Professional Experience
Partner
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
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Formica Corporation Sale of Formica Corporation Advised Formica Corporation (a portfolio company of Cerberus Capital Management and Oaktree Capital Management) in connection with its $700 million sale (excluding performance-based payments) to Fletcher Building Ltd.
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NextWave Wireless Inc. Acquisition of IPWireless Inc. Represented NextWave Wireless Inc. in the acquisition of IPWireless Inc.
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SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc. SunCom Wireless, Inc. Subdebt-for-Equity Restructuring Represented SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc. in the restructuring of $679 million of its subdebt via an exchange of new equity for outstanding subdebt.
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HM Capital Partners LLC Acquisition of the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Advised HM Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition of The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader from The McClatchy Company.
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Barneys New York, Inc. Sale of Barneys New York, Inc. Represented Barneys New York, Inc. in its $400 million sale to Jones Apparel Group, Inc.
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NextWave Telecom, Inc. Sale of PCS Spectrum Licenses Represented Nextwave Telecom Inc. in the $3 billion sale of its PCS spectrum licenses to Verizon Wireless Inc. more
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Molson, Inc. Merger of Equals between Molson, Inc. and Adolph Coors Company Represented Molson, Inc. in its $6.7 billion merger of equals with Adolph Coors Company. more
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Guilford Mills, Inc. Sale of Guilford Mills, Inc. Represented Guilford Mills, Inc. in its sale to Cerberus Capital Management, LP. more
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WorldCom (MCI, Inc.) Sale of WorldCom's Wireless Broadband Business Represented WorldCom in the sale of its wireless broadband business to Nextel Spectrum Acquisition Corp. more
Education
New York University
LL.M.
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University of Michigan
J.D.
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University of Michigan
B.B.A.
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Speaking Engagements
Knowing Where You Stand: Corporate Tax Attributes and Section 382 (Needham, Massachussets, May 9, 2008) New England Chapter of the Tax Executives Institute
Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings (Crowne Plaza - ManhattanNew York, October 24, 2007)
ALI-ABA Course of Study, Consolidated Tax Return Regulations (Crowne Plaza - ManhattanWashington, DC, October 04, 2007)
Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings 2006 (Beverly HiltonBeverly Hills, November 17, 2006) Panelist for the session, “Tax Strategies for Financially Troubled Businesses and Other Loss Companies.” Discussion of debt for debt exchanges and debt modification; effect of Cottage Savings and final Section 1001 regulations; issues under the Section 382 regulations; guidance on identification of BIGs and BILs; effects of options, convertibles, purchase contracts, buy-sell arrangements; strategies for acquirers with losses; strategies for targets with losses; creeping acquisitions of targets coupled with alienability limiting devices; interplay between Section 382 and Section 384; recent strategies in bankruptcies
Insolvency and Bankruptcy: Selected Issues Affecting Corporations and their Attributes. Sponsored by The Corporation Tax Committee of the DC Bar Taxation Section. (Washington, DC, December 17, 2002)
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