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David H. Engvall

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    David Engvall advises public companies on a wide range of securities, capital markets, corporate governance, and related matters. In the capital markets area, he has handled a range of transactions, including registered and unregistered offerings of common and preferred stock, investment grade and high yield debt securities, convertible securities, and trust units. He advises companies in a number of industries. David’s transactional experience also includes equity and debt tender offers, investments and M&A transactions.

    David advises public company clients on a wide variety of disclosure, SEC compliance, transactional, and corporate governance matters. David is actively engaged in advising clients on a wide range of specific securities law topics, including executive compensation, beneficial ownership reporting, environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) reporting, and specialized disclosures such as those pertaining to conflict minerals. In the corporate governance area, he advises clients on topics such as Board committee charters, shareholder activism, management succession planning, and director independence.

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    • A Fortune 500 company in a range of public and private debt offerings, including public offerings totaling $1.9 billion of debt securities, offerings under Rule 144A totaling $1.450 billion of debt securities, and €400 million of notes in a Eurobond offering.
    • A large, publicly traded pharmaceutical company’s acquisition of a privately held company.
    • Synchrony Financial (GE Capital’s North American retail finance business) in connection with its approximately $2.95 billion initial public offering and related offerings of senior notes, and Federal Reserve Board approval as a standalone savings and loan holding company.
    • A public media technology company in a $125 million offering of convertible notes.
    • SandRidge Energy, Inc., an oil and natural gas exploration and production company, in a series of capital markets transactions raising approximately $5.5 billion of equity and debt capital.
    • For SandRidge, initial public offerings of three oil and gas royalty trusts generating approximately $1.5 billion of proceeds in the aggregate.   

    • A public biotechnology company on a range of matters including equity and debt financings, a joint venture, and corporate governance matters.   
    • Subsidiaries of Calpine Corporation in several highly structured debt offerings aggregating approximately $2.3 billion.
    • A development stage satellite company in several equity financings aggregating several hundred million dollars.
    • LIN Television Corporation in its issuance of $200 million of senior notes.
    • Freddie Mac’s tender offer for all outstanding shares of preferred stock issued by two REIT subsidiaries.
    • Spin-off of, and concurrent $200 million equity investment into, a start-up wireless telecom company.
    • Radio One, Inc. in its issuance of $200 million of senior subordinated notes.
    • Tronox Worldwide LLC in its issuance of $350 million of senior notes.
    • WCI Communities’ acquisition of Renaissance Housing.

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  • Credentials
    Education
    • Harvard Law School, J.D., 1991
        • cum laude
    • Dartmouth College, B.A., 1986
        • magna cum laude
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    • New York
    Accolades
    • Best Lawyers in America, Securities/Capital Markets (2014-2016)
    • Legal 500 US, Finance - Capital Markets (2013-2014)
    • Washington DC Super Lawyer, Securities & Corporate Finance (2013-2015)
    Previous Experience
    • Motient Corporation, Senior Vice President and General Counsel and other positions (1999-2003) 
    • U.S. Office Products Company, Company Counsel (1996-1999) 

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