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Lead counsel to ImmuCell Corporation in $9 million public offering of common stock. ImmuCell is a growing animal health company that develops, manufactures and markets scientifically-proven and practical products that improve the health and productivity of dairy and beef cattle.
Attorneys providing indigent legal services (appointed counsel) had not received a raise in pay from the State of Maine for nearly 15 years. Representing the legal community, we worked through the budget process to secure, for the first time since 1999, an increase in appointed counsel’s rate of pay.
On behalf of a New England industrial facility, we achieved a large abatement in a property tax appeal. We represented this industrial facility in their pursuit to contest recent years' property tax assessments from a town in New Hampshire. We appealed to the town Board of Tax and Land Appeals that tax assessments from 2008-2010 were disproportionately high or unlawful, resulting in the taxpayer's responsibility for a disproportionate share of property taxes. Alternate appraisals were presented which were also corroborated by separate appraisals prepared by the NH Department of Revenue Administration. The appeal for abatement was granted and the client is due a significant refund, plus interest.
Representation of GO Lab, Inc., d/b/a TimberHP, a startup company helping to revitalize Maine’s forest products industry by repurposing a former paper mill to develop and manufacture environmentally responsible wood fiber insulation, in all aspects of the development of its business.
Helped devise and negotiate innovative project development loan and equity option agreements between a private equity fund and a renewable project developer to secure, fund and ultimately develop renewable projects.
For a large foreign-based global bank, we negotiated hundreds of ISDA master agreements, swap participation agreements, and netting and collateral arrangements. We also performed an extensive forensic analysis of the bank's potential liabilities and rights and remedies under numerous market-value and other mortgage securitization related derivatives products, which involved bankruptcy concerns and innovative risk management techniques.
When a senior level executive relocated to Maine we helped him to understand how his estate plan should change to comply with state-specific laws. We also helped to design an innovative trust structure to match the unique needs of his family.
In a very challenging regulatory environment with significant opposition, we assisted our confidential client in obtaining the necessary permits and approvals to install meteorological towers in two communities in northern New Hampshire. Our efforts included representation before town zoning, planning, and select boards and successfully defending the approvals in Superior Court.
Drafted and negotiated a variety of inter-related vendor agreements to outsource the development, hosting and maintenance of a publicly available price transparency website, securing contractual commitments with respect to cooperating with other service providers and shifting most of the risk of failed development to the vendors.
We have served as outside immigration counsel for BTS for more than 10 years, providing a broad range of immigration solutions allowing BTS to hire, retain and deploy the talent it needs for global delivery. BTS is a global professional services firm providing management consulting and business training solutions for business strategy execution, business leadership development, and sales transformation. BTS is among the leading firms in the world in the field of business strategy implementation.