Matters
- Lead attorney on sell side of a risk retention group specializing in medical malpractice with 2,500+ anesthesiologists/shareholders after a bid process. Transaction structured as a reverse triangular merger that converted from a stock structure back to a mutual insurance company structure simultaneous with closing.
- Lead attorney on contract work for the Kansas City Chiefs. Drafted and negotiated Naming Rights Agreement, Sponsorship Agreements, Concessions Agreements, Training Camp Agreement, Suite Agreements and Vendor Agreements.
- Lead attorney on multiple insurance agency acquisitions for the world’s largest independent insurance brokerage.
- Lead attorney for due diligence teams on multiple acquisitions and divestitures for national hospital system, including a transaction resulting in a newly branded non-profit corporation with a footprint in 21 states with over 140 hospitals and over 700 other care sites.
- Lead M&A attorney in the sale of a jewelry store chain through the first pre-packaged bankruptcy in the United State Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri. The pre-packaged transaction fell through resulting in a sale pursuant to an auction process overseen by the Bankruptcy Court.
- Lead attorney on the acquisition of numerous DirecTV Franchise/contract rights throughout the country in a “roll up” strategy.
- Represented Sprint Corporation in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in auction process to acquire spectrum rights in Worldcom bankruptcy.
- Represented the newly formed University of Kansas Hospital Authority after enabling legislation was passed to separate the KU Hospital from the Kansas Regents System.
- Represented the Unsecured Creditors Committee in the largest bankruptcy case filed in the State of Kansas at the time related to a trucking company with over $1 billion in liabilities, including union multiemployer pension plan withdrawal liabilities. Drafted and negotiated the Plan of Reorganization that resulted in a 130% payment to unsecured creditors and an additional $50+ million distribution to the parent company.
- Represented a French company in the acquisition of two domestic insurance companies to gain entrance into this country’s insurance market, including the filing and approval of Form A’s related to the transaction.
