JD, cum laude, New York University School of Law, 2002
BA, with distinction, Cornell University, 1999

• New York State Bar

• Represented Rockwell Automation, Inc. in:
  • the spin-off of its Rockwell Collins, Inc. avionics and communications business to its shareholders;
  • the divestitures of its Power Systems business and interests in Rockwell Scientific Company LLC;
  • its acquisitions of Maverick Technologies, Jacobs Automation, Inc. and Pavilion Technologies, Inc.; and
  • its $1 billion million registered public debt offering comprised of $425 million of notes due 2029 and $575 million of notes due 2049, its $600 million registered public debt offering comprised of $300 million of notes due 2020 and $300 million of notes due 2025, and $500 million registered public debt offering comprised of $250 million of notes due 2017 and $250 million of debentures due 2037.
• Represented Rockwell Collins, Inc. in:
  • its acquisition of ARINC Incorporated, Blue Ridge Simulation, Inc., Computing Technologies for Aviation, Inc., Air Routing International and related companies, DataPath, Inc., Athena Technologies, Inc., Information Technology & Applications Corporation and the simulations business of Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation;
  • the divestitures of its satellite communications business, ARINC Industry Activities business, Rollmet business, its electromechanical systems business, its SMR Technologies business, its in-flight entertainment business and interests in Rockwell Scientific Company LLC; and
  • its $300 million registered public offering of notes due 2019.
• Represented Enel Green Power in its sale of an 80 percent stake of a 1.8 GW portfolio comprising eight renewable energy projects in Mexico, and in the formation of a related joint venture.
• Represented Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC in its $1 billion acquisition of conventional power generation assets in Louisiana and Texas from NRG.
• Represented World Fuel Services Corporation in:
  • its acquisition of the aviation fueling operations of Exxon Mobil at approximately 80 airports in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France, Australia and New Zealand;
  • its acquisitions of PAPCO, Inc., Associate Petroleum Products, Inc., Colt International, LLC, Ascent Aviation Group, Inc., Western Petroleum Company and substantially all the assets of Multi Service Corporation;
  • the formation of its DPTS Marketing, LLC joint venture; and
  • the divestiture of its interests in Dakota Petroleum Transport Solutions, LLC, DPTS Marketing, LLC and DPTS Sand, LLC.
• Represented Ullico Inc. in:
  • its investment in two separate portfolios of solar and wind power generation assets owned by D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments, and in the formation of two related joint ventures;
  • its acquisition a portfolio of four solar projects in Canada from DIF Infrastructure III and a separate portfolio  of four solar projects in Canada from BlackRock Real Assets; and
  • its acquisition of a minority stake in Southern Star Central Corporation, which owns an approximately 6,000 miles of natural gas transmission pipeline in the Midwest and Mid-Continent regions of the United States, and in the formation of a related joint venture.
• Represented First Reserve in its equity investment in the Lackawanna Energy Center, an approximately 1,485 MW gas-fired power project located in Pennsylvania developed in partnership with Invenergy LLC, and in the formation of a related joint venture.
• Represented Gainesville Renewable Energy Center, LLC in its $750 million sale of the approximately 102.5 MW biomass electricity generating facility located in the City of Gainesville, Florida.
• Represented Eagle Creek Renewable Energy in:
  • its acquisitions of portfolios of hydroelectric power generation facilities from Verso Corporation and Algonquin Power and of North American Hydro Holdings LLC; and
  • its $100 million equity financing.
• Represented Conduit Capital Partners LLC in:
  • its divestiture of its 55% ownership in Pedregal, a 55MW diesel plant based in Pacora, Panama, and 100% interest in Jamaica Energy Partners and West Kingston Power Partners, which collectively operate three diesel plants that supply 30% of the electricity on the island of Jamaica;
  • in the $90 million sale, along with a co-investor, of a hydroelectric power plant in Mexico; and
  • in the sale, along with two co-investors, of a wind project in Mexico.
• Represented Meritor, Inc. in:
  • the divestiture of its Purolator filters business;
  • its $200 million Rule 144A private offering of convertible senior notes due 2027;
  • its registered public offering of $250 million notes due 2012 and 19,952,500 shares of common stock; and
  • its tender offers to purchase up to $175 million of its notes due 2012.
• Represented The Boeing Company in the organization of United Space Alliance, L.L.C., a 50/50 joint venture with Lockheed Martin Corporation that owns and operates their former US government expendable rocket-launch vehicle businesses.
• Represented Fortune Brand, Inc. in its sale of its Titleist golf business for $1.225 Billion.
• Represented the initial purchasers in the $1.25 billion Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of senior secured notes by FLNG Liquefaction 2, LLC.
• Represented the initial purchasers in the $1.075 billion Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of senior secured notes by Ruby Pipeline, L.L.C.
• Represented Ormat Technologies, Inc. in the sale of the Heber Solar project in Imperial County, California.
• Represented Riverstone Holdings LLC in the organization of AES Solar Energy, Ltd., a billion dollar joint venture with The AES Corporation to develop a global platform of utility-scale solar photovoltaic projects.
• Represented Grupo T-Solar in the acquisition of a solar photovoltaic power generation project in Imperial County, California.
• Represented Wolfensohn Fund Management in a joint venture with GE Energy to develop wind projects in Eastern Europe.
• Represented an investment bank in the acquisition of tax equity interests in wind projects in Missouri and Washington.
• Represented a private equity fund in the acquisition of a hydroelectric generation facility in Mexico and in the formation of the related joint venture.
• Represented Demica in connection with two equity raises.
• Represented Beam Inc. in:
  • its $600 million registered public debt offering comprised of $300 million of notes due 2017 and $300 million of notes due 2022 and its $500 million registered public debt offering comprised $250 million of notes due 2018 and $250 million of notes due 2023; and
  • its tender offer to purchase €500 million of its public debt.
• Represented CA, Inc. in its acquisition of 4Base Technology, Inc.
• Represented Conexant Systems, Inc. in:
  • its public company merger with GlobespanVirata, Inc.;
  • the spin-off of its Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Internet infrastructure business to its shareholders.; and
  • its $250 million Rule 144A private offering of convertible subordinated notes due 2026,
• Represented GLG Partners, Inc. in its $228.5 million Rule 144A private offering of convertible subordinated notes due 2014.

• BTI Client Service All-Star, The BTI Consulting Group, Inc., 2021
• Legal 500 US, Recommended Lawyer, M&A / Corporate and Commercial - M&A: middle-market (US$500m-999m), The Legal 500, 2018 – 2023
• Legal 500 US, Recommended Lawyer, Energy: Renewable / Alternative Power, The Legal 500, 2018– 2021
• Legal 500 US, Next Generation Lawyer, M&A / Corporate and Commercial - M&A: middle-market (US$500m-999m), The Legal 500, 2018 – 2023
• IFLR1000 – United States, Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, 2018 – 2021

• "SEC Issues Order for Partial Stay of Conflict Minerals Rules," Client Alert, May 5, 2014
• "SEC Issues Guidance on Conflict Minerals Rules," Client Alert, April 30, 2014
• "U.S. Court of Appeals Issues Ruling in Conflict Minerals Case," Client Alert, April 21, 2014
• "Rights Plan in a New Era: Recent Drafting Trends," Bloomberg Law Reports, March 12, 2012
• Co-author, "How the US Financial Bailout Works, Infrastructure Journal," October 15, 2008
• "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008: The U.S. Government's Attempt to Rescue the Financial Industry," Client Alert, October 2008
• "SEC Proposes Amendments to Executive Compensation and Related Party Disclosure Rules," Client Alert, February 21, 2006
• "SEC Proposes Internet Availability of Proxy Materials," Client Alert, December 21, 2005
• "SEC Adopts Major Securities Offering Reforms," Client Alert, July 29, 2005
• Co-author, "SEC Adopts Final Rules Restricting Insider Trading During Pension Fund Blackout Periods," Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, May 2003