Richard Johnson is a member of Venable's Business Transactions Group, and focuses on mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions and general corporate planning matters. Mr. Johnson has represented clients in a wide range of industries and has worked with publicly traded, emerging growth and start-up companies. Significant Matters Mr. Johnson's recent matters include the following: · Represented an international software and consulting company in a carve-out asset sale to a major private equity group and the subsequent sale of remaining assets to a public company · Represented a veterinary dermatological products company and its affiliate in the sale of equity interests to a publicly traded pharmaceutical company based in the United Kingdom · Represented the U.S. Department of the Treasury in securities-exchange transactions with lending institutions capitalized under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) · Represented Marriott International, Inc. in a series of franchise agreement relicensing transactions relating to its domestic brand hotels · Represented a government contractor funding company in obtaining a multi-million dollar revolving loan secured by customer receivables · Represented the borrower in a significant music publishing transaction consisting of a multi-million dollar securities offering, a senior subordinated debt financing and a series of related refinancing transactions · Represented a mid-Atlantic concrete construction company in the sale of its assets to a national competitor · Represented an international direct-response marketing company in the refinancing of a substantial revolving loan facility · Represented an accounting, consulting and financial services firm in the sale of its equity interests to a publicly traded, strategic buyer · Represented an entrepreneurial internet software company in its capitalization efforts through a private offering of equity securities Memberships American Bar Association Maryland Bar Association District of Columbia Bar Association News December 29, 2010, Venable team assists CenTauri Solutions in its sale to CSC Publications Together with other members of the firm, Mr. Johnson has authored e-alerts regarding legal developments affecting the business community. October 2011, Legal Considerations for Carve-Out Transactions
Charles J. Morton, Jr., Richard A. Johnson
Corporate Alert April 2011, SEC Considers Extending Compliance Dates for Private Fund Adviser Registration and "Mid-Sized Adviser" Transition to State Regulation
Rory M. Cohen, Richard A. Johnson, Eric R. Smith, Frank A. Ciatto, Nancy R. Grunberg, Elizabeth R. Hughes, Treazure R. Johnson, George Kostolampros, Stephanie T. Anelli
Client Alerts June 2009, Recent Delaware Case Law Sheds Light on Directors' Potential Exposure to Personal Liability in Cash Sale Transactions
Thomas D. Washburne, Jr., Richard A. Johnson
Corporate Alert 2007, Twenty Years of the IRCA: The Urgent Need for an Updated Legislative Response to the Current Undocumented Immigrant Situation in the United States
Richard A. Johnson
21 Georgetown Immigration Law Journal 239 2006, Why Harmful Tax Practices Will Continue After Developing Nations Pay: A Critique of the OECD's Initiatives Against Harmful Tax Competition
Richard A. Johnson
26 Boston College Third World Law Journal 351 |