EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Senior corporate attorney and M&A partner with 17+ years representing multinational conglomerates, private equity sponsors, and financial institutions in public mergers, hostile takeovers, and debt restructuring valued in excess of $8.5B.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions
2016 – Present
Sterling, Caldwell & Vance LLP
- Lead counsel for Fortune 50 industrial conglomerate in $3.4B cross-border acquisition and antitrust clearance.
- Structured intricate dual-class share recapitalizations and cross-border tender offers across US and UK markets.
- Serve on Executive Committee guiding legal practice group of 45 corporate associates and junior partners.
Partner, Corporate Restructuring
2008 – 2016
Skadden, Arps & Associates
- Successfully navigated Chapter 11 debt restructurings for aerospace and retail corporations preserving 12,000 jobs.
- Drafted complex credit facility agreements, debenture indentures, and securities filings with the SEC.
EDUCATION
Juris Doctor (J.D.), Order of the Coif
Columbia Law School
2008
A.B. in History & Government, Magna Cum Laude
Harvard University
2005
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Public & Private M&A
- Cross-Border Tender Offers
- Corporate Governance
- SEC Compliance
- Antitrust & Hart-Scott-Rodino
- Debt Restructuring
- C-Suite Negotiation