| Transactions | $200 Million Unsecured Credit Facility: Represented the administrative agent, swing line lender and letter of credit issuer in a credit facility established to finance the acquisition of luxury hotels by a Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT); $1.15 Billion Subscription Secured Credit Facility: Represented the administrative agent, letter of credit issuer and lender in a restructuring of a secured credit facility to add collateral to a multi-tiered collateral structure; $475 Million and $380 Million Subscription Secured Credit Facilities: Represented two administrative agents in establishing four parallel revolving lines of credit within two credit facilities to allow investments by seven international luxury hotel investment funds located in England and Wales, seven parallel funds located in Connecticut, controlling entities based in Luxembourg and Delaware, and various alternative investment vehicles; Anti-Money Laundering Protocols: Advised a professional association with regard to its industry financial services concerning compliance with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) anti-money laundering initiatives. FATF is an inter-governmental body which sets standards and develops and promotes policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. It has 33 members, including 31 countries and two international organizations. Its standards are recognized by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank; ₤2.5 Million Letter of Credit Facility: Represented a British bank in a dual tranche Letter of Credit Facility structured to allow an American hedge fund to invest in the distressed debt of one of the UK's premier house builders; $350 Million Subscription Secured Credit Facility: Represented the administrative agent and initial lender in the negotiation of a credit facility to finance a pre-IPO private equity investment by a U.S. firm in a European commodities institution; Assignment of Lender's Position in Eight Subscription Secured Credit Facilities: Represented the administrative agent in acquiring the loan portfolio of an international bank that exited the subscription secured lending business due to capital reserve requirements; $50 Million Letter of Credit Facility: Represented the letter of credit issuer in a letter of credit facility denominated in U.S. Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Euros and Pounds Sterling, and secured by a designated reserve of unfunded capital commitments; $200 Million Capital Commitment Subscription Secured Credit Facility: Represented the replacement administrative agent, letter of credit issuer and lender in a credit facility to a real estate investment firm in connection with the preservation of letter of credit collateral during the transition to a new credit facility; Anti-Tying Regulations: Represented a client in the negotiation and successful resolution of a $9 million anti-tying claim; $75 Million Subscription Secured Credit Facility: Represented the administrative agent in connection with certain sovereign immunity issues in connection with an investor in the borrower; $100 Million Subscription Secured Credit Facility: Represented the administrative agent and letter of credit issuer in a credit facility to a commercial real estate growth and income firm in order to secure collateral subject to potential sovereign immunity defenses; Pro Bono Criminal Defense: Represented a criminal defendant facing felony and misdemeanor charges for allegedly resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. At trial a verdict of not guilty was reached with respect to one charge, while the other charge was dismissed; Legal Opinion for British Company: Drafted a legal opinion concerning a guaranty by British manufacturing company with subsidiaries in China and the U.S. in favor of a British bank, relating to due authorization, execution, delivery, consent, certain tax matters, choice of law and enforcement of judgments; $350,000 Private Transaction: Drafted a promissory note and unconditional guaranty in connection with private loan to a closely held business; Pledge and Legal Opinion to Support $23 Million Loan Facility: Drafted a pledge agreement regarding the pledge by an Indian company to a British bank of stock in a Texas company to secure a commercial loan facility; drafted the legal opinion concerning the enforceability of the pledge and perfection of the security interest in the pledged stock; $32.4 Million Subscription Secured Credit Facility: Represented the administrative agent and lender in a capital commitment subscription secured credit facility for a commercial real estate liquidity fund; $11 Million Restructuring of Commercial Real Estate Debt: Represented a client in multiple restructurings of commercial real estate debt, including the establishment of a new finance company, structuring a collateral assignment of existing debt obligations and security from the new finance company to a British Virgin Islands corporation controlled by European investors, and issuing a non-recourse collateralized note to replace existing bank indebtedness, together with a legal opinion in support of same; $700 Million Subscription Secured Credit Facility: Represented the administrative agent and letter of credit issuer in a capital commitment subscription secured credit facility to an Australian infrastructure fund and its alternative investment vehicles, in addition to a $40 million bridge facility; $16 Million Asset Based Commercial Loan: Represented the lender in an asset based loan to a corporation with 44 retail outlets in Texas; $8.8 Million Real Estate Secured Restructuring: Represented the lender in a settlement agreement, loan modification, and forbearance agreement with guarantors in connection with a speculative real estate investment in Colorado; $55 Million Settlement: Represented energy power plant developer in successful negotiation of counterclaim regarding an alleged disposition of collateral that resulted in a net victory of $55 million for our client; $400 Million Revolving Credit Facility: Represented a Texas-based international industrial and manufacturing corporation in securing a revolving credit facility, including letters of credit and swing line loans, from a syndicate of 15 banks and financial institutions; $56.5 Million Distressed Debt Purchase: Represented a hedge fund in acquiring the distressed debt of a California based commercial real estate developer in order to obtain commercial real estate located in Pasadena, California at a discount; $1.5 Million Commercial Debt Buyout by Guarantor: Represented a Mexican corporation in the buyout of the debt of one of its subsidiaries from a U.S. bank; $400 Million Club Deal Investment Credit Facility: Represented the lenders in a credit facility to a finance company for co-investments by private equity partners in investment funds, secured by the on pledge of intercompany promissory notes and equity interests of 14 approved intercompany borrowers in several hundred approved intermediate entities and approved funds located in the Cayman Islands, Delaware and Texas. |