eBay: Represent eBay in cross-jurisdictional regulatory matters.

Men’s Wearhouse: Represented The Men’s Wearhouse in its acquisition of Jos. A. Bank.

Rexel: Represent Rexel in acquisitions and antitrust issues across Europe.

Brookfield/General Growth Properties: Represented Brookfield in the chapter 11 cases of General Growth Properties, a $30 billion REIT and the second-largest mall operator in the U.S., in its capacity as an initial DIP lender and plan funder. A Brookfield-led consortium and other add-on investors invested significant equity capital in General Growth to fund a standalone recapitalization of the debtor and also received, as bid protections, very favorable and ultimately highly profitable warrants.

Brooks Fashion Stores, Inc.: Represented Brooks, a retail chain with approximately 530 mall-based stores offering moderately priced women’s clothes and accessories, and certain of its affiliates in chapter 11 cases in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Glansaol Holdings, Inc.: Represented prestige beauty and personal care company Glansaol Holdings and certain of its affiliates in their chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The company simultaneously filed a motion seeking court authority to sell substantially all of its assets to AS Beauty LLC as a going concern.  

Hechinger Company: Represented Hechinger Company, the third largest home improvement chain, in all aspects of chapter 11 litigation, including claims objections, adversary proceedings to recover preferences and to compel turnover of estate property, contested matters concerning assumption and assignment of real estate leases, as well as all other matters of estate administration.

HLD and Filorga/Lazartigue Group: Represented HLD and Filorga on the acquisition of the Lazartigue Group. The acquisition was made pursuant to a continuation plan, providing for the repayment of the group’s outstanding indebtedness and significant investment to support its turnaround, while enabling the preservation of all jobs. 

The Leslie Fay Companies: Represented major creditors or creditors' committee members in the chapter 11 case of the designer and manufacturer of moderately priced women’s clothing for older women.

Petrie Retail: Represented the women’s clothing store chain in chapter 11 proceedings.

Spiegel Holdings, Inc.: Represented the apparel and home furnishings marketer (catalogs, specialty retail, outlet stores and e-commerce sites) as largest creditor and equity holder in the Spiegel chapter 11 case.

Vivarte: Represented members of the ad hoc lender committee and anchor investors as part of the financial restructuring of the French fashion retailer Vivarte, marking the largest-ever fully consensual lender-led financial restructuring in France.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: Represented Wal-Mart in various bankruptcy, real estate, environmental and litigation matters.

Woodward & Lothrop Holdings, Inc.: Represented the department store chain in chapter 11 proceedings.

Abercrombie & Fitch: Senior executive/executive team representation.

Burberry plc: Represented the senior executive/ executive team.

The Children’s Place: Represented senior executive in connection with employment matters.

Reebok: Provided senior executive representation in connection with employment matters.

Carters, Inc.: Counsel to the trusted children’s clothing brand in connection with internal investigations relating to accounting and financial reporting practices and related SEC or DOJ investigations.

Footstar, Inc. Securities Litigation: Represented defendant accounting firm in $65 million securities class actions, shareholder derivative litigation, and bankruptcy litigation arising out of accounting issues at shoe retailer Footstar.

Francesca’s Holdings Corp. Securities Litigation: Successfully represented Goldman, Sachs & Co. and several other underwriters in the Francesca’s Holdings Corp. Securities Litigation. The Southern District of New York dismissed all of Plaintiff’s claims brought under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Exchange Act of 1934

Hudson's Bay Company/Saks International: Represented Hudson's Bay in multi-forum shareholder litigation arising out of the Canadian retailer's $2.9 billion cross-border acquisition.

Just For Feet Securities Litigation: Represented defendant accounting firm in $1.1 billion securities class actions, Alabama state court proceedings, bankruptcy trustee litigation, and parallel SEC and Department of Justice investigations arising out of accounting issues at shoe and sportswear retailer Just For Feet.

Kenneth Cole, Kenneth Cole Productions:  Obtained a victory for Kenneth Cole in case challenging going-private deal. Dismissing complaint in its entirety, and applying the business judgment rule, the court held that a controlling stockholder may act in its own economic interest in a going-private transaction.

Peter J. Solomon Company/American Greetings; Cost Plus, Inc.: Represented financial advisor Peter J. Solomon Company in connection with shareholder litigation following announcement of the management buyout of American Greetings Corporation; and Cost Plus Inc.'s acquisition by Bed, Bath & Beyond, Inc.

Swatch Group Management Services v. Bloomberg: Obtained victory for Bloomberg, court affirmed S.D.N.Y. ruling that “fair use” exemptions protect Bloomberg from allegations that it violated federal copyright law.

Zavala v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: Obtained decertification of a nationwide Fair Labor Standards Act putative class action and dismissal of RICO and false imprisonment claims against Wal-Mart in federal trial court, as well as an affirmance in the U.S. Court of Appeals.

3i/Amor Group/Gilde Buy Out Partners: Represented 3i in its sale of Amor Group, the German market leader for affordable precious jewelry, to Gilde Buy Out Partners.

3i/Christ: Represented 3i in its acquisition of a majority stake in leading German jewelry and watch retailer Christ.

A.S.Adventure Group/McTREK: Represented A.S.Adventure Group, a portfolio company of PAI Partners, in its agreement to acquire McTREK from YEAH! AG.

Bregal Freshstream/Radley: Represented Bregal Freshstream in its acquisition of iconic British handbag and accessories brand Radley.

CEPL/ID Logistics: Advised CEPL shareholder Arcapita in the contemplated restructuring and subsequent sale of CEPL, a provider of automated solutions for retail order fulfillment, to ID Logistics, a contract logistics specialist company.  The firm’s work was recognized in 2014 by Option Finance as “M&A Deal of the Year.”

CommerceHub: Represented financial advisor Evercore on the $1.1 billion acquisition of CommerceHub, Inc. by GTCR and Sycamore Partners. 

Converse, Inc.: Involved in the sale of Converse, the sneaker company.

Dolce Vita Holdings, Inc./Steve Madden: Represented Dolce Vita Holdings, Inc., a privately held footwear company, in its acquisition by Steve Madden, a leading designer and marketer of footwear and accessories.

EQT/Avenso/LUMAS: Represented EQT Mid Market fund in its agreement to sell Avenso GmbH, a market-leading multichannel player for affordable museum grade wall art to LUMAS Art Editions GmbH as well as Avenso GmbH in its divestiture of WhiteWall to CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA.

EQT Expansion Capital II/Internetstores Holding GmbH: Represented EQT Expansion Capital II in the sale of Internetstores Holding GmbH to SIGNA Retail.  

Generation Investment Management/Unilever: Represented Generation Investment Management, a Seventh Generation shareholder, in connection with Seventh Generation’s acquisition by Unilever.

Glansaol/Laura Geller/Julep/Clark's Botanicals: Represented Glansaol, a newly launched prestige beauty and personal care company, its acquisition of three brands: Laura Geller, Julep and Clark's Botanicals.

GSO Capital Partners: Represented GSO Capital, one of the largest credit-focused alternative asset managers in the world and a lending affiliate of The Blackstone Group, in the arrangement of a $550 million second lien secured term loan facility to finance, in part, the acquisition of Belk, Inc. by private equity sponsor Sycamore Partners for approximately $2.7 billion.

Hudson’s Bay Company: Represented Hudson’s Bay Company, the Canadian owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor and other leading department stores in the following:

• its €2.82 billion cross-border deal to acquire German department store chain Galeria Kaufhof, Galeria Inno (Belgian subsidiary) and Sportarena from METRO AG.
• its $250 million acquisition of leading online shopping destination Gilt.
• a series of strategic transactions, including (i) an equity investment by Rhône Capital of $500 million in the form of 8-year mandatory convertible preferred shares, initially convertible into HBC’s Common Shares at $9.82 per share, (ii) its agreement to sell the Lord & Taylor Fifth Avenue building to WeWork Property Advisors in a transaction valued at $850 million, and (iii) agreements with WeWork to lease retail space within select HBC department stores, including Galeria Kaufhof in Frankfurt (named “Private Equity Deal of the Year” at the 2018 IFLR Americas Awards).
• its agreement with SIGNA Retail Holdings to combine HBC Europe with Germany’s Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH, creating Germany’s leading retailer with annual revenue in excess of €5 billion, and the sale to SIGNA of 50% of HBC’s German real estate assets to form a 50-50 real estate joint venture valued at €3.25 billion.
• the formation of HBS Global Properties, a real estate-focused joint venture with Simon Property Group valued at $1.8 billion, and in its subsequent sales of $533 million and $50 million of its equity in HBS.

Jones Apparel Group: Advised Jones, a global designer, marketer and manufacturer of over 35 clothing, footwear and accessories brands, including Anne Klein, Jones New York, Gloria Vanderbilt, Kasper, Evan-Picone and l.e.i., among many others, on its public offering of 4.5 million shares of common stock.

Lagardère Travel Retail/Hojeij Branded Foods (HBF): Represented French airport shop operator Lagardère Travel Retail in its $330 million acquisition of HBF, a leading foodservice travel retailer in North America, creating the third largest player in the North American travel retail and foodservice Industry.  

Lagardère Travel Retail/Paradies: Represented Lagardère Travel Retail in its $530 million agreement to acquire Paradies, a leading airport travel retailer in North America, from private equity firm Freeman Spogli & Co, the Paradies family and other shareholders, creating the second-largest travel retailer in North America.

Men’s Wearhouse/Jos. A Bank: Represented The Men's Wearhouse in its acquisition of men’s retailer Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. for $1.8 billion. The deal, which ended a six-month merger battle, resulted in a combined company that has more than 1,700 stores in the U.S., with approximately 26,000 employees.

Quelle Neckermann: Represented the German catalog retailer of fashion, furniture and arts in the takeover of its cargo and heavy consumer goods logistics by a subsidiary of Deutsche Post AG.

The Sterling Group/Liqui-Box: Represented The Sterling Group in its sale of Liqui-Box Corporation to funds managed by Olympus Partners. 

Waterland Private Equity/ PREMIUM Group/Clarion Events: Represented Waterland Private Equity in its acquisition and later disposition of shares of PREMIUM group, a leading European fashion show organizer, to Clarion Events.

Hudson’s Bay Company: Represented Hudson’s Bay Company in a $400 million mortgage refinancing of the Lord & Taylor flagship property in New York City.

Hudson’s Bay: Represented Hudson’s Bay Company on its secured $1.9 billion global ABL revolving credit facility

Insight Venture Partners: Advised on secured financing for its $624 million acquisition of Diligent Corporation

Men’s Wearhouse: Advised the Board of Directors of specialty retailer of men's apparel Men’s Wearhouse in termination of Executive Chairman George Zimmer.

Swatch Group Management Services v. Bloomberg: Obtained victory for Bloomberg, court affirmed S.D.N.Y. ruling that “fair use” exemptions protect Bloomberg from allegations that it violated federal copyright law.

WP Glimcher: Represented WP Glimcher, a premier retail real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in the ownership, management and development of shopping centers, in a new 5-year, $500 million term loan. The company used the proceeds to fully repay the remainder of its outstanding bridge loan that was used to finance its acquisition of Glimcher Realty Trust and for other general corporate purposes.