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Ari Lanin is a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's Century City office and a member of the firm's Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Private Equity and Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance practice groups. He advises companies across a wide range of industries, and also frequently works with private equity firms, investment banks and venture capital firms. Mr. Lanin focuses on public and private merger transactions, stock and asset sales, joint ventures and strategic partnerships, contests for corporate control and public and private (including Rule 144A) capital raising transactions. Mr. Lanin also advises public companies with respect to securities regulation and corporate governance matters, including periodic reporting and disclosure matters, Section 16, Rule 144, insider trading and the implementation of Rule 10b5-1(c) plans.
Representative Transactions - Mergers and Acquisitions - Platinum Equity and The Gores Group. Acquisition of Alliance Entertainment.
- Aurora Capital Group. Acquisition and subsequent merger of RecoverCare, LLC and MedaSTAT, LLC.
- Bionics Trust. Buyout of contingent consideration relating to merger agreement with Boston Scientific Corporation for $1.15 billion and related asset dispositions.
- K&F Industries Inc. Sale to Meggitt-USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Meggitt PLC for approximately $1.8 billion.
- Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. Acquisition of Silvue Technologies Group, Inc for approximately $95 million.
- Infineon Technologies AG. Acquisition of Primarion, Inc.
- Goldman, Sachs & Company. As financial advisor to Genesis Microchip, in the sale of Genesis Microchip Inc. to STMicroelectronics for a total equity value of approximately $336 million.
- Korn/Ferry International. Acquisition of Lominger Limited, Inc., Lominger Consulting and related intellectual property for approximately $25 million.
- IAC/InteractiveCorp. Joint venture with Dow Jones to offer personal finance related web services.
- Hollywood Entertainment Corporation. Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors in the sale of Hollywood Entertainment Corporation to Movie Gallery, Inc. for approximately $1.25 billion. Advised the Special Committee in connection with the successful defense against a hostile takeover attempt by Blockbuster Inc.
- Helix Medical Inc. Sale to Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership.
- PictureArts Corporation. Sale to Jupitermedia for approximately $63.2 million.
Representative Transactions – Capital Markets - Represented Douglas Dynamics, Inc. in its secondary offering of common stock.
- Represented Barclays Capital as sole underwriter in connection with MGM Resorts International's $512 million common stock offering and Tracinda Corporation's $348 million secondary common stock offering.
- Represented Douglas Dynamics, Inc. in its initial public offering.
- Represented AECOM Technology Corporation in an at-the-market equity offering of up to four million shares of common stock.
- Represented Banc of America Securities LLC as lead underwriter in connection with a $750 million 13.00% senior secured notes offering by MGM Mirage.
- Represented Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. as lead underwriter in connection with a $750 million 7.50% senior notes offering by MGM Mirage.
- Represented Barclays Capital Inc. as lead underwriter in connection with a $750 million 7.625% senior notes offering by MGM Mirage.
- Represented Banc of America Securities LLC as lead underwriter in connection with a $250 million 6.875% senior notes offering by MGM Mirage.
- Represented American Tire Distributors Holdings, Inc. in its debt exchange offer and resale.
- Represented Deutsche Bank Securities as lead underwriter in connection with $300 million 5.875% senior notes offering by MGM Mirage.
- Represented JPMorgan as lead underwriter in connection with a $450 million 5.875% senior notes offering by MGM Mirage.
- Represented Morgan Stanley as lead underwriter in connection with a $450 million 5.875% senior notes offering by MGM Mirage.
Additional Representations – Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance - Korn/Ferry International
- Virco Mfg. Corporation
- K-Swiss Inc.
- Douglas Dynamics, Inc.
- Advanced Bionics, LLC
- Sealaska Corporation
- Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
- Herbalife Ltd.
- Fluor Corporation
- ValueClick, Inc.
- Tejon Ranch Co.
- HCP, Inc.
- Amazon.com, Inc.
- AECOM Technology Corporation
- Callaway Golf Company
- Idealab
- Power-One, Inc.
Recent Publications
Mr. Lanin has authored publications and client memoranda on a variety of securities law and mergers and acquisitions related matters. - "Building a Better Insider Trading Compliance Program", published in Insights
- "Not lost in translation", published on TheDeal.com
- "SEC Staff Issues Updated Interpretive Guidance on Rule 10b5-1 Plans"
- "Mandatory Electronic Filing and Other Changes to Form D"
- "Chapter 14: Roles and Responsibilities of Non-Board Participants in Corporate Governance" in Corporate Governance: Law and Practice Treatise, LexisNexis/Matthew Bender Treatise
- “Cashing Out Company Stock Options in M&A Transactions”, December 2007 edition of Financier Worldwide magazine
- "Planning for Electronic Filing and Website Posting of Section 16(a) Reports"
- "SEC Requires Electronic Filing of Section 16(a) Reports"
- "SEC Proposes Rules Implementing Provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Requiring Companies to Reconcile Non-GAAP Financial Information, File Earnings Announcements and Releases on Form 8-K, Disclose Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, Contingent Liabilities in Management's Discussion and Analysis, and Prohibit Issuers, Directors and Officers from Trading During Pension Fund Blackout Periods"
Education
Mr. Lanin received his law degree in 2000 from the University of Southern California Law School, where he was elected Order of the Coif and served as a member of the Southern California Law Review. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history, with a minor in music, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Brandeis University in 1997.
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PRACTICESEDUCATION- University of Southern California, 2000
Juris Doctor - Brandeis University, 1997
Bachelor of Arts
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