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John Carney Chairs and Speaks, Jimmy Fokas Speaks at PLI Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2025

Webinar Series: Transforming Legacy Management Experience

Rebecca Schrote Presents on APEX Depositions at Columbus Bar Association CLE Session

To Help the New Administration Help Your Industry, You Need an Agency Strategy (Real Estate Finance Journal)

Al previously served as Chairman of the Cleveland office and a member of the Policy Committee, which is the governing body of BakerHostetler. He is listed in <em>The Best Lawyers in America®</em> and holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

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J.D., Harvard Law School, 1977

MBA, Harvard Business School, 1977

B.A., Harvard College, 1973

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<li>The Legal 500 United States
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<li>Recommended in Real Estate (2019)</li>
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<li><em>The Best Lawyers in America®</em>
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<li>Ohio: Corporate Law (1999 to 2025)</li>
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<li>Ohio &#8220;Super Lawyer&#8221; (2004 to 2017)</li>
<li>Martindale-Hubbell: AV Preeminent</li>
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BakerHostetler guides client to $700 million financial closing for tech-forward steel recycling mill

Hundreds of BakerHostetler Attorneys Honored as 2023 Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch and Lawyers of the Year

191 BakerHostetler Attorneys Named in 2022 “Best Lawyers” List; 10 Recognized as “Lawyer of the Year”

BakerHostetler Attorneys Make Significant Gains in The Legal 500 Annual Guide

150 BakerHostetler Attorneys Named 2016 Super Lawyers; 91 Named Rising Stars

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<li>As lead lawyer, has represented 12 issuers, including five real estate investment trusts, in connection with their initial public offerings (IPOs). The real estate investment trust IPOs included the roll-up of numerous limited partnerships to form the public companies.</li>
<li>Has served as general outside counsel to two public funds and eight public companies.</li>
<li>Has served as a director of seven public companies, and has chaired three nominating and governance committees, three compensation committees and one audit committee. Has been involved in all aspects of corporate governance, including matters relating to shareholder advocacy and litigation involving directors.</li>
<li>Has acted as the engagement partner in connection with public offerings of more than $25 billion of various securities, including common stock, various debt obligations and perpetual preferred stock.</li>
<li>Has served as lead regional counsel to one of the nation&#8217;s largest banks. Prepared and negotiated various agented and single-bank secured and unsecured credit facilities aggregating in excess of $150 billion, including international financings, derivatives, credit enhancements and collateral agreements.</li>
<li>Has participated as lead company counsel in &#8220;greenfield&#8221; project financings in the steel industry aggregating more than $4 billion, including the 2009 international project financing transaction of the year. Has negotiated senior and subordinated credit arrangements, supply contracts, power contracts and various forms of equity arrangements.</li>
<li>Has represented private equity providers and recipients in numerous transactions.</li>
<li>Has represented buyers and sellers in numerous mergers and acquisitions, including a $7 billion public company to public company merger.</li>
<li>Has acted as bond counsel in connection with the first compound interest bond issued to finance low-income housing; has acted as underwriter&#8217;s counsel in the first &#8220;senior/subordinated&#8221; securitization rated by Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s; and has acted as issuer&#8217;s counsel in the first letter of credit-enhanced grantor trust securities offering.</li>
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