Scott A. Williams
Scott A. Williams is a Member of the Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate and Business Law and Corporate Finance and Securities Practice Areas of Keevican Weiss Bauerle & Hirsch LLC.
Mr. Williams' practice is concentrated in buying and selling businesses, commercial and real estate lending, security disputes and private securities offerings, commercial transactions, business workouts, dispute resolution and general corporate law. As examples of his work, Mr. Williams has:
Represented three United States manufacturing subsidiaries of a German company in connection with the integration of such subsidiaries into an international joint venture. The joint venture, organized in the Cayman Islands and owned by the German company and a Japanese conglomerate in the same business, resulted in the creation of a single international manufacturing and distribution enterprise.
Renegotiated agreements with suppliers, utilities, transportation and warehousing providers on behalf of a supplier of additives to coal-fired electric generating plants in order to restructure the client's logistics business in a manner the exceeded its customers' supply chain requirements.
Guided an Australian telecommunications start-up enterprise in the development and negotiation of technology and marketing joint ventures with multiple competing United States telecommunications companies.
Represented a securities industry trade association in rule making and exemption application proceedings before federal and state regulatory authorities, including resulting federal litigation, and participating in drafting, negotiating and prompting proposed legislation on behalf of such trade associations.
Represented a manufacturing company in a joint acquisition of assets in a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy sale. Representation included developing and negotiating arrangements between the two purchasers; determining and implementing bidding strategy; documenting and negotiating the financing of the acquisition through a combination of shareholder debt financing and bank financing, and completing the acquisition, including certain licensing arrangements.
Represented the purchaser of a industrial business in a two-stage acquisition in which the purchaser first acquired the operating business but only leased the physical assets of the business from the seller until certain environmental issues related to the physical assets were resolved.
Represented a securities industry trade association in rule making and exemption application proceedings before federal and state regulatory authorities, including resulting federal litigation, and participating in drafting, negotiating and prompting proposed legislation on behalf of such trade associations.
Represented a manufacturing company in a merger with a previously publicly held company owned in part by the manufacturing company's shareholders. The transaction was structured in a manner that permitted most shareholders of the target company to receive cash for their shares, while preserving significant tax benefits for the surviving company.
Represented an industrial company in connection with the restructuring of its existing indebtedness and the obtaining of new loans, including the negotiation of inter-creditor arrangements among seven secured lenders.
Represented a manufacturing company in connection with the restructuring of its obligations, including the restructuring of its bank indebtedness, the renegotiation of a collective bargaining agreement, and an out-of-court cramdown of unsecured obligations.
