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Mr. Renzi focuses his practice on international and U.S. corporate transactions, and advises a broad range of clients, particularly those in the energy, shipping and offshore services sectors. He represents clients in public and private equity and debt offerings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and private equity investments. For over 25 years Mr. Renzi has represented European and Asian issuers and investment banks developing strategies for raising capital or making acquisitions in cross-border transactions, and advised private equity firms in connection with portfolio company acquisitions and dispositions, including emerging market investments. Mr. Renzi has advised a variety of clients in connection with planning, structuring and executing cross-border equity and debt capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings (IPO) involving issuers listed on the NYSE, NASDAQ, LSE, Euronext and Oslo Bors. He has also counseled non-U.S. issuers and underwriters in connection with cross-border transactions, including global securities offerings, rights offerings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, tender offers, US OTC trading, establishing ADR programs and stock and asset purchase and sale transactions. Mr. Renzi has acted on behalf of private equity clients in connection with significant portfolio acquisitions and dispositions, and represented public company boards and board committees in connection with annual shareholder meetings, post-IPO matters, periodic reporting, public disclosure obligations and fiduciary duties in the context of transactions for corporate control, legislative developments and internal investigations.
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Ms. Goodman is a trial attorney who regularly represents individuals and corporate clients in matters involving the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Securities and Exchange Commission and related agencies. Trial Experience Ms. Goodman is well-known for her trial experience. She has tried numerous state and federal jury trials across the country, defending a variety of federal criminal charges including health care fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, honest services fraud, securities fraud, tax violations, anti-kickback allegations and bribery. Internal Investigations Ms. Goodman has led numerous internal investigations relating to regulatory compliance, internal accounting practices, financial crimes, campaign finance, employee misconduct and violations of export laws and bribery. She has also conducted internal investigations on behalf of universities, pharmaceutical companies, staffing companies, medical entities and physician groups. Health Care Ms. Goodman has extensive health care experience from the initial investigation through trial. She regularly represents physicians, hospitals, pharmacists, compounding pharmacies, dentists and marketers in investigations and prosecutions. Politics and Public Corruption Ms. Goodman has extensive experience representing elected officials under investigation and under indictment. Her experience includes representing a state senator on federal bribery charges, conducting an internal investigation for a state’s lieutenant governor, and investigating misappropriation of state funds. Firm Leadership Ms. Goodman serves on the firm’s Associate Hiring Committee. Ms. Goodman also serves as the Dallas Lead for the Pro Bono Committee. She demonstrates a commitment to pro bono legal service in criminal defense matters including the Buried Alive Project, a nonprofit organization that fights to free people sentenced to life without parole under federal drug laws. Ms. Goodman successfully freed two individuals service life sentences in the Southern District of New York after serving over 33 years in prison.
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Ms. De Pree focuses her practice on disclosure document and prospectus review, as well as proxy statements. Additionally, she has extensive knowledge in counseling investment companies and investment advisers in connection with regulatory, compliance and transactional issues. Ms. De Pree started her law career with Vedder Price in 1996 as an Associate with the firm’s Investment Services group, and has now rejoined the firm as a Shareholder after many years working in-house. She received her law degree from DePaul University College of Law and her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, with honors.
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Mr. Nam focuses his practice on maritime and transportation finance. Mr. Nam frequently represents banks, investment funds, corporate borrowers and financial sponsors in connection with financing and restructuring transactions. He also works on direct lending and other private credit matters, representing private debt providers in connection with acquisition debt, special situations, rescue and bridge financings as well as working capital and liquidity-enhancing credit transactions. He has extensive experience in asset finance matters, including lending transactions involving clients in the maritime and transportation industry sectors. Mr. Nam is qualified in New York, England and Wales and the Marshall Islands.
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Todd F. Lurie is a Shareholder at Vedder Price and a member of the Investment Services group in the firm’s Washington, DC office. He focuses his practice on cleared and non-cleared derivatives, and investment management advising, including fund formation and regulation. Before entering private practice, Mr. Lurie was Vice President and Associate General Counsel for MetLife, where he was responsible for strategic advisory for MetLife’s global derivatives platform, including documentation, transactional review and engagement with state, federal and global regulators. Over the course of his career, Mr. Lurie has also spent several years working for corporate financial institutions. Additionally, Mr. Lurie regularly draws on his experience in advising on insurance M&A, reinsurance securitizations, pension risk transfer transactions and structured credit transactions to provide clients with thoughtful but practical advice. Mr. Lurie received his law degree from New York University School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Emory University in Atlanta.