Representative Transactions

Steven R. Block | Warren W. Garden | Christopher M. McNeill

Christopher M. McNeill

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Represent publicly reporting and private clients in connection with mergers, acquisitions and dispositions

Securities and Blue Sky Law

• Represent publicly reporting clients in preparing and filing registration statements with the SEC relating to public offerings
• Represent publicly reporting clients in preparing and filing annual reports, quarterly reports, proxy statements, current reports and press releases, tender offer statements, and other required filings
• Represent publicly reporting and private clients in offerings of securities exempted from registration under SEC regulations and state blue sky laws, including drafting private placement memoranda
• Communicate with representatives and/or counsel at the SEC, state securities commissions, the NYSE and Nasdaq on behalf of clients relating to compliance with regulations and listing requirements
• Represented private client in the negotiation and consummation of a reverse merger into a public shell corporation

Financial Transactions/Venture Capital

• Represent lenders and borrowers in financing transactions relating to credit facilities, amendments to existing credit facilities and private placements (PIPE transactions)
• Represent issuers and investors in connection with venture capital financings, including drafting and negotiating rights and preferences of preferred security holders

Corporate Governance

• Advise clients relating to corporate governance requirements under Sarbanes-Oxley, state law, SEC regulations, and NYSE and Nasdaq regulations
• Represent clients in the formation of for-profit and non-profit corporations, limited liability companies and limited partnerships

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

• Represented large publicly reporting client in negotiating, drafting and confirmation of a plan of reorganization and disclosure statement under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code
• Represented ad hoc committee of noteholders (large financial institutions) in negotiating the filing of a pre-packaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy case with a publicly-traded limited liability partnership, its general partner, and several financial lenders

Miscellaneous

• Represent clients in negotiating and drafting intellectual property licensing agreements
• Represent clients in negotiating and drafting general business agreements relating to manufacturing, warranty, distribution, supply, employment, joint ventures and software development among various other issues