Generation and Energy Services

Represented the financial advisor to the purchaser in the privatization of certain Albanian oil and gas properties, principally three oil and gas exploration and development sites. Our client was an offshore advisor that was knowledgeable with respect to governmental processes and procedures in Albania. The purchaser was a U.S.-based small cap public company. The client’s advisory compensation package was structured as a combination of cash and securities of the purchaser and provided for compensation for future, as well as current, services, in excess of $20,000,000. As a result and among other aspects, we advised our client on issues relating to compliance with U.S. securities laws.

Led investigation into and provided counsel and coordination for response to theft of trade secrets from a multi-national oil equipment manufacturing corporation, where theft originated in eleven countries.

Won award of specific performance regarding option to buy oil producing property and leases in downtown Los Angeles following arbitration hearing.

Represented lenders, investors, and/or other creditors and interested parties in the Chapter 11 cases of: Calpine Corporation (utilities), WorldCom (telecommunications), Exide Technologies (manufacturing), Dana Corp (automotive), Bally Total Fitness (health clubs), Refco (financial services), Pliant Corp (packaging), Nellson Nutraceutical (health foods), Advanced Marketing/Publishers Group (book distributing/publishing), Earth Biofuels Inc. (alternative fuels), American Home Mortgage (financial services), KB Toys (retail), Marcel Paper Mills (paper manufacturing), Bayonne Medical Center (healthcare), Barnert Hospital (healthcare), DOBI Medical (healthcare), Kara Homes (real estate), Solomon Dwek (real estate), New Jersey Affordable Homes (real estate), Rockaway Bedding (retail), Levitz Furniture (retail), Jazz Photo Group (retail), Kiwi and UAL Airlines (airline industry).

Represented Lehman Brothers in an IPO of H-Power, Inc., a fuel cell development and manufacturing company.

Represented Cardinal Wireline Services, Inc. in connection with its initial acquisition and three add-on acquisitions until its $110M sale to Superior Energy, Inc. (NYSE).

Represented ZBB Energy, Inc. (now EnSync, Inc.), a company specializing in renewable energy, in its $20M IPO.

Represented a Latin American joint venture in two ICC arbitrations regarding a construction dispute in an EPC contract related to a hydroelectric power plant project.

Represented Hess Corporation in the US$2.8bn sale of its retail business to Speedway.

Represented BrightNight LLC in its US$500m sale of preferred equity and warrants to affiliates of Global Infrastructure Partners.

Represented TonenGeneral Sekiyu in its combination with JX Group.