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     JW represents ST Financial Group in strategic acquisition           JW represents ST Financial Group in $22 million stock offering           JW represents Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. in its acquisition of Equifax Settlement Services           JW represents Prophet Equity in its acquisition of Hatch Stamping Company           JW represents Pernix Therapeutics in $25 million acquisition deal           JW represents Darling Homes in acquisition by Taylor Morrison           JW represents Buffalo Studios in sale of leading Facebook game Bingo Blitz           JW represents NuStar Energy in $115 million refinery sale           JW represents Select Milk Producers in joint venture with The Coca-Cola Company           JW represents U.S. Home Systems in sale to The Home Depot           JW represents QSpex Technologies in $6 million venture debt deal           JW represents Zachry Holdings in acquisition of JV Industrial           JW represents Repros Therapeutics in $23.6 million PIPE financing           JW represents Timberline Knolls in sale to Acadia Healthcare           JW advises J.B. Poindexter on $25 million 9.0% senior note tack-on offering           JW represents Neohydro Corp. in strategic partnership agreement           JW represents QSpex Technologies, Inc. in a $20.5 million equity investment           JW advises international investor group in formation of a private jet fixed-based operator facility at the San Antonio International Airport           JW represents a mezzanine lender in a $12.5 million financing of the development of oil and gas properties in the Eagleford shale           JW represents ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (ATPG) in $155 million incremental increase to its existing $210 million syndicated first lien credit agreement           JW represents a U.S. natural gas/NGL producer in a $900 million project to fund/construct the largest integrated midstream service complex for gathering/fractionation in Eastern Ohio (Utica Shale)           JW represents PMB Helin Donovan in the acquisition of Vink Teague & Associates           JW represents a U.S.-based company in the $100 million purchase of a Colombian educational institute           JW represents Spirit of Texas Bank in its acquisition of 3 branches from Texas Community Bank           JW represents Integrity Bank in its holding company reorganization           JW represents privately held client in a $650 million unsecured lending transaction           JW closes the purchase of a U.S. software company for an India company           JW represents GlobalSCAPE (NYSE Amex: GSB) in the $17 million acquisition of mobile file sharing innovator TappIn, Inc.           JW represents Zachry Nuclear Engineering Inc. in its purchase of nuclear software engineering company Numerical Applications Inc.          JW closes the purchase of a multi-site educational institute in Paraguay for a U.S.-based company         JW represents Exelon Corporation in its successful $305 million acquisition of the Wolf Hollow power plant         JW represents Red Oak Water Transfer, Inc. in combination with four other companies to form industry leader to have annual revenues of $800 million         JW represents Cadence Financial Corporation (CADE) in the sale of the company and bank to Community Bancorp LLC         JW represents semiconductor processor verification software company in its merger with publicly held microprocessor company         JW represents ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (ATPG) in public offering of convertible perpetual preferred stock with liquidation preference of $172.5 million         JW represents Abraxas Petroleum Corporation (AXAS) in $100 million stock offering          JW represents commercial food services company in $84 million acquisition          JW represents institutional investors in over $2 billion aggregate commitments to private equity funds          JW represents ATP Oil and Gas Corporation (ATPG) in its $1.5 billion secured high yield debt offering          JW represents HealthTronics, Inc. (HTRN) in $250 million sale by tender offer          JW represents NuStar Energy L.P. (NS) in $45 million stock purchase acquisition          JW represents a fund of funds with over $6 billion under management in purchases of fund interests          JW represents Royal Holdings Services Ltd. (RHSL) in $41 million stock purchase          JW represents student loan servicing company in $20 million stock sale          JW represents Abraxas Petroleum Corporation (AXAS) in the formation of a joint venture to develop acreage in the Eagle Ford Shale          JW represents seller in $82 million sale of a renewable energy company          JW represents private equity investment fund in $27 million private equity offering          JW represents GlobalSCAPE, Inc. (GSB) in venture capital investment in a whitelisting application company

 

At Jackson Walker, we have the experience and knowledge necessary to assist our clients with virtually any type of corporate transaction. Our experience spans the spectrum from emerging business agreements to IPOs and public company representation. Our approach is to treat the needs of each client as unique and to help our clients resolve issues in the most practical and efficient manner possible. We have great trust and respect for each member of our practice group, and we carry that trust and respect into each client relationship.

Our client-centric approach is guided by the perspective we have gained by the experience of some members of our practice group as general counsel or in-house lawyers for domestic and international corporations. Our client-side experience, combined with our extensive experience as outside counsel to a wide variety of clients, has provided us with the tools necessary to deliver our clients exceptional counsel.

In the course of our practice, we routinely advise clients with:


Our experience enables us to assist diverse types of clients with wide-ranging needs in a variety of industries and stages of development. We represent corporations, partnerships and trusts. We represent clients that are privately held as well as those whose securities are traded on all major stock exchanges. And our clients are engaged in a broad array of industries, including:

  • Energy and alternative energy production
  • Health care
  • Computer and technology businesses
  • Telecommunications
  • Insurance, finance and related services
  • Restaurant and retail
  • Manufacturing


Our clients can have confidence that, no matter the issue, we have the knowledge and experience to help them address it.

SPOTLIGHT

Emerging Company Program

The JW Emerging Company Program allows entrepreneurs an opportunity to work with skilled attorneys who have spent their careers supporting their clients' growth and similarly situated entrepreneurs. The JW Team focuses on serving the legal needs of start-up companies in every industry.We will review your business plan, learn your business and be a resource for your leadership. We will be with you each step of the way from the seed of the idea to a fully funded operational organization.

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So You Want To Be Public

An IPO inevitably brings about significant changes to a company, its employees, the risks it is subject to and its growth prospects. It is important for a company considering going public to understand the IPO process in order to be prepared for an IPO and being a public company. Jackson Walker is uniquely situated to counsel companies and their boards in making the decision to go public and navigate the IPO minefield and in dealing with their reporting and compliance obligations thereafter.

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Public Companies and Securities

Legal regulations for public companies have never been more complex. At Jackson Walker, we have the experience and deep knowledge to handle the full spectrum of legal issues faced by public companies. We act as partners with our clients to provide uniquely tailored and highly responsive service. We also are attuned to the budgetary concerns faced by many public companies during difficult economic times and in an increasingly expensive regulatory environment.

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Recent e-Alerts and Articles:

DOJ and SEC Release Much-Anticipated Guidance on FCPA

by Robert Soza and Orlando Segura
In recent years, corporations in the U.S. and around the world have seen record levels of enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"), resulting in billions of dollars of civil judgments and numerous criminal convictions against both corporations and individuals. On November 14, 2012, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") published long-awaited guidance on their interpretation of the law.
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