Corporate

Acted for leading Kazakh oil services company on two joint venture projects with its international partners in the oil services sector.

Acted for global international mining company on its proposed acquisition of large Kazakh gold mining company.

Drafted form payments agreements for the development of a post-closing payments services offering for a professional services company.

Advised cloud-based SaaS company in connection with various master services agreements, statements of work, information security agreements and business associate agreements with its insurance company customers.

Served as interim general counsel on secondment to a multinational manufacturing corporation during the hiring and acclimating of a new general counsel.

Assisted the in-house team at the world’s second-largest stable coin company by reviewing, negotiating and drafting commercial agreements including master service agreements (MSAs), nondisclosure agreements (NDAs), statements of work (SOWs), software as a service (SaaS) and licensing agreements.

$55 million sale of advertising company to public company. The asset sale transaction involved the sale of rights in over 400 locations in four states, the transfer of over 1,000 advertising contracts, and the sale of two commercial buildings. The team helped the client navigate various corporate governance issues and achieve its goal of selling the business.

Assisted multiple general partner entities with the assignment of their interests in approximately 20 limited partnerships that own 500+ multifamily apartments units located in the State of Tennessee. The assignments included seeking approval and consent to the transfers from approximately 100 limited partners.

Represented gas-turbine power generation owner and operator in claims against general contractor for breach of contract for failure to meet gas supply obligations, plant efficiency and output requirements.

Acted as counsel to a private equity fund in its $20 million equity acquisition of a company serving various large industrial and aerospace customers. The transaction involved a complicated pre-closing tax-free reorganization, donation of a minority interest in the target company to a donor-advised fund, international distribution issues, and a representations and warranties insurance policy. Helped client achieve its goal of closing and deploying allocated capital at year-end on an expedited basis.

Represented a private investment firm in its acquisition of franchise restaurant outlets across multiples states. Handled the acquisition agreement and other operative documents, due diligence, franchise documentation and licensing.

Assisted retail food manufacturer in its Series B offering, raising more than $3 million. Company was able to fund its continued development.

Represented multinational manufacturer in undertaking compliance with GDPR, including update of privacy policies, negotiation of data privacy addenda, and development of an international data transfer mechanism.

Represented the minority shareholder of a sports and media consultancy in a Section 994 claim against a total of nine individual and corporate respondents, and in an application for injunction to prevent the individual respondents from using company money to pay their legal costs in defence of the petition. The High Court granted the injunction, citing the well-recognised principle that a company’s money should not be spent on disputes between shareholders. The respondents’ defence strategy included counterclaims and claims in Germany, but ultimately they settled.