Represented Conrail Corporation in PCB remediation Superfund action at the Paoli rail yard
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Corporate Law
In a demanding, global business and legal environment marked by constant change, only the most responsive, nimble and entrepreneurial advisors are equipped to address the everyday challenges businesses meet head on.
At Clark Hill we have earned a reputation as a firm that excels in anticipating and responding to changing market conditions. The Clark Hill Corporate Law practice group prides itself on getting transactions to the finish line by guiding clients past barriers swiftly and helping them adapt to regulatory change. It starts with aligning skills to each client’s style, needs and circumstances then moving onward to champion proactive strategies that advance our clients’ business objectives. For the Clark Hill Corporate Law practice group, it is all about full service efficiency and effectiveness in providing creative strategic solutions to legal issues. Our business lawyers regularly draw upon the knowledge of other practice groups throughout the firm to provide complete strategies and solutions.
We call it being all in – and you will experience this uncommon level of attention and care from your very first meeting with the Clark Hill Corporate Law practice group. Our corporate attorneys and professionals share our clients' entrepreneurial passion and deliver responsive representation that is critical to successful business organizations.
The Clark Hill Corporate Law practice group is front and center for our clients, providing full spectrum thinking with full service execution.
With lawyers residing in many of the country’s major metropolitan areas, we offer a compelling combination of corporate experience, exceptional service, and value to clients across a wide range of industries. Our corporate and transactional attorneys represent public and private companies, non-profit organizations, financial institutions, private equity funds, government entities, investors and emerging companies in domestic, cross-border, and global corporate matters.
We advise clients on everything from day-to-day compliance and reporting requirements to complex, high-stakes transactions and long-term business objectives. Our team also organizes joint ventures, general and limited partnerships, limited liability companies and other entity forms, as well as regular and non-profit corporations, for clients of all sizes.
We regularly advise boards of directors and board committees on a wide variety of governance and disclosure issues, including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Clark Hill lawyers have also counseled several clients in connection with voluntary disclosures under a variety of federal and state statutes.
Our areas of focus center on:
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Governance
- E-Commerce & Technology
- Emerging Growth/Venture Capital
- Executive Compensation
- Financial Regulations
- Fund Formation & Compliance
- Joint Ventures
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Securities Regulation and Offerings
- Supply Chain Agreements
- Tax
- Tax-Exempt/Nonprofit Organizations
- Technology Protection & Transfer
- UCC and Secured Transactions
Experience
Evaluated reporting obligations and potential recall obligations for numerous companies, including tire manufacturers
Advised an investor concerning potential liability from owning and operating a waste transport company
Represent an automobile parts supplier trade association concerning its potential environmental liability from emissions and releases during the normal use of the product
Provided advice to tire manufacturers regarding TREAD Act compliance issues
Assisted a national trade association in drafting pre-emption language for an amendment to a federal energy efficiency provision
While at EPA, brought an enforcement action against railroad due to the contamination at its rail yard
Advised tire manufacturers and the industry trade association in connection with tire recalls and customer satisfaction programs, labeling and disclosure, applicability of NHTSA regulations if products not in compliance with NHTSA regulations are returned to the country of origin, methods of methods of protecting the confidential information
Representation of an international private equity firm and its portfolio company in the sale of MicroStar Logistics, Inc., one of the United States’ largest beer keg and container leasing and logistics companies, and Global Asset Management, Inc.
Representation of a grain and ingredient manufacturer in the sale of assets to a strategic buyer.
Representation of an automotive parts supplier in its acquisition of an after-market motorcycle parts manufacturing and supply company.
Representation of a public company’s financial subsidiary in the capital investment of a manufacturing company.
Representation of a company in the multi-billion dollar take private of an international natural resources, paper and manufacturing company.
Representation of a public company in the sale of its bicycle manufacturing subsidiary.
Representation of a dental device manufacturer in the acquisition of dental related assets from a patent development company.
Represent the seller of a private hydro power production company in the sale of the company to a private equity firm.
Representation of an exercise equipment and product distributor in the acquisition of a fitness equipment company.
Representation of an international technology company in the acquisition of a defense industry software development company
Representation of a railroad logistics company in the acquisition of a trucking logistics company.
Sale of a landfill products and equipment supply company to a private equity firm.
Representation of a public oil and energy exploration company in its strategic acquisition/merger of another public oil and energy exploration company.
Representation of the subsidiary of a public airline in the take private/merger, through a tender offer, of a public internet-based technology company.
Representation of the group of partners in a risk consulting practice that was being sold by an international public accounting firm.
Representation of a railroad logistics company in the acquisition of an intermodal logistics company.
Representation of a public company’s financial subsidiary in the capital investment in an educational materials company.
Representation of a public energy company and a number of its subsidiaries in the sale of several international energy subsidiaries to a private equity firm.
Representation of an international financial institution in the acquisition of another financial institution’s derivatives and institutional trading practice.
Representation of a pre-packaged food processing company in its sale to a private equity firm.
Representation of an international food processing company in the sale of its U.S. potato processing subsidiary.
Representation of a public company's financial subsidiary in the capital investment of a baked goods supply, processing and distribution company.
Sale of the largest online tie and clothing accessories company to a private equity firm.
Representation of a private equity firm in the capital investment in a hospital/medical facilities company.
Representation of a private equity firm in the acquisition of a national insurance agency company.
Representation of a private equity firm in the proposed acquisition of a national insurance surety company.
Representation of a private equity firm in the capital investment in a glass manufacturing company.
Representation of a private equity firm in the capital investment in a medical care provider company.
Represented a private equity firm in the sale of an ancillary vehicle protection products and services company to a private equity firm.
Represented a private equity fund in the sale of a leading provider of vehicle service contracts.
Representation of a private equity firm and its portfolio company in the sale of the portfolio company’s software subsidiary to a software and technology company.
Representation of a private equity firm in the acquisition of a national insurance claims company.
Representation of a private equity firm in the acquisition of an entertainment production company.
Representation of a private equity firm in the acquisition of the assets of an armored car company out of bankruptcy.
Representation of a private equity firm in the proposed acquisition of a national insurance casualty company.
Representation of a private equity firm in the multi-billion dollar acquisition of an automobile component business.
Representation of a private equity firm and its portfolio company in the sale of a number of the portfolio company's subsidiaries in the container and logistics industries to an international private equity firm.
Representation of a public medical device manufacturing company in its proposed multibillion dollar merger of another public medical device and instrument manufacturing company.
Representation of an international logistics, processing and data processing holding company in its proposed sale to strategic and private equity buyers.
Representation of an international company in the proposed acquisition of the assets of a U.S. based plastics and synthetics resin manufacturer out of bankruptcy.
Representation of a home goods retailer in the proposed acquisition of a furniture and entertainment goods retailer.
Represented Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in In re Giordano’s Enterprises, Inc. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.).
Represented chapter 7 trustee of Knight-Celotex, LLC, an $80 million building supply manufacturer, in its liquidation proceedings before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Representation of a public company and its subsidiaries in the proposed sale of several non-U.S. based utility subsidiaries and divisions.
Representation of a private equity firm in the proposed capital investment in an insurance brokerage company.
Representation of a private equity firm in the proposed acquisition of a movie theater company.
Representation of a private equity firm in the proposed capital investment in a regional insurance agency company.
Advise private equity firm on the board, management and officer structure of thirty-nine portfolio companies under its management.
Advise equity holders of an international container and logistics company on the restructuring of its board of directors and business expansion initiatives.
Represent a solar energy technology company in multiple rounds of equity offerings.
Representation of an international bank, private equity firm and hedge fund in the restructuring and acquisition of a manufacturing holding company and its subsidiaries.
Represent start-up and growing companies with private placement offerings.
Represent managers in the preparation of documentation for EB-5 private placement offerings.
