EXPERTISE

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Specialized Finance

Specialized Finance

Advised the Overseas Private Investment Corporation on its loan to a private equity group investing in Latin American real estate
Advised a Swiss private-vessel chartering company on a structured loan facility from a hedge fund
Advised Grassroots Business Fund on multiple portfolio company matters, including restructuring of agribusiness projects in Peru and Rwanda

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Energy and Infrastructure

Advised the sponsor of a diesel-fired power project in Honduras
Advised a real estate developer on the development of a new city district in China
Advised a private equity investor on the purchase of a minority interest in a Latin American telecommunications company

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Venture Capital and Private Equity

Advised Mountain Hazelnuts Group, a start-up in agribusiness in Bhutan, on general commercial matters, equity fundraising, and debt finance
Advised Virtual Control, a start-up in the digitized testing, inspection, and certification services industry
Advised a foreign venture capital fund on seed investments in portfolio companies in the United States, United Kingdom, British Virgin Islands, Cyprus, and Gibraltar

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Fund Formation and Securities

A Latin American real estate investment vehicle with a single institutional investor
Follow-on in a public offering and international roadshow of a Brazilian public company
A clean-technology fund with institutional investors

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Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures

Advised a Thai company on (i) the purchase of equity interests in a plastics joint venture from its Japanese and US partners, (ii) the subsequent restructuring of local and international debt, technology licenses, and sales and distribution arrangements, and (iii) the ultimate sale of the business to a German purchaser
Advised an Ivy League university on the establishment of its not-for-profit activities in the public-health sector in five African countries

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Telecommunication, Software, Entertainment and Media

Advised Jazz at Lincoln Center, Inc., on the establishment of a jazz club in Shanghai and another similar project
Advised the Skylight group on multiple matters, including hosting of New York Fashion Week
Advised MTV on a variety of commercial matters, including the development of the Rock Band video game

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Sourcing and Technology

American Chemical Company – lead legal support and negotiator for client’s engaging two global service providers in a series of outsourcings covering procurement, finance and accounting, and information technology across all major geographies.
State of Texas – represented the state in one of the then largest-to-date state government IT outsourcing (ITO) transactions, including data center consolidation, migration, and operation for 27 state agencies and commissions.

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Investigations

Investigated fraud and self-dealing by the chief financial officer of a private company
Investigated revenue recognition issues at a publicly listed major telecommunications company
Investigated internal controls and procedures related to bad assets at a large Asian bank

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Litigation and Arbitration

Advised a US company on employment and shareholder litigation involving fraud, forgery, conversion, negligence, and malpractice
Advised preferred holders in a dispute with the controlling party in a Delaware limited liability company
Advised an Asian company in connection with US law issues in an arbitration before the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre

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Regulatory Law

Advised a Latin American family business on US laws affecting investment in Cuba
Advised an Asian manufacturer of over-the-counter medicines on Food and Drug Administration inspection matters

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Private Client

Advised various United States and foreign families on wealth succession issues
Advised several senior managers at various international companies (located in the United States, Asia, and Europe) in connection with compensation and employment matters

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Specialized Finance