Paul Woodward is an associate in our Corporate, Securities and International practices. Paul is a corporate finance and securities lawyer specializing in equity and debt capital market offerings. For over 10 years, Paul has represented global and regional investment banks and securities issuers in equity IPOs, high yield and investment-grade debt offers and other substantial capital markets transactions. Paul also advises clients on general corporate transactions, including acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures and in establishing a business in the United States.

In addition to securities offerings, Paul advises on U.S. broker-dealer regulation, compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other corporate and securities matters, including in cross-border contexts. Paul was a litigator for many years, and brings both corporate and litigation experience to bear when counseling clients, particularly smaller clients and clients new to the United States.

Before joining us in 2007, Paul was an associate in the New York and Frankfurt offices of Baker & McKenzie LLP.

Representative Transactions

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Advised Robert Bosch GmbH in U.S. aspects of its acquisition of the Rexroth Hydraulics business from Atecs Mannesmann.
• Advised Giraffe BV in the acquisition of the European printing operations of TSG Holding Corp.
• Advised Robert Bosch GmbH in the formation of a joint venture with Emerson Electric Co., in the acquisition of the joint venture of Vermont American Corporation, a manufacturer of power tool accessories, in a tender offer pursuant to a negotiated merger agreement, and in Bosch’s later purchase of Emerson’s interest in the joint venture.
• Represented a Hong Kong-based manufacturer of semiconductor components in the recapitalization of a NASDAQ-listed company in which it is a major shareholder.
• Represented a private equity fund in the acquisition from the Japan Deposit Insurance Corporation of the performing assets of a failed Japanese bank.
• Represented a major U.S. managed healthcare company in the negotiation of a tax-driven joint venture partnership with the largest South African company and an affiliate for the development of a managed care business in the Republic of South Africa.

Equity and Debt Offerings

• Acted as U.S. counsel to Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft, a German company, in connection with numerous financings, including its registered public offering of approximately DM1 billion principal amount of 5¾% Subordinated Mandatory Convertible Notes, including rights to purchase such Notes and ADNs and Deutsche Mark book-entry securities representing such Notes.
• Advised a large international beverage company, as U.S. counsel, and its subsidiaries in connection with its US$2.0 billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme and annual updates thereof and as U.S. counsel to Banco Comercial Português, S.A. in connection with annual updates of its €25.0 billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme.
• Advised TSX-listed SouthGobi Energy Resources Ltd. as U.S. counsel in its secondary listing in Hong Kong and Rule 144A offering.
• Advised Solargiga Energy Holdings Limited, a PRC-based silicon wafer manufacturer, as special U.S. counsel with respect to certain aspects of its initial public offering in Hong Kong and Rule 144A offering (US$125 million)
• Advising Anglo Chinese Corporate Finance, Limited and Cazenove Asia Limited as special U.S. counsel in the proposed initial public offering in Hong Kong and Rule 144A offering of a Hong Kong shipping company.

Admissions

• New York

Education

• Columbia Law School
  J.D., 1997, magna cum laude
• Yale University
  A.B. Engineering Sciences, 1994, summa cum lunde
  

Languages

Conversational German.