Representative Matters

Represented Elite Street Capital Waterstone Equity DE, LLC, in a debt refinance of apartments in Baltimore County, Maryland. The Lender was The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and the Loan Servicer was Greystone Servicing Company, LLC.

Wind up and exit of Norwegian public company from the business of operating offshore seismic vessels, including advice regarding settlement of multiple employment contracts.

Represented the borrower in a $65 million refinancing of the retail component of a mixed-used development.

Represented individual trustee in actions involving multiple beneficiaries of a multi-million dollar trust holding numerous assets including stock in a privately held company.

Represented a former Enron executive in a preference action brought by the bankruptcy trustee. The trustee brought suit to recover a severance payment received just prior to the bankruptcy filing. The client also had claims against Enron and a non-bankrupt subsidiary. After discovery and substantive briefing before the Enron bankruptcy judge, a settlement was reached with the client agreeing to pay less than 18% of the amount the trustee was originally seeking to recover.

Represented certain partners of a Texas-based insulated panel manufacturer in the sale of their partnership interests to a minority partner by providing due diligence, closing logistics, ancillary documents, some purchase agreement work.

Represented a local restaurateur in connection with private placement of securities for expansion of Mexican food bar and grill concept.

Assisted corporate client in drafting and implementation of company policies.

Represented a healthcare corporation in the sale of 15 micro hospitals to Saint Luke’s Health System in Kansas City and St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, including sale of hospitals, negotiating assumption of $45 million of operating liabilities and $150 million of facility lease liabilities, and restructuring of over $80 million of debt.

Represented a Scottsdale, Arizona-headquartered company that manufactures, distributes and maintains traffic safety devices (red-light and speed cameras) in connection with a $58 million private equity investment, $40 million private equity investment and a $90 million syndicated senior credit facility.

Represented a developer of a residential master plan community in connection with a lawsuit brought by grading contractor seeking multi-million dollars in damages, along with counterclaims for liquidated damages against the contractor. Obtained summary judgment at the trial court on substantially all the contractor’s claims, which was successfully defended on appeal before the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Resulted in a favorable settlement for the client.

Represented an owner of a lighting poles and standards manufacturing business in the acquisition of outstanding partnership interests from the remaining owners.

Represented Leading Edge Turbine Technologies, Inc. and its shareholders in connection with the sale of its assets in January 2010 to Dresser-Rand Group Inc. for initial consideration of approximately $35 million. Leading Edge is headquartered in Houston, where it operates a service and repair facility for industrial gas turbines. The firm also assisted the shareholders in their employment contracts with Dresser-Rand.

Represented a Houston-based hospitality business in its post-probate entity reorganization and restructuring.

Represented a Houston-based services company in connection with a $28 million majority recapitalization with a private equity firm

Represented a Houston-based software developer in capital formation and general contract negotiations.