John A. St. Clair has:
• Represented technology companies from incorporation through private capital funding transactions, IPOs and M&A exits.
• Advised foreign companies about legal risks and strategies in starting and expanding their U.S. business.
• Advised foreign corporations regarding contractual and statutory rights as shareholder and contractual counterparty of U.S. public and private corporations.
• Advised boards of directors in capital transactions where companies’ continued existence was at stake, including, for example, recapitalization to cancel floating rate preferred stock, use of “poison pill” defense, and replying to unsolicited takeovers.
• Advised foreign buyers throughout process of acquiring U.S. companies and communicating an understanding of the legal and business reasons why some U.S. acquisitions succeed and others fail.
• Advised boards of directors and special committees regarding fiduciary duties and corporate strategies in numerous situations.
• Represented technology companies in connection with Intellectual Property licenses and technology development strategies and agreements.
• Represented private companies in connection with shareholder agreements, employment and consulting agreements, financing structures and corporate governance matters.
• Represented technology companies from incorporation through private capital funding transactions, IPOs and M&A exits.
• Advised foreign companies about legal risks and strategies in starting and expanding their U.S. business.
• Advised foreign corporations regarding contractual and statutory rights as shareholder and contractual counterparty of U.S. public and private corporations.
• Advised boards of directors in capital transactions where companies’ continued existence was at stake, including, for example, recapitalization to cancel floating rate preferred stock, use of “poison pill” defense, and replying to unsolicited takeovers.
• Advised foreign buyers throughout process of acquiring U.S. companies and communicating an understanding of the legal and business reasons why some U.S. acquisitions succeed and others fail.
• Advised boards of directors and special committees regarding fiduciary duties and corporate strategies in numerous situations.
• Represented technology companies in connection with Intellectual Property licenses and technology development strategies and agreements.
• Represented private companies in connection with shareholder agreements, employment and consulting agreements, financing structures and corporate governance matters.
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