Scott Regan advises clients on a variety of corporate matters with a focus on business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financings, complex corporate governance, and other general corporate matters. Scott is experienced in advising all types of businesses, from start-up entities to publicly-traded companies, and leads legal teams in many different sectors, including healthcare & life sciences, biotechnology, retail, manufacturing, and e-commerce. His clients include leading private equity firms, public companies, founder-owned businesses, family offices, institutional investors, high-net-worth individuals, and independent sponsors. Scott prides himself on serving as both a strategic and transactional advisor for all of his clients, complementing his deep legal knowledge with an understanding and pervasive focus on his clients’ businesses and their objectives.
Chris Nason focuses his practice on private client matters.
He is the managing editor of International Estate Planning, a multi-volume guide to US estate and income taxation of foreign nationals published annually by LexisNexis/Matthew Bender Elite.
Chris teaches classes on Trusts and Estate Planning at Stanford Law School.
While in law school, Chris served as an editor for the Yale Journal of International Law and was a fellow at the China Law Center and was also a co-president of the Law and Africa Society. Prior to law school, he attended Peking University as a CSC Scholar, where he studied Chinese language and law.
Michael R. Huttenlocher focuses his practice on all aspects of complex commercial litigation and international arbitration, including contract disputes, business torts, merger and acquisitions, shareholder appraisal actions, the federal securities laws, and white-collar criminal matters. He is experienced in all phases of litigation in state and federal courts around the country, as well as in domestic and international arbitration, including pre-filing investigation and case assessment, fact and expert discovery, legal research, motion practice, trial preparation, trial and appeals. Michael also has an active pro bono practice.
Michael is an adjunct professor of law at the Fordham University School of Law. He also clerked for the Honorable Richard M. Berman of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. While in law school, he was an associate editor on the Moot Court Board in the Casebook Division as well as co-chair of the NYU Trial Advocacy Society.
Represented a UK investment company in a bet-the-company arbitration concerning an alleged breach of environmental indemnity as well as a post-hearing mediation that led to a favorable settlement
Defended the acquirer of a publicly traded company in the Delaware Court of Chancery against allegations of aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duty
Represented an employee of a broker-dealer in an investigation led by the US Department of Justice and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission concerning trading involving benchmark rates
Defended a Korean chemicals company in an alleged breach of contract action that resulted in a full defense verdict after a bench trial in the Southern District of New York
Defended a target company and certain members of the board of directors in the Delaware Court of Chancery against allegations of breach of fiduciary duty
Represented financial advisors to the board of directors of a publicly traded company concerning opinions rendered regarding the fairness of the consideration to be received in a merger
Defended foreign liquidations of a hedge fund in litigation brought by investors, which led to a complete dismissal of the causes of action brought against them
Represented The Mattachine Society of Washington, DC, in connection with an amicus brief to the US Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges and the consolidated same-sex marriage cases
Christopher (Chris) Foster is co-lead of the Employment Group’s traditional labor practice. He provides strategic advising and representation in labor and employment matters, focusing on protection of operations and brand.
Chris is a trusted advisor to companies nationwide and across industries, navigating collective bargaining negotiations, union organizing, union election and decertification campaigns, labor disputes, and unfair labor practice proceedings and investigations at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Chris also provides strategic counsel on a wide range of labor and employment issues in transactions and investments, as well as in workforce restructuring and management projects.
Chris represents leading companies and family offices in employment litigation and arbitration proceedings involving contract disputes, terminations, and state and federal wage and hour, discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination claims.
Chris serves as an editor for Developing Labor Law, the preeminent legal treatise on US labor laws. He is an avid triathlete and open water swimmer.
Successfully represented a media and technology company in an election matter where the employees decided to reject union representation
Secured dismissal and withdrawal of multiple unfair labor practice charges, including novel challenges to operational decisions, for a technology and media company
Represented a major national symphony in collective bargaining agreement negotiations
Represented a chemical company in collective bargaining agreement negotiations securing subcontracting rights
Secured a complete victory in arbitration for a major paper product manufacturer in a labor arbitration where the union alleged failure to pay premium hours for almost a decade
Negotiated and secured a collective bargaining agreement with strong management rights terms for a national food distributor
Successfully resolved unfair labor practice charges against a national food distributor
Obtained the dismissal of NLRB unfair labor practice charges challenging return to office plans for media company
Served as lead counsel for a leading energy and utility company on labor matters
Lead counsel in three-day trial where an NLRB administrative law judge rejected a union’s objections and unfair labor practice charges challenging its loss in a decertification election
Drafted a briefing to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit which affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of overtime class action claims against oil platform operator, based on federal labor law preemption
Lead counsel for underground construction company contesting California Labor Commissioner civil wage and penalty assessment for alleged apprenticeship and prevailing wage violations
Advised and represented a client during a union decertification process; on the eve of trial, the union disclaimed all interest in continuing to represent the employees
Griffin Doty advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, debt and equity investments, joint ventures, recapitalizations and restructurings, and general corporate matters.
He handles complex transactions on behalf of private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, venture capital funds, family offices, and strategic buyers and sellers across multiple verticals, including a variety of business-to-business services; healthcare; technology; consumer goods; hospitality; and gaming, entertainment and sports.
Griffin’s results-driven practice has led to routinely representing private equity clients in all aspects of their investments, from successful acquisition to portfolio management/growth, until their exit.
Represented H.I.G. Capital in connection with several transactions including:
The acquisition of the spine division of ZimVie Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIMV), which rebranded as HIGHRIDGE MEDICAL, creating the largest privately held spine business in the world
The acquisition of Celerion, a leading global provider of outsourced clinical research services to the pharmaceutical industry, from Court Square Capital Partners
The acquisition of Hibu, a leading provider of digital marketing solutions to small and midsize businesses across the United States, and related add-on acquisitions
The acquisition of Correct Care Solutions and merger into Correctional Medical Group Companies to form Wellpath, a leading provider of healthcare services in correctional environments located across nearly 40 states
Represented IDEOlogy Health, a national scientific-based medical education and communications company, in its sale to The Lockwood Group, a portfolio company of Ares Management Corporation
Represented Rhône Group in the acquisition of Rexair LLC, the manufacturer and distributor of Rainbow® products for indoor environments, from Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL)
Represented Gemspring Capital in the acquisition of Zavation Medical Products and its subsequent combination with CoreLink Surgical to create a market-leading manufacturer of spinal implant, interventional spine and biologics products
Represented OCR Investments in the acquisition of a 50% stake in Ocean Casino Resort, a hotel, casino and resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, from Luxor Capital Group
Advised Beckham Brand Limited, an entity controlled by David and Victoria Beckham, in connection with various matters, including matters related to Major League Soccer
Represented Charles River Laboratories (NYSE: CRL) in the sale of its Avian Vaccine Services business to Arlington Capital Partners
Represented Martis Capital in the acquisition of Lighthouse Lab Services, an end-to-end provider of turnkey lab build-out and management services to clinical labs across the US, and subsequent add-on acquisitions
Advised Fireman Capital Partners on portfolio company acquisitions, including CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective’s acquisitions and combinations of multiple craft breweries, such as Oskar Blues Brewery, Cigar City Brewing, Salt Lake Brewing Company and Deep Ellum Brewing
Represented Oprah Winfrey in a strategic partnership with and investment in WeightWatchers*
Nicole L. Castle provides legal counsel on complex civil and criminal antitrust litigation. She regularly represents clients in complex, multidistrict class action antitrust litigation alleging Sherman Act violations. She also defends mergers and acquisitions before the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Nicole regularly assists clients in developing practical, efficient and cost-effective solutions for the management, production and storage of electronically stored information.
Additionally, Nicole represents clients in government investigations before the FTC and DOJ. Nicole counsels clients on strategies for addressing cartel prosecutions and defenses, from the inception of government investigations to the initiation of civil class action litigation.
She also provides antitrust counseling on transactions, including counseling under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, advising on permissible pre-closing activities, defending transactions before the FTC or DOJ, and responding to Second Requests and Civil Investigative Demands.
Nicole’s experience extends to health care antitrust and pricing and distribution issues. She has represented health care providers in transactions, government investigations and litigation and has defended hospital mergers before the FTC. In addition to healthcare, she has represented clients in a wide variety of industries including pharmaceuticals, consumer products, defense and aerospace and food.
In addition, Nicole is committed to pro bono representation. She has served as a court-appointed guardian ad litem for a child in a custody dispute and has represented pro bono clients seeking guardianship of neglected children.
Prior to joining the Firm, Nicole was an intern at the FTC where she assisted with antitrust investigations and litigation.
Defended an American multinational technology company in various lawsuits against claims of false advertising and violation of state unfair competition statutes
Defended Mars, Incorporated in a multi-district class action price-fixing litigation, winning summary judgment for Mars, Incorporated (In re Chocolate Confectionary Antitrust Litigation)
Defended Stora Enso North America in a multi-district class action price-fixing litigation and in a criminal trial against the Department of Justice. After a five-day trial, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty
Successfully defended hospital systems in several class actions alleging nurse wage-fixing conspiracy claims
Successfully defended Lockheed Martin against monopolization and tortious interference claims involving aftermarket service on P-3 aircraft
Defended Eagle Materials Inc. and American Gypsum Company LLC in a multidistrict litigation arising from allegations that defendants conspired to fix the price of gypsum wallboard in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act
Defended two defendants in multidistrict litigation involving allegations that generic pharmaceutical manufacturers conspired to increase the price of generic pharmaceuticals in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act
David Broderick’s practice focuses on complex real estate transactions, including debt and equity transactions, and all types of restructurings, workouts and dispute resolutions. David concentrates on mortgage and mezzanine financing, construction lending, debt syndication, preferred equity, bridge financing and other structured financings. He also focuses on asset management, mortgage loan foreclosures, UCC public actions, intercreditor/co-lender disputes, real estate-related litigation, partnership disputes and bankruptcies.
David also works on loan securitization transactions, real estate fund formations, financing facilities and private equity asset level transactions, sale/leaseback transactions and related financing.
Alessio Persiani advises Italian and non-Italian resident medium-size and large companies on a wide range of tax matters, covering corporate income tax, value-added tax (VAT), and other indirect and municipal taxes. He advises corporate clients on their ordinary and extraordinary activities, providing assistance in tax litigation as well as in extra-judicial matters.
Alessio is a member of several international research groups focused on tax implications of the national implementation of EU law in the field of taxation. He often lectures on particular aspects of International and EU taxation systems at the collegiate and post-graduate levels, and has authored several publications in major tax periodicals and Italian economic and financial newspapers.
Pierandrea Bonali focuses his practice on banking and finance and debt restructuring transactions with a particular specialization in real estate and property finance, having gained a strong experience in these areas during his time other leading international and Italian law firms.
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Advised a primary Italian credit institution in connection with a term loan facility granted to an Italian real estate AIF aimed at supporting the financial needs connected to the acquisition and futuristic redevelopment of a real estate asset located in Milan, in the City Life area
Advised a pool of Italian banks in connection with the term loan facilities granted to an Italian real estate alternative investment fund and owner of a significant real estate portfolio (with an estimated market value equal to EUR 2 billion) located throughout Italy and currently let to various public entities
Advised a pool of banks in connection with term loan facilities granted to companies belonging to a leading operator in the real estate sector with particular reference to fashion outlets
Advised a pool of banks in connection with a term loan facility and a guarantees issuance facility for an aggregate amount of EUR 235,000,000 granted to a newly established AIF with the aim of supporting its financial needs connected to the acquisition of a real estate area located around Milan and the development over such area of the new futuristic headquarter of one of the most important multinational companies in the energy sector
Advised a pool of Italian banks in connection with two mortgage term loan facilities granted with the aim of supporting the enhancement and refurbishment project of the real estate portfolio located at Lido di Venezia owned by an alternative investment fund managed a primary operator on the Italian market
Advised a pool of Italian and international banks in connection with two mortgage term loan facilities granted in favor of two Italian real estate alternative investment funds, both managed by a primary operator on the Italian market and owners of two leading real estate innovative portfolios located in the Porta Nuova area of Milan, which has been subject to one of the largest urban requalification projects in Europe over the past years
Michael W. Peregrine represents corporations, their boards of directors, and individual directors and officers in connection with the full range of governance, fiduciary duty, director liability and leadership issues. Much of Michael’s practice involves advising boards of directors on matters of sensitivity and controversy, often in connection with corporate and fiduciary crises. He is recognized as one of the leading national corporate governance counselors and is a respected interpreter of the law of fiduciary duties.
Michael is a Fellow of the American College of Governance Counsel.
Michael serves as outside governance counsel to many prominent corporations, including hospitals and health systems, voluntary health organizations, colleges and universities, disease charities, social service agencies, health insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies and financial institutions. Clients regularly seek Michael’s advice on complex and discreet governance matters including—but not limited to—the following:
General application of fiduciary responsibilities
Board conduct, composition and culture
Board and committee structure
Oversight of corporate legal, risk and compliance functions
Intra-board conflict and dysfunction
Application of governance ‘best practices’
Michael is often called upon to advise boards on judicial and regulatory challenges to governance; he also provides strategic counseling related to difficult corporate reputation matters and problematic media coverage. In addition, he frequently serves as special counsel for confidential internal board reviews, investigations and disciplinary matters.
Michael is particularly known for his expertise concerning governance structures arising from mergers, acquisitions and other change of control transactions; he is also widely recognized for his knowledge of nonprofit corporate law and related matters of public policy. As a Senior Contributor to Forbes, he writes about governance, leadership and boardroom culture topics. In addition, Michael is a periodic contributor to The Chicago Tribune on leadership and ethics topics, and reflections on Chicago history.
Michael is a nationally prominent and widely published thought leader on corporate governance matters. He is the author of both editions of the monograph Conflicts of Interest and the Non-Profit Board published by The Governance Institute. In addition to these monographs and his Forbes.com posts, Michael writes regular columns on corporate governance-related topics for Agenda, CorporateCounsel.com, and publications of The Governance Institute, the American Health Law Association and the National Association of Corporate Directors. He is a regular contributor on corporate governance topics to The New York Times’ “DealBook” feature; Corporate Board Member; The Chronicle of Philanthropy; the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation; Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets; New York University School of Law’s Compliance and Enforcement Forum; Law360; Corporate Compliance Insights; and Becker’s CEO Report. He is also frequently quoted on governance and compliance topics in The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and The New York Times.
Michael is also coauthor of the three corporate governance compliance white papers published jointly by the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General and the American Health Lawyers Association.
In addition to his written work, Michael is the featured presenter of the American Health Law Association’s popular podcast series exploring corporate governance issues relevant to health care organizations and their leadership.
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