Practices & Industries

Representative Matters


  • Corporate and mergers and acquisitions counsel to a very large conglomerate in the home building, financing, coal mining, aluminum and petroleum businesses.
  • Corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions counsel for a large privately held producer of sophisticated software systems.
  • Corporate counsel for manufacturer of components for electric utility industry.
  • Corporate counsel for industrial supply wholesaler.
  • Corporate counsel for manufacturer of security closures for shopping malls.
  • Acquisition counsel for buyout fund based in Connecticut.
  • Florida counsel in acquisition by a manufacturer of aircraft simulators and operator of simulation training centers for the military -- $80,000,000.00.
  • Corporate counsel in $117,000,000.00 sale of NHL hockey team franchise and sports entertainment arena.
  • Corporate counsel in connection with a temporary staffing company's merger - $6,000,000.00.
  • Corporate counsel in connection with sale of a tobacco and candy wholesaler - $80,000,000.00.
  • Corporate counsel in connection with sale of hospitals in Brooksville, Florida - $85,000,000.00.
  • Corporate counsel in connection with purchase by a large utility corporation of a municipality's electric distribution (and portion of electric transmission system) - $55,000,000.00.
  • Corporate counsel in connection with sale of assets to nation's leading provider of identification and credential verification services - $14,000,000.00.
  • Corporate counsel in connection with sale of substantial citrus business - $32,000,000.00.
  • Corporate counsel in a temporary staffing company's merger - $6,000,000.00.
  • Corporate counsel in connection with a temporary staffing company acquisition of assets - $5,000,000.00.
  • Corporate counsel in connection with sale of the assets of automobile dealership  – approximately $8,000,000.00.
  • Corporate counsel in connection with sale of the assets of lumber company - approximately $10,000,000.00.
  • Corporate counsel in connection with purchase of hospital in Tampa, Florida - $15,000,000.00.
    Corporate Counsel for a state university in Florida in connection with sale of psychiatric hospital to a major metropolitan hospital.
  • Corporate counsel for purchase of wholesale roofing business in Texas and three other states - $15,000,000.00.
  • Corporate counsel for purchase of wholesale masonry tile business in Texas - $9,000,000.00.
  • Corporate counsel in sale of VHF television station in greater Atlanta market - $10,000,000.00.
  • Corporate counsel in acquisition of automobile dealership - $2,000,000.00.
  • Corporate counsel in sale of automobile dealership - $3,000,000.00.
  • Corporate counsel in sale of companies in Florida and Colorado in business of designing and selling computer systems - $15,000,000.00.
  • Corporate counsel in connection with sale of company engaged in manufacture of components for airline industry - $18,000,000.00.
  • Corporate counsel for sale of company in Arizona and Nevada engaged in building trade business - $20,000,000.00.
  • Corporate counsel in connection with purchase of manufacturer of aluminum components.
  • Corporate counsel in connection with purchase of co-ownership interest in nuclear power plant.
  • Corporate counsel in sale of distributor in Florida and portions of Georgia – $6,500,000.00.
  • Florida counsel representation in sale or purchase of various technology companies.
  • Corporate counsel in sale of beer distributor - $12,500,000.00.
  • Corporate counsel regarding $120,000,000 merger of national staffing company.
  • Corporate counsel in $6,000,000 stock sale.
  • Corporate counsel in connection with work on $200 million acquisition of interests in regional shopping malls and also the financing of two major Ft. Lauderdale office buildings for national pension fund.
  • Special counsel, $175 million sale of mortgage investors corporation's stock.
  • Corporate counsel for national restaurant chain in $60 Million sale of intellectual property rights, secured by $20 Million purchase money loan on no realty assets purchased by Buyer.
  • Corporate counsel for Community Development Finance Group of a national bank in connection with a $27.6 million acquisition and construction loan to development company for 20-story, 199-unit condominium project that is part of Miami Mayor’s Little Havana Home Ownership Zone initiative.

International Corporate Experience:

  • Representation of Latin American DTH systems owner and operator in connection with the acquisition of systems components.
  • Advice regarding satellite transponder leases.
  • Representation of this major U.S. software and hardware manufacturer as its Latin American outside counsel.
  • Representation in various web based strategic alliances.
  • Representation of one of the largest of the Brazilian HMO organizations in licensing its custom software for use in Brazil.
  • Representation of plastic products manufacturer as its Latin American outside counsel.
  • Representation of petrochemical company in negotiation of agency and distribution agreements for Central and South America.
  • Representation of a major U.S. health insurance provider as its Latin American outside counsel.
  • Representation of this joint venture company established by a U.S. oil company and a European industrial company involving supply contracts for petroleum by-products and in connection with the company’s operations in a Latin American country.
  • Representation of one of the major European oil companies in the negotiation and documentation of a joint venture in a Caribbean nation.
  • Representation of Latin America-wide free ISP in the asset acquisition of a competitor and in a merger with a competitor.
  • Formation and ongoing representation of U.S. subsidiary of Argentine-based internet company.
  • Establishment of joint venture between a Portuguese software distributor and a US software manufacturer for the distribution of software in Brazil.
  • Acquisition of a non-U.S. Internet service provider by this U.S.-based cable television company.
  • Representation of this U.S.-based cable television company in its acquisition and operation of two cable television systems in a Latin American country and in connection with its other holdings in the US and internationally.
  • Representation of non-U.S. cable television company in its acquisition by a major U.S. cable company.
  • Establishment of European distribution network for a U.S. testing laboratory.

Domestic Corporate Experience:

  • Representation in the sale of an operating division of a large company.
  • Acquisition of the technology assets of an online home mortgage company.
  • Advice to the UK investment arm of Prudential regarding the U.S. aspects of a management buy out of a European company.
  • Acquisition of a division of a municipal waste treatment company for French chemical company.
  • Acquisition of division of Florida based national distributor of auto wheels and accessories.
  • Acquisition of minority interest in Florida based tool distribution company.

 



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