Cases
Representative Matters: Represented a public employee's retirement system pension fund in connection with its existence as a corporate entity pursuant to Section 501(c)(25)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code
such entity's ownership of a large upscale shopping mall in the State of Florida
advised regarding corporate governance issues, including the payment of dividends
appropriate corporate structure
advised
prepared documentation for the conversion of a Florida corporation to a Florida limited liability company.
Counsel to major New York investment bank with regard to its underwriting of a $50 million bond financing deal for the Water
Power Authority of the U.S. Virgin Isl
s.
Negotiated a PPA on behalf of the Virgin Isl
s Water
Power Authority for procurement of power from a cogeneration plant.
Represented Goldman Sachs Lending Partners in a $700 million Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan Facility
$50 million Senior Secured First Lien Revolving Facility together with other security, credit, hedging
financing, resulting in an aggregate principal financing estimated to be $1.1 billion, with funding to be used to restart an oil refinery in the U.S. Virgin Isl
s.
Negotiating PPAs on behalf of the Virgin Isl
s Water
Power Authority to procure electricity from two large-scale solar projects with two developers.
Prepared
negotiated PPA on behalf of the Virgin Isl
s Water
Power Authority for procurement of electricity from a biofuel generating plant.
Advised a large institutional investor in its $1.3 billion investment in Freeport LNG's $4 billion construction project to build the first two trains of its natural gas liquefaction
LNG loading facility on Quintana Isl
near Freeport, Texas.
Provided corporate
real estate advice on Texas law with respect to a $1.3 billion equity funding for proposed natural gas liquefaction
a LNG loading facility.
Represented the City of Chicago as disclosure counsel in connection with the issuance of $833,420,000 City of Chicago General Obligation Bonds, Project
Refunding Series 2014A
2014B. The proceeds of the bonds are being used to pay for capital projects, equipment
infrastructure improvements,
to refund
restructure existing debt. The offering is the largest general obligation bond offering ever by the City of Chicago. Wells Fargo Securities was the lead manager for the underwriting syndicate.
Represented former NFL star
two other individuals as co-lead counsel in real property contract dispute in the federal district court in St. Thomas, USVI. Prevailed after a two-week jury trial (June-July 2009). The jury verdict was upheld by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (December 2013).
Counsel to a major New York investment bank with regard to its underwriting of $94 million in rum tax-based Virgin Isl
s Public Finance Authority Revenue bonds.
Counsel to a Swiss investment bank with regard to its underwriting of approximately $220 million in gross receipts tax-based Virgin Isl
s Public Finance Authority Revenue Bonds.
Counsel to a major New York investment bank with regard to its underwriting of approximately $460 million in rum tax-based Virgin Isl
s Public Finance Authority Revenue bonds.
