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Lead counsel for \u003cstrong\u003eFreshworks\u003c/strong\u003e in a declaratory judgment action filed against LiveHelpNow, LLC involving patents related to chat software. After extensive disputes relating to venue, including a parallel action filed in the Western District of Texas, the case settled.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSieler v. Atieva Inc.\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(N.D. Cal.) Lead trial counsel for \u003cstrong\u003eAtieva Inc.\u003c/strong\u003e in a patent inventorship dispute with a former employee, which also included counterclaims for breach of contract, among others. Case settled shortly before trial after summary judgment motions filed by Atieva.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMatch Group v. Muzmatch Limited\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(W.D. Tex.) Lead counsel for defendant in a case involving claims of trademark infringement, patent infringement, trade dress infringement, trademark dilution, and unfair competition. After extensive motion to dismiss briefing, the parties reached a resolution.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTech Pharmacy Services, LLC v. Alixa Rx LLC et al.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(E.D. Tex.) Served as counsel for defendants and obtained a defense verdict in jury trial on claims of trade secret misappropriation, fraud, and patent infringement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCeats, Inc. v. Continental Airlines, et al\u003c/em\u003e. (E.D. Tex.) Counsel for defendants in patent infringement case related to online ticketing, in which the jury returned a verdict of invalidity on all claims, thus avoiding alleged past and future damages of nearly US$300 million for the defendants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommercial Litigation and Other Matters\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnbnd Group Pty Ltd. v. Park Lane, LLC et al.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(FINRA Arbitration and S.D.N.Y.) Lead trial counsel in a FINRA arbitration involving contractual and business tort claims, where opposing party sought approximately US$3 million in damages from client \u003cstrong\u003eUnbnd\u003c/strong\u003e and sought significant equitable relief in the form of equity in the company. After a six-day evidentiary hearing that Rex led, the FINRA arbitration panel rejected the opposing party\u0026rsquo;s request for more than US$3M and agreed with Unbnd\u0026rsquo;s position on equity in the company. The Southern District of New York confirmed the award.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSmith v. LifeVantage Corporation et al.\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(D. Utah) Counsel for defendant \u003cstrong\u003eLifeVantage\u003c/strong\u003e in a class action lawsuit involving pyramid scheme allegations and claims of RICO violations, antitrust violations, securities laws violations, and unjust enrichment. Hundreds of millions of dollars were at issue. Won a motion to dismiss on several of the claims, and the case proceeded through class discovery on remaining claims, where the team prevailed for LifeVantage in achieving denial of class certification. The case settled shortly after class certification was denied.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConfidential AAA Arbitration in Dallas. Trial counsel for respondent in a confidential arbitration brought by a plaintiff CEO with breach of contract claims close to US$10 million. After a multiday evidentiary hearing where Rex put on a key witness for the company, Rex and the Winston team achieved a complete defense victory and an award of attorneys\u0026rsquo; fees against the claimant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConfidential JAMS Arbitration in San Francisco. Lead trial counsel for then-\u003cstrong\u003eNFL player\u003c/strong\u003e in a JAMS arbitration wherein a marketing agency filed for arbitration against the NFL player for breach of contract alleging millions of dollars in damages. Brought counterclaims on behalf of the NFL player for fraudulent inducement and breach of contract, among others. Achieved a settlement prior to the evidentiary hearing whereby the marketing agency, despite being the initial plaintiff/claimant, actually paid the client a six-figure payment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRanieri et al. v. AdvoCare International LP et al.\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(N.D. Tex.) Counsel for defendant \u003cstrong\u003eAdvoCare\u003c/strong\u003e in a class action lawsuit involving pyramid scheme allegations and claims of RICO violations, securities laws violations, and others. Hundreds of millions of dollars were at issue. Won multiple motions to dismiss, including getting the RICO claims dismissed. Class settlement was reached during class discovery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnited States of America ex. rel. Magee v. Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest LLP et al.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(E.D. Tex.) Counsel for relators in a kickback case, wherein relators brought claims under the False Claims Act. Shortly before trial, the defendants settled for US$48 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWaterside Corporation, et al. v. Bayside Land Partners, LLC\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(Texas State Court) Represented developer of a billion-dollar lakeside real estate project outside Dallas in this dispute, in which the client faced an injunction in favor of the marina owner restricting development, obtaining dissolution of the injunction in favor of marina owner and dismissal of all claims against developer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFee Smith Sharp \u0026amp; Vitullo LLP et al. v. Deana Strunk et al.\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(Dallas, Tex. Dist. Ct.) Trial counsel for defendant in a breach of contract action seeking close to US$10 million in damages. After successfully defeating a motion to compel arbitration through the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and completing discovery, the case settled on the eve of trial.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn re Woodbridge Investments Litigation\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(C.D. Cal.) Counsel for defendant in a class action proceeding brought against the bank for aiding and abetting fraud claims, among others, relating to the Woodbridge billion-dollar Ponzi scheme. Case settled after class certification briefing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProphet Equity LP et al. v. Twin City Insurance Company\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(5th Cir.) Counsel for appellant wherein a reversal was achieved of a summary judgment ruling against client on contractual insurance issues. The case settled shortly after the decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrothers et al. v. Teton County Board of County Commissioners et al.\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(D. Wyo.) Trial counsel for plaintiffs in an action alleging multiple constitutional violations by various law enforcement officials and agencies in the Teton County area. Also served as appellate counsel for a related criminal proceeding wherein an appeal was sought for various\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eBrady\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;violations, and argued at the court, along with co-counsel Alan Dershowitz, in the post-trial and appellate phase.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRysher Entertainment et al. v. Cox Media Group, Inc.\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(L.A. Cnty. Super. Ct., Cal.) Represented \u003cstrong\u003eRysher Entertainment, 2929 Entertainment, and Qualia Capital\u003c/strong\u003e as plaintiffs in a contractual indemnification case arising out of underlying litigation brought by actor Don Johnson related to the television series\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eNash Bridges\u003c/em\u003e. Obtained summary judgment from the trial court holding that Cox was liable under the contract, and the case settled shortly before a scheduled trial on damages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSabre Corporation, et al. v. The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, et al.\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(N.Y. Com. Div.) Represented \u003cstrong\u003eSabre\u003c/strong\u003e and related entities in an insurance coverage case against two insurance companies relating to the insurers\u0026rsquo; failure to indemnify Sabre in a major piece of litigation. Obtained summary judgment at the trial court level declaring that the insurers had a duty to defend Sabre, and a disqualifying conflict of interest prevented insurers from controlling the defense. 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Although his patent litigation practice is nationwide, he has extensive experience specifically in patent-heavy districts, including the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. On commercial matters he often represents technology companies or works on matters involving complex technology, and his background in engineering enables him to deeply understand clients\u0026rsquo; technologies and businesses to help them better achieve their goals. Rex\u0026rsquo;s work continues to garner him honors from legal publications such as\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eThe Best Lawyers in America\u003c/em\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u0026reg;\u003c/sup\u003e,\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;IAM Patent 1000, Lawdragon\u003c/em\u003e, and\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eBenchmark Litigation\u003c/em\u003e.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRex\u0026rsquo;s intellectual property practice primarily consists of complex patent and trade secret litigation. He has handled bet-the-company patent and trade secret matters, including taking them to trial, and winning. Outside of litigation, he advises his clients on technology licensing issues, policies relating to intellectual property, and targeted patent prosecution advice relating to licensing and litigation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;Rex\u0026rsquo;s patent litigation practice is heavily concentrated on matters arising in the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. In fact, he began his legal career as a law clerk for the Honorable T. John Ward in the Eastern District of Texas, where he gained significant experience in federal trial practice and patent litigation, given the district\u0026rsquo;s intense patent trial docket.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRex has significant trial experience and has tried more than 20 cases or arbitrations as first chair or in an otherwise stand-up role, and he has experience in all phases of trial. In addition to his civil trial work, Rex spent three months on loan as an assistant district attorney in Dallas County, where he tried numerous criminal jury trials to verdict and obtained a guilty verdict in each one.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRex\u0026rsquo;s commercial litigation practice has included a wide variety of matters, including breach of contract, business torts, consumer class actions, RICO violations, securities laws violations, whistleblower or False Claims Act litigation, employment, fraud, suits against the government or government officials, and other related disputes. Given his background in engineering, the work Rex does for his commercial clients often involves technology issues. Moreover, his undergraduate and graduate degrees in civil and environmental engineering are helpful when working on matters in the environmental and oil and gas industries.\u003c/p\u003e","matters":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatent, Trade Secret, and Other Intellectual Property Litigation\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalliburton v. U.S. Well Services\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(W.D. Tex.) As trial counsel, prevailed for \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. Well Services\u003c/strong\u003e in the trial of the first of three patent infringement litigations filed by competitor Halliburton, which claimed that U.S. Well Services infringed certain patents involving use of hydraulic fracturing software, as well as methods related to the operation and powering of U.S. Well Services\u0026rsquo; fracturing sites\u0026mdash;a win that\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eAm Law\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;recognized with a \u0026ldquo;Litigator of the Week\u0026rdquo; first-runner-up nod. Rex conducted key cross-examinations of Halliburton\u0026rsquo;s technical experts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the Matter of Certain Integrated Circuits, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(ITC) Served as trial counsel to defend \u003cstrong\u003eAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)\u003c/strong\u003e in a massive ITC action brought against AMD by its competitor Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek accused AMD of infringing three patents relating to integrated circuit designs. AMD faced an exclusion order and a cease-and-desist order at the ITC. Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Cameron\u0026nbsp;Elliot\u0026rsquo;s decision found that all asserted claims of two of the patents were invalid for multiple reasons. For the third patent, he ruled that all asserted claims were not infringed by AMD, and that all but one of those claims were also invalid. Rex conducted multiple cross-examinations and direct examinations of expert witnesses and fact witnesses in the five-day trial.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFlypsi, Inc. v. Google, LLC\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(W.D. Tex.) Trial counsel for plaintiff \u003cstrong\u003eFlypsi\u003c/strong\u003e, an inventor of a novel solution for setting up and connecting telephone calls using multiple phone numbers on a single mobile device, in a dispute alleging Google infringed five of its U.S. patents. Despite Google\u0026rsquo;s argument that it had launched a competing Google Voice product before Flypsi\u0026rsquo;s invention, the jury rejected Google\u0026rsquo;s invalidity and prior use defenses and awarded Flypsi US$12 million for Google\u0026rsquo;s infringement. Rex conducted key cross-examinations of Google\u0026rsquo;s expert and company representative at trial.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTMT Systems, Inc. v. Medtronic, Inc.\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(W.D. Tex.) Trial counsel for defendant \u003cstrong\u003eMedtronic\u003c/strong\u003e in a patent infringement suit relating to a patent on a design for an abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft. Rex conducted a key cross-examination of the inventor and put on Medtronic\u0026rsquo;s noninfringement and invalidity expert. The trial resulted in a mistrial due to a hung jury, but post-trial, Rex and his team at Winston were able to get a new favorable claim construction ruling that resulted in a stipulation of noninfringement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardin et al. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(E.D. Tex.) Trial counsel for \u003cstrong\u003eRyan Hardin and Andrew Hill\u003c/strong\u003e, inventors on a patent related to geofencing technology, in a patent infringement suit brought against Samsung. After prevailing for the inventors on key claim construction, summary judgment, and\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eDaubert\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;issues, the case settled days before trial.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFreshworks v. LiveHelpNow, LLC\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(D. Del.) Lead counsel for \u003cstrong\u003eFreshworks\u003c/strong\u003e in a declaratory judgment action filed against LiveHelpNow, LLC involving patents related to chat software. After extensive disputes relating to venue, including a parallel action filed in the Western District of Texas, the case settled.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSieler v. Atieva Inc.\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(N.D. Cal.) Lead trial counsel for \u003cstrong\u003eAtieva Inc.\u003c/strong\u003e in a patent inventorship dispute with a former employee, which also included counterclaims for breach of contract, among others. Case settled shortly before trial after summary judgment motions filed by Atieva.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMatch Group v. Muzmatch Limited\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(W.D. Tex.) Lead counsel for defendant in a case involving claims of trademark infringement, patent infringement, trade dress infringement, trademark dilution, and unfair competition. After extensive motion to dismiss briefing, the parties reached a resolution.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTech Pharmacy Services, LLC v. Alixa Rx LLC et al.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(E.D. Tex.) Served as counsel for defendants and obtained a defense verdict in jury trial on claims of trade secret misappropriation, fraud, and patent infringement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCeats, Inc. v. Continental Airlines, et al\u003c/em\u003e. (E.D. Tex.) Counsel for defendants in patent infringement case related to online ticketing, in which the jury returned a verdict of invalidity on all claims, thus avoiding alleged past and future damages of nearly US$300 million for the defendants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommercial Litigation and Other Matters\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnbnd Group Pty Ltd. v. Park Lane, LLC et al.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(FINRA Arbitration and S.D.N.Y.) Lead trial counsel in a FINRA arbitration involving contractual and business tort claims, where opposing party sought approximately US$3 million in damages from client \u003cstrong\u003eUnbnd\u003c/strong\u003e and sought significant equitable relief in the form of equity in the company. After a six-day evidentiary hearing that Rex led, the FINRA arbitration panel rejected the opposing party\u0026rsquo;s request for more than US$3M and agreed with Unbnd\u0026rsquo;s position on equity in the company. The Southern District of New York confirmed the award.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSmith v. LifeVantage Corporation et al.\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(D. Utah) Counsel for defendant \u003cstrong\u003eLifeVantage\u003c/strong\u003e in a class action lawsuit involving pyramid scheme allegations and claims of RICO violations, antitrust violations, securities laws violations, and unjust enrichment. Hundreds of millions of dollars were at issue. Won a motion to dismiss on several of the claims, and the case proceeded through class discovery on remaining claims, where the team prevailed for LifeVantage in achieving denial of class certification. The case settled shortly after class certification was denied.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConfidential AAA Arbitration in Dallas. Trial counsel for respondent in a confidential arbitration brought by a plaintiff CEO with breach of contract claims close to US$10 million. After a multiday evidentiary hearing where Rex put on a key witness for the company, Rex and the Winston team achieved a complete defense victory and an award of attorneys\u0026rsquo; fees against the claimant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConfidential JAMS Arbitration in San Francisco. Lead trial counsel for then-\u003cstrong\u003eNFL player\u003c/strong\u003e in a JAMS arbitration wherein a marketing agency filed for arbitration against the NFL player for breach of contract alleging millions of dollars in damages. Brought counterclaims on behalf of the NFL player for fraudulent inducement and breach of contract, among others. Achieved a settlement prior to the evidentiary hearing whereby the marketing agency, despite being the initial plaintiff/claimant, actually paid the client a six-figure payment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRanieri et al. v. AdvoCare International LP et al.\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(N.D. Tex.) Counsel for defendant \u003cstrong\u003eAdvoCare\u003c/strong\u003e in a class action lawsuit involving pyramid scheme allegations and claims of RICO violations, securities laws violations, and others. Hundreds of millions of dollars were at issue. Won multiple motions to dismiss, including getting the RICO claims dismissed. Class settlement was reached during class discovery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnited States of America ex. rel. Magee v. Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest LLP et al.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(E.D. Tex.) Counsel for relators in a kickback case, wherein relators brought claims under the False Claims Act. Shortly before trial, the defendants settled for US$48 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWaterside Corporation, et al. v. Bayside Land Partners, LLC\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(Texas State Court) Represented developer of a billion-dollar lakeside real estate project outside Dallas in this dispute, in which the client faced an injunction in favor of the marina owner restricting development, obtaining dissolution of the injunction in favor of marina owner and dismissal of all claims against developer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFee Smith Sharp \u0026amp; Vitullo LLP et al. v. Deana Strunk et al.\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(Dallas, Tex. Dist. Ct.) Trial counsel for defendant in a breach of contract action seeking close to US$10 million in damages. After successfully defeating a motion to compel arbitration through the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and completing discovery, the case settled on the eve of trial.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn re Woodbridge Investments Litigation\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(C.D. Cal.) Counsel for defendant in a class action proceeding brought against the bank for aiding and abetting fraud claims, among others, relating to the Woodbridge billion-dollar Ponzi scheme. Case settled after class certification briefing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProphet Equity LP et al. v. Twin City Insurance Company\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(5th Cir.) Counsel for appellant wherein a reversal was achieved of a summary judgment ruling against client on contractual insurance issues. The case settled shortly after the decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrothers et al. v. Teton County Board of County Commissioners et al.\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(D. Wyo.) Trial counsel for plaintiffs in an action alleging multiple constitutional violations by various law enforcement officials and agencies in the Teton County area. 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U.S. Well Services (W.D. Tex.) As trial counsel, prevailed for U.S. Well Services in the trial of the first of three patent infringement litigations filed by competitor Halliburton, which claimed that U.S. Well Services infringed certain patents involving use of hydraulic fracturing software, as well as methods related to the operation and powering of U.S. Well Services’ fracturing sites—a win that Am Law recognized with a “Litigator of the Week” first-runner-up nod. Rex conducted key cross-examinations of Halliburton’s technical experts.{{ FIELD }}In the Matter of Certain Integrated Circuits, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same (ITC) Served as trial counsel to defend Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) in a massive ITC action brought against AMD by its competitor Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek accused AMD of infringing three patents relating to integrated circuit designs. AMD faced an exclusion order and a cease-and-desist order at the ITC. Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Cameron Elliot’s decision found that all asserted claims of two of the patents were invalid for multiple reasons. For the third patent, he ruled that all asserted claims were not infringed by AMD, and that all but one of those claims were also invalid. Rex conducted multiple cross-examinations and direct examinations of expert witnesses and fact witnesses in the five-day trial.{{ FIELD }}Flypsi, Inc. v. Google, LLC (W.D. Tex.) Trial counsel for plaintiff Flypsi, an inventor of a novel solution for setting up and connecting telephone calls using multiple phone numbers on a single mobile device, in a dispute alleging Google infringed five of its U.S. patents. Despite Google’s argument that it had launched a competing Google Voice product before Flypsi’s invention, the jury rejected Google’s invalidity and prior use defenses and awarded Flypsi US$12 million for Google’s infringement. Rex conducted key cross-examinations of Google’s expert and company representative at trial.{{ FIELD }}TMT Systems, Inc. v. Medtronic, Inc. (W.D. Tex.) Trial counsel for defendant Medtronic in a patent infringement suit relating to a patent on a design for an abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft. Rex conducted a key cross-examination of the inventor and put on Medtronic’s noninfringement and invalidity expert. The trial resulted in a mistrial due to a hung jury, but post-trial, Rex and his team at Winston were able to get a new favorable claim construction ruling that resulted in a stipulation of noninfringement.{{ FIELD }}Hardin et al. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (E.D. Tex.) Trial counsel for Ryan Hardin and Andrew Hill, inventors on a patent related to geofencing technology, in a patent infringement suit brought against Samsung. After prevailing for the inventors on key claim construction, summary judgment, and Daubert issues, the case settled days before trial.{{ FIELD }}Freshworks v. LiveHelpNow, LLC (D. Del.) Lead counsel for Freshworks in a declaratory judgment action filed against LiveHelpNow, LLC involving patents related to chat software. After extensive disputes relating to venue, including a parallel action filed in the Western District of Texas, the case settled.{{ FIELD }}Sieler v. Atieva Inc. (N.D. Cal.) Lead trial counsel for Atieva Inc. in a patent inventorship dispute with a former employee, which also included counterclaims for breach of contract, among others. Case settled shortly before trial after summary judgment motions filed by Atieva.{{ FIELD }}Match Group v. Muzmatch Limited (W.D. Tex.) Lead counsel for defendant in a case involving claims of trademark infringement, patent infringement, trade dress infringement, trademark dilution, and unfair competition. After extensive motion to dismiss briefing, the parties reached a resolution.{{ FIELD }}Tech Pharmacy Services, LLC v. Alixa Rx LLC et al. (E.D. Tex.) Served as counsel for defendants and obtained a defense verdict in jury trial on claims of trade secret misappropriation, fraud, and patent infringement.{{ FIELD }}Ceats, Inc. v. Continental Airlines, et al. (E.D. Tex.) Counsel for defendants in patent infringement case related to online ticketing, in which the jury returned a verdict of invalidity on all claims, thus avoiding alleged past and future damages of nearly US$300 million for the defendants.{{ FIELD }}Commercial Litigation and Other Matters{{ FIELD }}Unbnd Group Pty Ltd. v. Park Lane, LLC et al. (FINRA Arbitration and S.D.N.Y.) Lead trial counsel in a FINRA arbitration involving contractual and business tort claims, where opposing party sought approximately US$3 million in damages from client Unbnd and sought significant equitable relief in the form of equity in the company. After a six-day evidentiary hearing that Rex led, the FINRA arbitration panel rejected the opposing party’s request for more than US$3M and agreed with Unbnd’s position on equity in the company. The Southern District of New York confirmed the award.{{ FIELD }}Smith v. LifeVantage Corporation et al. (D. Utah) Counsel for defendant LifeVantage in a class action lawsuit involving pyramid scheme allegations and claims of RICO violations, antitrust violations, securities laws violations, and unjust enrichment. Hundreds of millions of dollars were at issue. Won a motion to dismiss on several of the claims, and the case proceeded through class discovery on remaining claims, where the team prevailed for LifeVantage in achieving denial of class certification. The case settled shortly after class certification was denied.{{ FIELD }}Confidential AAA Arbitration in Dallas. Trial counsel for respondent in a confidential arbitration brought by a plaintiff CEO with breach of contract claims close to US$10 million. After a multiday evidentiary hearing where Rex put on a key witness for the company, Rex and the Winston team achieved a complete defense victory and an award of attorneys’ fees against the claimant.{{ FIELD }}Confidential JAMS Arbitration in San Francisco. Lead trial counsel for then-NFL player in a JAMS arbitration wherein a marketing agency filed for arbitration against the NFL player for breach of contract alleging millions of dollars in damages. Brought counterclaims on behalf of the NFL player for fraudulent inducement and breach of contract, among others. Achieved a settlement prior to the evidentiary hearing whereby the marketing agency, despite being the initial plaintiff/claimant, actually paid the client a six-figure payment.{{ FIELD }}Ranieri et al. v. AdvoCare International LP et al. (N.D. Tex.) Counsel for defendant AdvoCare in a class action lawsuit involving pyramid scheme allegations and claims of RICO violations, securities laws violations, and others. Hundreds of millions of dollars were at issue. Won multiple motions to dismiss, including getting the RICO claims dismissed. Class settlement was reached during class discovery.{{ FIELD }}United States of America ex. rel. Magee v. Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest LLP et al. (E.D. Tex.) Counsel for relators in a kickback case, wherein relators brought claims under the False Claims Act. Shortly before trial, the defendants settled for US$48 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act.{{ FIELD }}Waterside Corporation, et al. v. Bayside Land Partners, LLC (Texas State Court) Represented developer of a billion-dollar lakeside real estate project outside Dallas in this dispute, in which the client faced an injunction in favor of the marina owner restricting development, obtaining dissolution of the injunction in favor of marina owner and dismissal of all claims against developer.{{ FIELD }}Fee Smith Sharp \u0026amp; Vitullo LLP et al. v. Deana Strunk et al. (Dallas, Tex. Dist. Ct.) Trial counsel for defendant in a breach of contract action seeking close to US$10 million in damages. After successfully defeating a motion to compel arbitration through the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and completing discovery, the case settled on the eve of trial.{{ FIELD }}In re Woodbridge Investments Litigation (C.D. Cal.) Counsel for defendant in a class action proceeding brought against the bank for aiding and abetting fraud claims, among others, relating to the Woodbridge billion-dollar Ponzi scheme. Case settled after class certification briefing.{{ FIELD }}Prophet Equity LP et al. v. Twin City Insurance Company (5th Cir.) Counsel for appellant wherein a reversal was achieved of a summary judgment ruling against client on contractual insurance issues. The case settled shortly after the decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.{{ FIELD }}Crothers et al. v. Teton County Board of County Commissioners et al. (D. Wyo.) Trial counsel for plaintiffs in an action alleging multiple constitutional violations by various law enforcement officials and agencies in the Teton County area. Also served as appellate counsel for a related criminal proceeding wherein an appeal was sought for various Brady violations, and argued at the court, along with co-counsel Alan Dershowitz, in the post-trial and appellate phase.{{ FIELD }}Rysher Entertainment et al. v. Cox Media Group, Inc. (L.A. Cnty. Super. Ct., Cal.) Represented Rysher Entertainment, 2929 Entertainment, and Qualia Capital as plaintiffs in a contractual indemnification case arising out of underlying litigation brought by actor Don Johnson related to the television series Nash Bridges. Obtained summary judgment from the trial court holding that Cox was liable under the contract, and the case settled shortly before a scheduled trial on damages.{{ FIELD }}Sabre Corporation, et al. v. The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, et al. (N.Y. Com. Div.) Represented Sabre and related entities in an insurance coverage case against two insurance companies relating to the insurers’ failure to indemnify Sabre in a major piece of litigation. Obtained summary judgment at the trial court level declaring that the insurers had a duty to defend Sabre, and a disqualifying conflict of interest prevented insurers from controlling the defense. The case settled shortly before a scheduled trial on damages.{{ FIELD }}Rex Mann is a trial lawyer who focuses his practice on patent litigation and other complex commercial litigation matters. Although his patent litigation practice is nationwide, he has extensive experience specifically in patent-heavy districts, including the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. On commercial matters he often represents technology companies or works on matters involving complex technology, and his background in engineering enables him to deeply understand clients’ technologies and businesses to help them better achieve their goals. Rex’s work continues to garner him honors from legal publications such as The Best Lawyers in America®, IAM Patent 1000, Lawdragon, and Benchmark Litigation.\nRex’s intellectual property practice primarily consists of complex patent and trade secret litigation. He has handled bet-the-company patent and trade secret matters, including taking them to trial, and winning. Outside of litigation, he advises his clients on technology licensing issues, policies relating to intellectual property, and targeted patent prosecution advice relating to licensing and litigation.\n“Rex’s patent litigation practice is heavily concentrated on matters arising in the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. In fact, he began his legal career as a law clerk for the Honorable T. John Ward in the Eastern District of Texas, where he gained significant experience in federal trial practice and patent litigation, given the district’s intense patent trial docket.\nRex has significant trial experience and has tried more than 20 cases or arbitrations as first chair or in an otherwise stand-up role, and he has experience in all phases of trial. In addition to his civil trial work, Rex spent three months on loan as an assistant district attorney in Dallas County, where he tried numerous criminal jury trials to verdict and obtained a guilty verdict in each one.\nRex’s commercial litigation practice has included a wide variety of matters, including breach of contract, business torts, consumer class actions, RICO violations, securities laws violations, whistleblower or False Claims Act litigation, employment, fraud, suits against the government or government officials, and other related disputes. Given his background in engineering, the work Rex does for his commercial clients often involves technology issues. Moreover, his undergraduate and graduate degrees in civil and environmental engineering are helpful when working on matters in the environmental and oil and gas industries. Partner Recognized as “Up and Coming” and Ranked for Intellectual Property – Texas Chambers USA, 2024-2025 Recognized within the “Top 50” in Patent Litigation Report Patexia, 2024–2025 Ranked by IAM Patent 1000 2025 Litigation – Intellectual Property The Best Lawyers in America®, 2025-2026 Litigation – Patent The Best Lawyers in America®, 2026 Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, and Intellectual Property Law Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch in America, 2021–2023 “Green 500: Leading Environmental Lawyers” Lawdragon, 2023–2025 “Future Star” Benchmark Litigation US, 2021–2026 “Texas Lawyer on the Rise”  Texas Lawyer, 2020 “Up-and-Coming 100: Texas Rising Stars” Super Lawyers, 2019–2021 “Rising Star” Super Lawyers, 2016–2024 Order of the Chancellors University of Texas School of Law Order of the Coif University of Texas School of Law Order of the Barristers University of Texas School of Law Texas A\u0026amp;M University Texas A\u0026amp;M School of Law The University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas School of Law Texas A\u0026amp;M University Texas A\u0026amp;M School of Law Texas Board of Trustees, Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, 2016–2022 Board Member, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, 2017–2018 District 6 Grievance Committee Member, State Bar of Texas, 2015–2018 Co-Chair of the Judiciary Committee, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, 2015–2017 Co-Chair of the Business and Career Development Committee, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, 2015–2016 Law Clerk, Honorable T. John Ward, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Patent, Trade Secret, and Other Intellectual Property Litigation Halliburton v. U.S. Well Services (W.D. Tex.) As trial counsel, prevailed for U.S. Well Services in the trial of the first of three patent infringement litigations filed by competitor Halliburton, which claimed that U.S. Well Services infringed certain patents involving use of hydraulic fracturing software, as well as methods related to the operation and powering of U.S. Well Services’ fracturing sites—a win that Am Law recognized with a “Litigator of the Week” first-runner-up nod. Rex conducted key cross-examinations of Halliburton’s technical experts. In the Matter of Certain Integrated Circuits, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same (ITC) Served as trial counsel to defend Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) in a massive ITC action brought against AMD by its competitor Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek accused AMD of infringing three patents relating to integrated circuit designs. AMD faced an exclusion order and a cease-and-desist order at the ITC. Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Cameron Elliot’s decision found that all asserted claims of two of the patents were invalid for multiple reasons. For the third patent, he ruled that all asserted claims were not infringed by AMD, and that all but one of those claims were also invalid. Rex conducted multiple cross-examinations and direct examinations of expert witnesses and fact witnesses in the five-day trial. Flypsi, Inc. v. Google, LLC (W.D. Tex.) Trial counsel for plaintiff Flypsi, an inventor of a novel solution for setting up and connecting telephone calls using multiple phone numbers on a single mobile device, in a dispute alleging Google infringed five of its U.S. patents. Despite Google’s argument that it had launched a competing Google Voice product before Flypsi’s invention, the jury rejected Google’s invalidity and prior use defenses and awarded Flypsi US$12 million for Google’s infringement. Rex conducted key cross-examinations of Google’s expert and company representative at trial. TMT Systems, Inc. v. Medtronic, Inc. (W.D. Tex.) Trial counsel for defendant Medtronic in a patent infringement suit relating to a patent on a design for an abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft. Rex conducted a key cross-examination of the inventor and put on Medtronic’s noninfringement and invalidity expert. The trial resulted in a mistrial due to a hung jury, but post-trial, Rex and his team at Winston were able to get a new favorable claim construction ruling that resulted in a stipulation of noninfringement. Hardin et al. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (E.D. Tex.) Trial counsel for Ryan Hardin and Andrew Hill, inventors on a patent related to geofencing technology, in a patent infringement suit brought against Samsung. After prevailing for the inventors on key claim construction, summary judgment, and Daubert issues, the case settled days before trial. Freshworks v. LiveHelpNow, LLC (D. Del.) Lead counsel for Freshworks in a declaratory judgment action filed against LiveHelpNow, LLC involving patents related to chat software. After extensive disputes relating to venue, including a parallel action filed in the Western District of Texas, the case settled. Sieler v. Atieva Inc. (N.D. Cal.) Lead trial counsel for Atieva Inc. in a patent inventorship dispute with a former employee, which also included counterclaims for breach of contract, among others. Case settled shortly before trial after summary judgment motions filed by Atieva. Match Group v. Muzmatch Limited (W.D. Tex.) Lead counsel for defendant in a case involving claims of trademark infringement, patent infringement, trade dress infringement, trademark dilution, and unfair competition. After extensive motion to dismiss briefing, the parties reached a resolution. Tech Pharmacy Services, LLC v. Alixa Rx LLC et al. (E.D. Tex.) Served as counsel for defendants and obtained a defense verdict in jury trial on claims of trade secret misappropriation, fraud, and patent infringement. Ceats, Inc. v. Continental Airlines, et al. (E.D. Tex.) Counsel for defendants in patent infringement case related to online ticketing, in which the jury returned a verdict of invalidity on all claims, thus avoiding alleged past and future damages of nearly US$300 million for the defendants. Commercial Litigation and Other Matters Unbnd Group Pty Ltd. v. Park Lane, LLC et al. (FINRA Arbitration and S.D.N.Y.) Lead trial counsel in a FINRA arbitration involving contractual and business tort claims, where opposing party sought approximately US$3 million in damages from client Unbnd and sought significant equitable relief in the form of equity in the company. After a six-day evidentiary hearing that Rex led, the FINRA arbitration panel rejected the opposing party’s request for more than US$3M and agreed with Unbnd’s position on equity in the company. The Southern District of New York confirmed the award. Smith v. LifeVantage Corporation et al. (D. Utah) Counsel for defendant LifeVantage in a class action lawsuit involving pyramid scheme allegations and claims of RICO violations, antitrust violations, securities laws violations, and unjust enrichment. Hundreds of millions of dollars were at issue. Won a motion to dismiss on several of the claims, and the case proceeded through class discovery on remaining claims, where the team prevailed for LifeVantage in achieving denial of class certification. The case settled shortly after class certification was denied. Confidential AAA Arbitration in Dallas. Trial counsel for respondent in a confidential arbitration brought by a plaintiff CEO with breach of contract claims close to US$10 million. After a multiday evidentiary hearing where Rex put on a key witness for the company, Rex and the Winston team achieved a complete defense victory and an award of attorneys’ fees against the claimant. Confidential JAMS Arbitration in San Francisco. Lead trial counsel for then-NFL player in a JAMS arbitration wherein a marketing agency filed for arbitration against the NFL player for breach of contract alleging millions of dollars in damages. Brought counterclaims on behalf of the NFL player for fraudulent inducement and breach of contract, among others. Achieved a settlement prior to the evidentiary hearing whereby the marketing agency, despite being the initial plaintiff/claimant, actually paid the client a six-figure payment. Ranieri et al. v. AdvoCare International LP et al. (N.D. Tex.) Counsel for defendant AdvoCare in a class action lawsuit involving pyramid scheme allegations and claims of RICO violations, securities laws violations, and others. Hundreds of millions of dollars were at issue. Won multiple motions to dismiss, including getting the RICO claims dismissed. Class settlement was reached during class discovery. United States of America ex. rel. Magee v. Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest LLP et al. (E.D. Tex.) Counsel for relators in a kickback case, wherein relators brought claims under the False Claims Act. Shortly before trial, the defendants settled for US$48 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act. Waterside Corporation, et al. v. Bayside Land Partners, LLC (Texas State Court) Represented developer of a billion-dollar lakeside real estate project outside Dallas in this dispute, in which the client faced an injunction in favor of the marina owner restricting development, obtaining dissolution of the injunction in favor of marina owner and dismissal of all claims against developer. Fee Smith Sharp \u0026amp; Vitullo LLP et al. v. Deana Strunk et al. (Dallas, Tex. Dist. Ct.) Trial counsel for defendant in a breach of contract action seeking close to US$10 million in damages. After successfully defeating a motion to compel arbitration through the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and completing discovery, the case settled on the eve of trial. In re Woodbridge Investments Litigation (C.D. Cal.) Counsel for defendant in a class action proceeding brought against the bank for aiding and abetting fraud claims, among others, relating to the Woodbridge billion-dollar Ponzi scheme. Case settled after class certification briefing. Prophet Equity LP et al. v. Twin City Insurance Company (5th Cir.) Counsel for appellant wherein a reversal was achieved of a summary judgment ruling against client on contractual insurance issues. The case settled shortly after the decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Crothers et al. v. Teton County Board of County Commissioners et al. (D. Wyo.) Trial counsel for plaintiffs in an action alleging multiple constitutional violations by various law enforcement officials and agencies in the Teton County area. Also served as appellate counsel for a related criminal proceeding wherein an appeal was sought for various Brady violations, and argued at the court, along with co-counsel Alan Dershowitz, in the post-trial and appellate phase. Rysher Entertainment et al. v. Cox Media Group, Inc. (L.A. Cnty. Super. Ct., Cal.) Represented Rysher Entertainment, 2929 Entertainment, and Qualia Capital as plaintiffs in a contractual indemnification case arising out of underlying litigation brought by actor Don Johnson related to the television series Nash Bridges. Obtained summary judgment from the trial court holding that Cox was liable under the contract, and the case settled shortly before a scheduled trial on damages. Sabre Corporation, et al. v. The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, et al. (N.Y. Com. Div.) Represented Sabre and related entities in an insurance coverage case against two insurance companies relating to the insurers’ failure to indemnify Sabre in a major piece of litigation. Obtained summary judgment at the trial court level declaring that the insurers had a duty to defend Sabre, and a disqualifying conflict of interest prevented insurers from controlling the defense. 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Crew Group, Inc. in connection with their leveraged buy-out.{{ FIELD }}Ashland Inc., in connection with their acquisition of International Specialty Products Inc.{{ FIELD }}Ashland Inc., in connection with their disposition of their chemical distribution business.{{ FIELD }}Ecolab, Inc. in connection with its merger with Nalco Holding Company.{{ FIELD }}Terra Industries Inc. in connection with their merger with CF Industries.{{ FIELD }}Kevin Manz is a partner in King \u0026amp; Spalding’s Capital Markets practice.\nKevin represents public and private companies in a variety of capital markets and corporate matters spanning a broad range of industries. He has extensive experience advising clients on public and private offerings of both equity and debt securities, including IPOs, secondary offerings, liability management transactions and securities issued in connection with mergers and acquisitions. Kevin’s expertise has earned him recognition in Legal 500’s 2025 USA guide as a key lawyer. “\nIn addition, Kevin regularly advises clients on Securities and Exchange Commission disclosure requirements, governance issues and other corporate and securities matters, including investments in and divestitures of public company securities. He has also represented public companies in various acquisitions and divestitures from both the seller and buyer perspective.\nKevin also regularly advises clients on Employment and Executive Compensation matters, including compensation regime design, disclosure, tax and governance issues. Partner Offsore Innovation Deal of the Year, 2019 Marine Money Magazine, 2020 Superlawyers Rising Star 2016-2018 Superlawyers Georgetown University Georgetown University Law Center Fordham University Fordham University School of Law New York Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd., MODEC, Inc., and other project sponsors in connection with an offering of US$1.1 billion aggregate principle amount of secured project bonds, arranged by Citibank, N.A. for the refinancing of the CERNAMBI SUL MV24 FPSO project offshore Brazil, constituting a first offering in a new asset class for FPSO notes. Recognized as the Offshore Innovation Deal of the Year by Marine Money, 2020. Americold Realty Trust in connection with its $900 million public offering and forward sale. Representing initial purchasers in whole business securitizations of franchise royalties of brands such as Taco Bell, Arby’s, TGI Friday’s, Auntie Anne’s, Carvel, Cinnabon, McAlister’s Deli, Moe’s Southwest Grill and Schlotzky’s. New Enterprise Stone and Lime in connection with a $200.0 million high yield notes offering and concurrent tender offer Brandywine Realty Trust, a real estate investment trust, in connection with a $300.0 million investment grade notes offering and concurrent tender offer. Unisys Corporation in connection with a $440.0 million high yield notes offering and concurrent tender offer. Certain shareholders of SITO Mobile, Ltd. in connection with a shareholder activist campaign resulting the in replacement of the entire board of directors of SITO Mobile, Ltd. SITO Mobile, Ltd., in connection with a direct registered offering of common stock. Special Committee of Independent Directors of Hostess Bakeries, Inc., in connection with a registered offering of common stock. 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Riccardo also advises on debt liability management transactions, restructurings, initial public offerings and U.S. securities law matters. [[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRiccardo Maggi Novaretti is an associate\u0026nbsp;in King \u0026amp; Spalding\u0026rsquo;s Capital Markets practice.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRiccardo advises issuer and underwriter clients, as well as alternative capital investors on international capital markets and cross-border leveraged finance transactions, with a particular focus on high-yield bond financings. Riccardo also advises on debt liability management transactions, restructurings, initial public offerings and U.S. securities law matters.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrior to joining King \u0026amp; Spalding, Riccardo worked in the capital market group of other leading U.S. law firms in Milan, New York and London. Riccardo received his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Turin, Faculty of Law (Italy), in 2011 and his LLM from Duke University, School of Law, Durham (NC, USA) in 2017.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRiccardo is admitted as an Attorney at Law in the State of New York.\u003c/p\u003e","matters":["\u003cp\u003eAdvised an ad hoc group of secured convertible noteholders to \u003cstrong\u003eCore Scientific \u003c/strong\u003ein its chapter 11 cases\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised \u003cstrong\u003eKEB Hana Bank\u003c/strong\u003e in connection with the update of their GMTN Programme\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised \u003cstrong\u003eGoldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, BNP Paribas, BofA Securities, Credit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank, TD Securities,\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eWells Fargo\u003c/strong\u003e as initial purchasers in connection with the issuance of $2.05 billion Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2029 by CSC Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Altice USA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised \u003cstrong\u003eBMO Capital Markets \u003c/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eImperial Capital \u003c/strong\u003ein connection with the issuance of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 12.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 by Greenfire Resources Ltd\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised \u003cstrong\u003eOfficine Maccaferri S.p.A\u003c/strong\u003e in the restructuring of its high-yield bonds through an Italian concordato preventivo procedure\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised\u003cstrong\u003e Libero Acquisition S.\u0026agrave; r.l. \u003c/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eItaliaonline S.p.A. \u003c/strong\u003ein the acquisition of SEAT Pagine Gialle S.p.A., an Italian listed company leader in e-advertising for small and medium Italian enterprises, and the subsequent merger between Italiaonline S.p.A. and SEAT Pagine Gialle S.p.A. The merger created the leading company in the Italian digital advertising market for large organizations, and for local marketing services for small and medium sized enterprises\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised\u003cstrong\u003e Fondo Strategico Italiano S.p.A.\u003c/strong\u003e (the Italian sovereign wealth fund) in connection with its \u0026euro;151.2 million investment for the purchase of 49.5% of Valvitalia S.p.A.\u0026rsquo;s share capital.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised \u003cstrong\u003eAeroporto di Firenze S.p.A.\u003c/strong\u003e, which manages the Florence airport, and Societ\u0026agrave; Aeroporto Toscano (S.A.T.) Galileo Galilei S.p.A., which manages the Pisa airport, in connection with the merger of Aeroporto di Firenze S.p.A. into Societ\u0026agrave; Aeroporto Toscano (S.A.T.) Galileo Galilei S.p.A. The merger originated Toscana Aeroporti S.p.A., one of the leading Italian companies in the business of the airport management\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised \u003cstrong\u003eCorporaci\u0026oacute;n Am\u0026eacute;rica\u003c/strong\u003e in connection with the mandatory tender offer for the entire share capital of Aeroporto di Firenze S.p.A. for up to \u0026euro;80 million, and in connection with the voluntary tender offer for the entire share capital of Societ\u0026agrave; Aeroporto Toscano (S.A.T.) Galileo Galilei S.p.A. for up to \u0026euro;94 million\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised \u003cstrong\u003eBarclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Mediobanca, Nomura, UBS \u003c/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eUniCredit \u003c/strong\u003ein connection with the \u0026euro;1.1 billion rights issue of Unipol Gruppo Finanziario S.p.A. (UGF). The UGF rights issue financed the acquisition of the Premafin Group, the holding company that controlled the insurance companies Fondiaria SAI and Milano Assicurazioni, and the subsequent merger of Unipol Assicurazioni, Premafin, Milano Assicurazioni in Fondiaria SAI. Concurrent with this deal, Fondiaria SAI also launched an additional \u0026euro;1.1 billion capital increase, guaranteed by the same underwriters. The transaction was one of the largest rights issue deals in Italy in 2012\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised B\u003cstrong\u003earclays, Citi Group, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan \u003c/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eMediobanca \u003c/strong\u003ein connection with the \u0026euro;500 million rights issue of Banca Popolare di Milano.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised \u003cstrong\u003eBanca IMI \u003c/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eBarclays \u003c/strong\u003ein connection with the \u0026euro;135 million rights issue of Maire Tecnimont S.p.A., in connection with its general restructuring and refinancing plan.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised \u003cstrong\u003eGoldman Sachs, Mediobanca \u003c/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eUBS\u003c/strong\u003e, as Underwriters, in connection with the Moleskine \u0026euro;490 million initial public offering on the Milan Stock Exchange (including Rule 144A tranche).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised \u003cstrong\u003eGSO funds\u003c/strong\u003e as selling shareholders in connection with the new issuance and secondary offering by The Stars Group Inc. of an aggregate of US$950 million common shares\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised \u003cstrong\u003eAbry Partners II, LLC\u003c/strong\u003e, the tech, media and communications focused private equity firm and \u003cstrong\u003eLink Mobility Group \u003c/strong\u003eon Link Mobility\u0026rsquo;s listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE). The offering comprised primary, secondary, and additional shares equating to NOK 6,902 million, the biggest IPO in the Nordics in 2020 and was more than 10 times covered outside the cornerstone investors\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised\u003cstrong\u003e Onorato Armatori S.p.A. \u003c/strong\u003eon the refinancing of its existing indebtedness through the issuance of a secured high yield bond and a senior secured term and revolving credit facilities. The high yield bond \u0026ndash; the first debut issuance in Europe in 2016 \u0026ndash; consisted of the issuance of \u0026euro;300 million, 7.75 percent Senior Secured Notes due 2023. Onorato Armatori S.p.A. is one of the largest passenger and freight roll-on roll-off ferry operator in Italy, providing transportation services connecting mainland Italy to islands off the Italian coast.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised B\u003cstrong\u003eank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital, Morgan Stanley\u003c/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eTD Securities\u003c/strong\u003e in connection with a $1 billion power bond issued by the Tennessee Valley Authority\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised \u003cstrong\u003eHess Corporation \u003c/strong\u003ein connection with the redemption of all of its 8.125% Notes due February 15, 2019.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised \u003cstrong\u003eBank of America Merrill Lynch\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eGoldman Sachs \u003c/strong\u003eas global coordinators for the debut $325 million high-yield notes issuance of ADES International Holding PLC, a leading oil \u0026amp; gas drilling and production services provider in the Middle East and North Africa\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCitigroup, Barclays, BNP PARIBAS, Cr\u0026eacute;dit Agricole CIB, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Securities, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank, TD Securities\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eWells Fargo Securities \u003c/strong\u003ein connection with the $1.0 billion senior bond\u0026nbsp;issued by CSC Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Altice USA, one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised \u003cstrong\u003eJ.P. Morgan, BNP PARIBAS, Barclays, Citigroup, Cr\u0026eacute;dit Agricole CIB, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank, TD Securities\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eWells Fargo \u003c/strong\u003ein connection with the issuance of $1.0 billion 3.375% Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2031 and $1.7 billion 4.625% Senior Notes due 2030 by CSC Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Altice USA, one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised \u003cstrong\u003eC\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eredit Suisse, Citigroup, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Cr\u0026eacute;dit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank Securities, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank, TD Securities\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eWells Fargo\u003c/strong\u003e in connection with the $1.25 billion tap senior notes issued by CSC Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Altice USA, one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdvised J.P. Morgan, BNPP, Barclays, BofA, Citi, Cr\u0026eacute;dit Agricole, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Canada, TD Securities, Scotiabank,\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eWells Fargo\u003c/strong\u003e in connection with a syndicated New-York-law-governed $2 billion 5-year Senior Secured Term Loan B for CSC Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Altice USA, one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised G\u003cstrong\u003eoldman Sachs International \u003c/strong\u003ein connection with the issuance of CHF100 million aggregate principal amount of 5.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 by Matterhorn Telecom S.A., the parent company of Salt Mobile S.A., one of the fastest growing fully converged Swiss telecommunications operators. This issuance represented the first issuance in CHF made by Salt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised \u003cstrong\u003eBofA Securities, J.P. Morgan, Standard Bank, ABSA, Barclays, Jefferies\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eRenaissance Capital\u003c/strong\u003e as initial purchasers for $750 million of senior notes issued by HTA Group, Ltd, in connection with the refinancing of its existing senior notes and existing term loan\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eBoparan Holdings Limited\u003c/strong\u003e and its group, in connection with the refinancing of their existing senior notes and existing term and revolving loans by way of the issuance of \u0026pound;525 million of senior notes, issued by Boparan Finance plc. Boparan Holdings Limited is the parent company for 2 Sisters Food Group with headquarters in Birmingham, a leading food manufacturer with strong market positions in Poultry, Meals and Bakery categories\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised \u003cstrong\u003eMorgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eGoldman Sachs \u003c/strong\u003eas global coordinators for the high-yield notes issuance of an aggregate of \u0026euro;1.475 billion Senior Secured Notes and Senior Notes by Summer (BC) Holdco B S.\u0026agrave; r.l. and Summer (BC) Holdco A S.\u0026agrave; r.l. The Notes were issued as part of the $3 billion financing package for the proposed Bain Capital\u0026rsquo;s acquisition of a majority stake in Kantar - a London-headquartered market research business - from British multinational advertising and public relations firm WPP\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised \u003cstrong\u003eBarclays Bank, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Canada, Jefferies, Lloyds of London, Sumitomo Mitsui, Goldman, Natwest, and Unicredit as senior arrangers and Broad Street, Goldman MBD, KKR Credit, Canyon, Albacore \u003c/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eCarlyle Credit\u003c/strong\u003e in relation to the financing for Advent International\u0026rsquo;s \u0026pound;2.67 billion, public-to-private acquisition of Ultra plc. The debt financing comprised a package of senior secured TLB and RCF, privately placed senior unsecured notes and privately placed floating rate PIK toggle notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised \u003cstrong\u003eJ.P. Morgan, BNPP, Barclays, BofA, Citi, Cr\u0026eacute;dit Agricole, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Canada, TD Securities, Scotiabank, \u003c/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eWells Fargo \u003c/strong\u003ein connection with a syndicated New-York-law governed $2 billion 5-year Senior Secured Term Loan B for CSC Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Altice USA, one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States.\u003c/p\u003e"]},"locales":["en"]},"secondary_title_id":null,"upload_assignments":{"headshot":[{"id":12087}]},"capability_group_id":1},"created_at":"2025-05-26T04:59:51.000Z","updated_at":"2025-05-26T04:59:51.000Z","searchable_text":"Maggi Novaretti{{ FIELD }}Advised an ad hoc group of secured convertible noteholders to Core Scientific in its chapter 11 cases{{ FIELD }}Advised KEB Hana Bank in connection with the update of their GMTN Programme{{ FIELD }}Advised Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, BNP Paribas, BofA Securities, Credit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank, TD Securities, and Wells Fargo as initial purchasers in connection with the issuance of $2.05 billion Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2029 by CSC Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Altice USA{{ FIELD }}Advised BMO Capital Markets and Imperial Capital in connection with the issuance of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 12.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 by Greenfire Resources Ltd{{ FIELD }}Advised Officine Maccaferri S.p.A in the restructuring of its high-yield bonds through an Italian concordato preventivo procedure{{ FIELD }}Advised Libero Acquisition S.à r.l. and Italiaonline S.p.A. in the acquisition of SEAT Pagine Gialle S.p.A., an Italian listed company leader in e-advertising for small and medium Italian enterprises, and the subsequent merger between Italiaonline S.p.A. and SEAT Pagine Gialle S.p.A. The merger created the leading company in the Italian digital advertising market for large organizations, and for local marketing services for small and medium sized enterprises{{ FIELD }}Advised Fondo Strategico Italiano S.p.A. (the Italian sovereign wealth fund) in connection with its €151.2 million investment for the purchase of 49.5% of Valvitalia S.p.A.’s share capital.{{ FIELD }}Advised Aeroporto di Firenze S.p.A., which manages the Florence airport, and Società Aeroporto Toscano (S.A.T.) Galileo Galilei S.p.A., which manages the Pisa airport, in connection with the merger of Aeroporto di Firenze S.p.A. into Società Aeroporto Toscano (S.A.T.) Galileo Galilei S.p.A. The merger originated Toscana Aeroporti S.p.A., one of the leading Italian companies in the business of the airport management{{ FIELD }}Advised Corporación América in connection with the mandatory tender offer for the entire share capital of Aeroporto di Firenze S.p.A. for up to €80 million, and in connection with the voluntary tender offer for the entire share capital of Società Aeroporto Toscano (S.A.T.) Galileo Galilei S.p.A. for up to €94 million{{ FIELD }}Advised Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Mediobanca, Nomura, UBS and UniCredit in connection with the €1.1 billion rights issue of Unipol Gruppo Finanziario S.p.A. (UGF). The UGF rights issue financed the acquisition of the Premafin Group, the holding company that controlled the insurance companies Fondiaria SAI and Milano Assicurazioni, and the subsequent merger of Unipol Assicurazioni, Premafin, Milano Assicurazioni in Fondiaria SAI. Concurrent with this deal, Fondiaria SAI also launched an additional €1.1 billion capital increase, guaranteed by the same underwriters. The transaction was one of the largest rights issue deals in Italy in 2012{{ FIELD }}Advised Barclays, Citi Group, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and Mediobanca in connection with the €500 million rights issue of Banca Popolare di Milano.\nAdvised Banca IMI and Barclays in connection with the €135 million rights issue of Maire Tecnimont S.p.A., in connection with its general restructuring and refinancing plan.\nAdvised Goldman Sachs, Mediobanca and UBS, as Underwriters, in connection with the Moleskine €490 million initial public offering on the Milan Stock Exchange (including Rule 144A tranche).{{ FIELD }}Advised GSO funds as selling shareholders in connection with the new issuance and secondary offering by The Stars Group Inc. of an aggregate of US$950 million common shares{{ FIELD }}Advised Abry Partners II, LLC, the tech, media and communications focused private equity firm and Link Mobility Group on Link Mobility’s listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE). The offering comprised primary, secondary, and additional shares equating to NOK 6,902 million, the biggest IPO in the Nordics in 2020 and was more than 10 times covered outside the cornerstone investors{{ FIELD }}Advised Onorato Armatori S.p.A. on the refinancing of its existing indebtedness through the issuance of a secured high yield bond and a senior secured term and revolving credit facilities. The high yield bond – the first debut issuance in Europe in 2016 – consisted of the issuance of €300 million, 7.75 percent Senior Secured Notes due 2023. Onorato Armatori S.p.A. is one of the largest passenger and freight roll-on roll-off ferry operator in Italy, providing transportation services connecting mainland Italy to islands off the Italian coast.{{ FIELD }}Advised Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital, Morgan Stanley, and TD Securities in connection with a $1 billion power bond issued by the Tennessee Valley Authority{{ FIELD }}Advised Hess Corporation in connection with the redemption of all of its 8.125% Notes due February 15, 2019.{{ FIELD }}Advised Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs as global coordinators for the debut $325 million high-yield notes issuance of ADES International Holding PLC, a leading oil \u0026amp; gas drilling and production services provider in the Middle East and North Africa{{ FIELD }}Citigroup, Barclays, BNP PARIBAS, Crédit Agricole CIB, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Securities, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank, TD Securities and Wells Fargo Securities in connection with the $1.0 billion senior bond issued by CSC Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Altice USA, one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States{{ FIELD }}Advised J.P. Morgan, BNP PARIBAS, Barclays, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole CIB, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank, TD Securities and Wells Fargo in connection with the issuance of $1.0 billion 3.375% Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2031 and $1.7 billion 4.625% Senior Notes due 2030 by CSC Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Altice USA, one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.\nAdvised Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank Securities, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank, TD Securities and Wells Fargo in connection with the $1.25 billion tap senior notes issued by CSC Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Altice USA, one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States.{{ FIELD }}Advised J.P. Morgan, BNPP, Barclays, BofA, Citi, Crédit Agricole, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Canada, TD Securities, Scotiabank, and Wells Fargo in connection with a syndicated New-York-law-governed $2 billion 5-year Senior Secured Term Loan B for CSC Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Altice USA, one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States{{ FIELD }}Advised Goldman Sachs International in connection with the issuance of CHF100 million aggregate principal amount of 5.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 by Matterhorn Telecom S.A., the parent company of Salt Mobile S.A., one of the fastest growing fully converged Swiss telecommunications operators. This issuance represented the first issuance in CHF made by Salt.{{ FIELD }}Advised BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan, Standard Bank, ABSA, Barclays, Jefferies and Renaissance Capital as initial purchasers for $750 million of senior notes issued by HTA Group, Ltd, in connection with the refinancing of its existing senior notes and existing term loan{{ FIELD }}Represented Boparan Holdings Limited and its group, in connection with the refinancing of their existing senior notes and existing term and revolving loans by way of the issuance of £525 million of senior notes, issued by Boparan Finance plc. Boparan Holdings Limited is the parent company for 2 Sisters Food Group with headquarters in Birmingham, a leading food manufacturer with strong market positions in Poultry, Meals and Bakery categories{{ FIELD }}Advised Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs as global coordinators for the high-yield notes issuance of an aggregate of €1.475 billion Senior Secured Notes and Senior Notes by Summer (BC) Holdco B S.à r.l. and Summer (BC) Holdco A S.à r.l. The Notes were issued as part of the $3 billion financing package for the proposed Bain Capital’s acquisition of a majority stake in Kantar - a London-headquartered market research business - from British multinational advertising and public relations firm WPP{{ FIELD }}Advised Barclays Bank, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Canada, Jefferies, Lloyds of London, Sumitomo Mitsui, Goldman, Natwest, and Unicredit as senior arrangers and Broad Street, Goldman MBD, KKR Credit, Canyon, Albacore and Carlyle Credit in relation to the financing for Advent International’s £2.67 billion, public-to-private acquisition of Ultra plc. The debt financing comprised a package of senior secured TLB and RCF, privately placed senior unsecured notes and privately placed floating rate PIK toggle notes.{{ FIELD }}Advised J.P. Morgan, BNPP, Barclays, BofA, Citi, Crédit Agricole, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Canada, TD Securities, Scotiabank, and Wells Fargo in connection with a syndicated New-York-law governed $2 billion 5-year Senior Secured Term Loan B for CSC Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Altice USA, one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States.{{ FIELD }}Riccardo Maggi Novaretti is an associate in King \u0026amp; Spalding’s Capital Markets practice.\nRiccardo advises issuer and underwriter clients, as well as alternative capital investors on international capital markets and cross-border leveraged finance transactions, with a particular focus on high-yield bond financings. Riccardo also advises on debt liability management transactions, restructurings, initial public offerings and U.S. securities law matters. \nRiccardo Maggi Novaretti is an associate in King \u0026amp; Spalding’s Capital Markets practice.\nRiccardo advises issuer and underwriter clients, as well as alternative capital investors on international capital markets and cross-border leveraged finance transactions, with a particular focus on high-yield bond financings. Riccardo also advises on debt liability management transactions, restructurings, initial public offerings and U.S. securities law matters.\nPrior to joining King \u0026amp; Spalding, Riccardo worked in the capital market group of other leading U.S. law firms in Milan, New York and London. Riccardo received his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Turin, Faculty of Law (Italy), in 2011 and his LLM from Duke University, School of Law, Durham (NC, USA) in 2017.\nRiccardo is admitted as an Attorney at Law in the State of New York. Senior Associate University of Turin  Duke University Duke University School of Law New York Advised an ad hoc group of secured convertible noteholders to Core Scientific in its chapter 11 cases Advised KEB Hana Bank in connection with the update of their GMTN Programme Advised Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, BNP Paribas, BofA Securities, Credit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank, TD Securities, and Wells Fargo as initial purchasers in connection with the issuance of $2.05 billion Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2029 by CSC Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Altice USA Advised BMO Capital Markets and Imperial Capital in connection with the issuance of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 12.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 by Greenfire Resources Ltd Advised Officine Maccaferri S.p.A in the restructuring of its high-yield bonds through an Italian concordato preventivo procedure Advised Libero Acquisition S.à r.l. and Italiaonline S.p.A. in the acquisition of SEAT Pagine Gialle S.p.A., an Italian listed company leader in e-advertising for small and medium Italian enterprises, and the subsequent merger between Italiaonline S.p.A. and SEAT Pagine Gialle S.p.A. The merger created the leading company in the Italian digital advertising market for large organizations, and for local marketing services for small and medium sized enterprises Advised Fondo Strategico Italiano S.p.A. (the Italian sovereign wealth fund) in connection with its €151.2 million investment for the purchase of 49.5% of Valvitalia S.p.A.’s share capital. Advised Aeroporto di Firenze S.p.A., which manages the Florence airport, and Società Aeroporto Toscano (S.A.T.) Galileo Galilei S.p.A., which manages the Pisa airport, in connection with the merger of Aeroporto di Firenze S.p.A. into Società Aeroporto Toscano (S.A.T.) Galileo Galilei S.p.A. The merger originated Toscana Aeroporti S.p.A., one of the leading Italian companies in the business of the airport management Advised Corporación América in connection with the mandatory tender offer for the entire share capital of Aeroporto di Firenze S.p.A. for up to €80 million, and in connection with the voluntary tender offer for the entire share capital of Società Aeroporto Toscano (S.A.T.) Galileo Galilei S.p.A. for up to €94 million Advised Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Mediobanca, Nomura, UBS and UniCredit in connection with the €1.1 billion rights issue of Unipol Gruppo Finanziario S.p.A. (UGF). The UGF rights issue financed the acquisition of the Premafin Group, the holding company that controlled the insurance companies Fondiaria SAI and Milano Assicurazioni, and the subsequent merger of Unipol Assicurazioni, Premafin, Milano Assicurazioni in Fondiaria SAI. Concurrent with this deal, Fondiaria SAI also launched an additional €1.1 billion capital increase, guaranteed by the same underwriters. The transaction was one of the largest rights issue deals in Italy in 2012 Advised Barclays, Citi Group, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and Mediobanca in connection with the €500 million rights issue of Banca Popolare di Milano.\nAdvised Banca IMI and Barclays in connection with the €135 million rights issue of Maire Tecnimont S.p.A., in connection with its general restructuring and refinancing plan.\nAdvised Goldman Sachs, Mediobanca and UBS, as Underwriters, in connection with the Moleskine €490 million initial public offering on the Milan Stock Exchange (including Rule 144A tranche). Advised GSO funds as selling shareholders in connection with the new issuance and secondary offering by The Stars Group Inc. of an aggregate of US$950 million common shares Advised Abry Partners II, LLC, the tech, media and communications focused private equity firm and Link Mobility Group on Link Mobility’s listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE). The offering comprised primary, secondary, and additional shares equating to NOK 6,902 million, the biggest IPO in the Nordics in 2020 and was more than 10 times covered outside the cornerstone investors Advised Onorato Armatori S.p.A. on the refinancing of its existing indebtedness through the issuance of a secured high yield bond and a senior secured term and revolving credit facilities. The high yield bond – the first debut issuance in Europe in 2016 – consisted of the issuance of €300 million, 7.75 percent Senior Secured Notes due 2023. 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