Represented an international energy company in a multi-party acquisition of natural gas assets in Turkey with an aggregate value of approximately $150 million (involving eight foreign jurisdictions).
Represented a life sciences start-up company in its series A financing.
Represented an international energy company in its acquisition of multiple companies with oil and gas assets in Morocco, Bulgaria, and Turkey.
Represented a food company in its acquisition of a poultry-processing company for $28 million.
Represented a national retailer in a series of secured and unsecured loans in the aggregate amount of $144 million.
Represented an investment group in its investment in an online used car sale company.
Represented an international real estate developer in its acquisition of an assisted living brand company.
Represented an international party supplies manufacturer in its acquisition of a party supplies company in Texas.
Represented a healthcare recruiting company and its subsidiaries in their debt refinancing with two lenders and the concurrent private placement of common stock and warrants.
Represented multiple clients in establishing their employee long-term incentive benefit plans.
Advise clients in different industries on general corporate matters, including entity formation, corporate governance, JV agreements, strategic alliance agreements, stock option plans, employment agreements, consulting agreements, and services agreements.
Serve as outside general counsel and advise clients in different industries on general corporate, employment, leasing, financing, intellectual property, commercial dispute and litigation matters.
Represented a real estate developer in $350 million construction and mezzanine loans for the development of an approximately 33-acre retail, office, hotel and residential mixed-use project in Texas.
Represented a Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed real estate conglomerate in the acquisition of nearly 3,000 acres of land in Van Alstyne and Anna, Texas for future development of a master-planned community, including CFIUS and FIRRMA analyses.
Represented a developer in the acquisition of 570 acres of land for future mixed-use development in the Austin area.
Represented an international real estate developer in the acquisition and financing of 300 acres of land for the development of a single-family residential community in North Texas.
Represented an Asian family office in its investment in a joint venture for a subdivision development project in Texas.
Represented a top Chinese private equity fund in its investment in several multifamily projects.
Represented a lot developer in the phased development of 112 acres of land and lot sales in Texas.
Represented a Chinese real estate investor in its acquisition of a $27 million retail shopping center in Minnesota.
Represented two separate U.S. sponsors in setting up multiple funds to raise Asian capital to invest in multiple multifamily projects throughout the U.S.
Represented a national private equity group's real estate division in establishing a $35 million master credit facility and the closing of multiple project loans in several states.
Represented a real estate investment group in the acquisition and financing of a portfolio of hotels (each hotel's purchase price ranging between $15 million and $25 million) located in Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina, Texas, Vermont and Virginia, and the subsequent disposition thereof.
Represented a real estate investor in the sale of a shopping center and the defeasance of a $24 million mortgage loan.
Represented an international investor in restructuring its joint venture agreement with the developer in a mixed-use project in Florida.
Represented a foreign finder in its negotiations of consultant agreements with multiple U.S. developers in raising EB-5 funds from Asian investors.
Represented various investors in their acquisition or disposition of or equity investment in a variety of multifamily, student housing, office, retail, industrial, and mixed-use projects.
Represented various real estate developers and equity investors in the negotiations of dozens of joint venture agreements in a variety of real estate projects.
Represented a Chinese industry-leader manufacturer in establishing a $300 million manufacturing facility in Tennessee, including site acquisition, negotiation of state and local governmental incentives, leasing, employment, trademark, financing, and general corporate matters.
Represented a Chinese company in its $92 million bid to acquire a promotional products company based in California.
Represented a Shanghai-based real estate developer in its $30 million acquisition of the stock of a public oil and gas company based in Houston, Texas.
Acted as U.S. counsel to a New York-based group in raising funds from Chinese investors to invest in real estate projects in the U.S.
Represented an international group with Chinese capital in developing multiple assisted living facilities throughout the U.S.
Represented a Chinese technology company in its acquisition of an offshore oil and gas engineering company based in Texas.
Represented a Chinese company in its acquisition of railroad tie technology and manufacturing facilities through public auction out of Chapter 11 federal bankruptcy proceedings.
Represented a Chinese wellness company in restructuring its joint venture with its U.S. partner and brand licensor.
Represented a U.S. private equity group in deal structuring and due diligence on a U.S. target company's wholly owned subsidiary in Ningbo, China.
Represented a private U.S. energy company in raising $17.5 million from Chinese investors to jointly acquire 85,000 acres of federal oil and gas leases in Nevada.
Represented a New York and Toronto dual-listed energy company in its negotiation of a farm-out agreement with a Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed company for oil and gas assets in Bulgaria.
Represented a U.S. renewable energy company in its negotiation of a strategic alliance agreement with a Chinese wind turbine manufacturer.
Represented a U.S. engineering company in its negotiation of a strategic alliance agreement with a Chinese LED manufacturer.
Represented a U.S. investor in its investment in a U.S. private equity fund focusing on the telecommunications, IT and energy industries in China.
Represented a U.S. apparel company in setting up a WFOE in Shanghai.
Conducted due diligence review of a US subsidiary and issued a US counsel opinion letter in connection with the Chinese parent company's IPO on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Represented numerous Chinese companies in setting up subsidiaries in the U.S.
Successfully settled a claim on behalf of an importer of LED products in connection with Section 337 investigations in front of the International Trade Commission.
Successfully defended and resolved a claim against a social shopping and e-commerce company in a Computer Fraud and Abuse Act lawsuit.
Successfully settled a patent infringement lawsuit for an electronics importer.
Successfully settled a copyright infringement lawsuit for a social shopping and e-commerce company.
Represented minority members in resolving disputes with the majority member and manager of a real estate development project in New York.
Represented an energy company in its settlement with other working interest owners with respect to certain oil and gas assets in California and Turkey.
Successfully defended a Chinese construction elevator manufacturer in two product liability lawsuits, one in Texas and the other in Missouri.
Successfully represented various clients in resolving commercial disputes in joint venture agreements or commercial contracts.