Gregory R. Hall has extensive experience representing companies in domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, debt restructurings, securities transactions, including public and private offerings of high yield and convertible debt and equity offerings of all kinds, tender offers and exchange offers, domestic and international joint ventures, venture capital and private equity transactions and bank financings. He also has experience representing issuers, underwriters and placement agents in their underwriting, investment and advisory activities.

Mr. Hall also regularly counsels clients on a broad range of corporate, securities and business-related matters and matters affecting corporate policy and strategy, including directors’ duties and responsibilities and other aspects of corporate governance, securities law disclosure and compliance, management equity and incentive plans and executive employment agreements. His experience covers a wide range of industries, among them airlines and ground transportation, equipment rental, biotech, retail, solar and wind energy, technology, telecommunications, manufacturing and business services.

Professional Recognition and Awards

• Best of Arizona Business 2010, Ranking Arizona Magazine, in the Corporate Law category
• The Best Lawyers in America
• Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (for Corporate/M&A)
• The Guide to America's Leading Corporate/Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyers
• Southwest SuperLawyer, Law & Politics magazine
• "Top Lawyers List," AZ Business magazine, in the Corporate category

Representative Clients

• Acme Lift Company
• Adenyo
• AMERCO (U-Haul International)
• Amkor Technology
• Apriva
• Dragados, S.A.
• Memios
• Mesa Air Group
• Mobile Mini
• Rural/Metro Corporation
• Sunstate Equipment Co.
• SuperShuttle International
• Veolia Transportation
• Water Movers

Representative Transactions

Securities Offerings

• Mobile Mini US$200 million 144A note offering coupled with a tender offer and consent solicitation
• Amerco US$300 million shelf offering
• Numerous IPOs and follow-on securities offerings, including offerings for technology, manufacturing, airline and transportation, national retail chain and business services companies
• Numerous high-yield and investment grade note offerings, ranging from US$100 million to US$300 million, including note offerings of mining, national retail chain, airline, equipment rental company and financial services companies
• Numerous PIPE transactions for issuers, including transactions involving software, stem-cell and other technology companies

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Representation of Spanish conglomerate in its acquisition of a large US construction firm
• Representation of a Canadian-based technology company in its acquisition of technology companies based in California and Arizona
• Representation of an Australian-based company in its acquisition of a US-based company engaged in data center design and build processes
• Representation of a US airline in its establishment of a joint venture in Hawaii
• Numerous M&A transactions for a national transportation company
• Numerous M&A transactions for a national equipment rental company
• Numerous M&A transactions for an international manufacturing company
• Representation of high tech companies in the acquisition and disposition of related high tech companies and subsidiaries
• Numerous M&A transactions for a national retail chain

Restructuring Transactions

Mr. Hall has played an active role on the corporate side of billions of dollars of restructuring transactions, including the following matters:

• Lead corporate counsel to a US airline in its successful emergence from Chapter 11 proceedings
• Restructuring of US$170 million of senior convertible notes for a regional airline (including successful tender offer and exchange offer transactions)
• Restructuring of US$1.4 billion in debt for a Southwest-based airline
• Restructuring of US$100 million of senior convertible notes for a public company in the gaming industry
• Restructuring of approximately US$2.2 billion in debt for the largest trucking and self storage business in North America (lead corporate counsel on US$500 million senior credit facility secured by US$2 billion in real estate and assets located throughout the US and Canada)
• Restructuring of US$1 billion in debt for a nonprofit organization
• Restructuring of US$1.2 billion in debt for a Canada-based drug store chain

Selected Other Matters

• Lead counsel for a US-based equipment rental company in its sale of a minority interest to an Asia-based investor
• Lead counsel for a US airline in the first ever joint venture in China between a US airline and a Chinese airline
• Lead counsel for the world's largest auctioneer of classic cars in its sale of a minority interest to a private equity investor
• Special Committee representation in a US$64 million going private transaction
• Several billion dollars in credit facilities, including US$500 million senior secured credit facility for the largest trucking and self storage company in North America
• Leveraged recapitalization of a national equipment rental company
• Leveraged recapitalization of the world’s largest wholesale rental company
• Numerous venture capital financings involving software, technology and business services companies
• Negotiation of numerous employment agreements on behalf of CEOs and other executives, including the president of the Phoenix Suns
• Implementation of anti-takeover defenses for Delaware and Nevada corporations