutes, and summary items for board of director presentations.
• Attend and provide guidance in monthly operating committee meetings for each business unit, and for monthly sales meeting across business units.
• Primary responsibility for overseeing and managing litigation portfolio, including pending criminal matter.
• Primary responsibility for managing IP portfolio.
• Provide training for various groups, including UCC, terms and conditions, conflict minerals and conflicts of interest.