Joshua M. Samek represents a wide range of public and private clients in mergers and acquisitions, public and private securities offerings, securities law compliance and general corporate and business law matters.
Areas of Concentration
· Corporate and securities
· Public and private offerings
· Mergers and acquisitions
· Financing transactions
· Private equity
· SEC reporting and compliance
Significant Representations
· Represented an NYSE-listed real estate investment trust in connection with a $250 million public offering of senior notes
· Represented an NYSE-listed real estate investment trust in connection with a $130 million public offering of common stock and concurrent private placement
· Represented an NYSE-listed diversified specialty contractor in connection with a $115 million public offering of convertible notes and concurrent secondary offering of common stock by selling shareholders
· Represented a private investor in connection with the acquisition of $50 million of convertible notes from an NYSE-listed holding company in a private placement
· Represented private investors in connection with a PIPE offering in and acquisition of control of an NYSE Amex-listed developer and marketer of premium spirits
· Represented an NYSE-listed national medical company in connection with its holding company reorganization
· Represented the fifth-largest professional employer organization in the U.S. in connection with its sale to a private equity fund
Professional & Community Involvement
· Member, American Bar Association
· Member, Greater Miami Jewish Federation Agency Support Committee
Awards & Recognition
· Member, team ranked as a top corporate law firm in Miami as selected by corporate directors, in the annual "Legal Industry Research Study" by Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting Inc. (10th year), 2002-2009, 2011-2012
Previous Employment
· Office of United States Senator Bill Nelson (Florida), Washington, D.C.
Internship
· Summer Associate, Greenberg Traurig
· Judicial Intern, United States District Judge Ursula Ungaro, Southern District of Florida
Articles, Publications, & Lectures
Articles
· Mentioned, "Dealmaker - Attorney Leads Team in $163 Million MasTec Offerings," Daily Business Review, June 2009
· Author, "The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: A Case for Repeal of the Posse Comitatus Act or a Case for Learning the Law?," 61 U. Miami L. Rev. 441, 2007