Cases
Experience: Mergers
Acquisitions: Structuring
negotiating the acquisition of the stock of Watsonville Hospital Corporation (that owns
operates the Watsonville Community Hospital) financed with the subsequent sale-leaseback of real estate to a publicly traded real estate investment trust.
Representing buyer in the acquisition of multiple franchises of high-profile fast-food concepts from seller with participation from the public company franchisor.
Structuring
negotiating the sale of a senior living facility management company including the implementation of complicated earn-out components of consideration.
Representing a private equity fund's acquisition
subsequent sale of a high-profile sporting goods business.
Structuring
negotiating a part-sale, part contribution of a medical practice to newly formed joint venture with a private equity fund.
Representing a payment processing company in the sale of substantially all its assets to a public company purchaser.
Structuring
negotiating the acquisition
subsequent sale of a public company's real estate franchising business.
Representing a private equity fund with its sale of a high-profile premium clothing company to a publicly traded company.
Structuring
negotiating the part-sale, part-contribution of substantially all a SaaS company's assets to a newly formed subsidiary of a private equity fund.
Representing numerous other buyers
sellers in the implementation of various other asset acquisitions, sales, mergers,
dispositions.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Smith prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Complex Joint Ventures: Structuring
negotiating various complex operating agreements in connection with the implementation of a joint venture formed for the purpose of acquiring an interest in a major league soccer franchise.
Structuring
negotiating the formation of a joint venture followed by its purchase of an interest in multiple health care-based limited liability companies relating to an overall restructuring of a large physician
hospital system joint venture.
Structuring
negotiating a part-sale
part-contribution of the assets of a large construction company to a newly formed joint venture with a private equity fund.
Structuring
negotiating complex operating agreements for limited liability companies in connection with the implementation of joint ventures across various industries.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Smith prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Private Equity Funds, Venture Capital
Private Placements: Negotiating the structure
formation of a private equity fund's joint venture investment followed by simultaneous acquisition of a software company.
Structuring
negotiating a part-sale, part contribution of a medical practice to newly formed joint venture with a private equity fund.
Representing a real estate investment trust on various transactions, including formation of joint ventures
sale-leaseback transactions.
Structuring
representing private equity funds with various venture capital investments
acquisitions of early-stage companies.
Advising on the formation of various private equity funds targeting distressed real estate assets
other operating businesses.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Smith prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Partnership
Corporate Taxation: Advising
structuring of reorganizations for numerous entities involved in a restructuring or bankruptcy to maximize tax benefits.
Providing guidance to investors/developers to increase the likelihood of investor characterization of certain real estate parcels.
Negotiating
obtaining settlements with the IRS on numerous occasions, including the audit of a large manufacturing company
various private equity funds.
Providing advantageous tax structuring advice on various aspects of complex mergers, acquisitions
joint ventures.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Smith prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Outside General Counsel: Representing Arizona's largest behavioral health care provider on various transactions, joint ventures
other matters as outside general counsel.
Representing a large real estate brokerage
technology company as outside general counsel on a variety of corporate
tax matters.
Representing a SaaS company as outside general counsel in various acquisitions (stock
asset purchase including acquisitive mergers).
Representing a FinTech start-up company as outside general counsel in various corporate, investment
tax matters.
Representing a real estate development company as outside general counsel in various joint ventures, real estate acquisitions
corresponding leases.
Representing agricultural FinTech company as outside general counsel in various corporate, joint venture, licensing
tax matters.
