18 Sep 2007
Greg Hall and Chris Miner join DLA Piper’s Corporate Group in Phoenix
Former Squire Sanders Partners Bolster Corporate and Securities Group in Phoenix; Attorneys Join Steven Pidgeon and David Lewis as Latest Additions to Phoenix Office
Press Release
(Phoenix) – DLA Piper
US LLP today announced that Greg Hall and Chris Miner, leading corporate attorneys, will be joining the firm’s Corporate and Securities practice group as partners in the Phoenix office. The announcement comes shortly after the addition of Steven Pidgeon and David Lewis to the Phoenix office’s Corporate and Securities practice group.
Greg Hall and Chris Miner come to DLA Piper from Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P., where Hall served as managing partner of that firm’s Phoenix office. They represent a number of major companies, including Mesa Air Group, Inc., Meadow Valley Corporation, Barrett-Jackson Auction Company, Ready Mix, Inc. and SuperShuttle International, Inc. In addition, Hall spent time in the London office of his former firm and Miner previously practiced in Frankfurt and New York, working on cross-border acquisitions and offerings.
“The addition of these four leading corporate partners, and the combination of their practices on our platform, will provide our clients with the premier corporate securities practice in the Southwest. Their practices already reflect the increasingly international nature of modern business, and our global reach will only enhance their ability to serve clients in Arizona and around the world", said J. Terence O’Malley, U.S. Managing Partner
“The combination of Greg, Chris, Steve and David in the Phoenix office provides us with a wealth of knowledge to draw from. We think their experience is unmatched in the region and will bring great value to our clients,” said Mark Nadeau, co-managing partner of the Phoenix office. “Personally, bringing these four outstanding corporate attorneys to our already thriving Phoenix office is extremely gratifying. When their talent is tied to our international network, it leaves no question that DLA Piper now has the premiere corporate and securities practice in this part of the country.”
Steven Pidgeon and David Lewis recently joined DLA Piper from Snell & Wilmer L.L.P, where Pidgeon was co-head of, and Lewis a partner in, the Business & Finance group. Pidgeon joins Mark Nadeau as co-managing partner of DLA Piper’s Phoenix office. Together, Pidgeon and Lewis have represented a wide variety of private and public companies, investment banks, private equity firms and other businesses, including ON Semiconductor Corporation, Meritage Homes Corporation, Roth Capital Partners and Jobing.com.
About Greg HallGreg Hall focuses his practice in corporate and securities law. He has acted as transactional and securities counsel to a broad spectrum of clients, among them New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq National Market-listed companies, startup, mid-cap and large public and private entities, and regional and national investment banks. Hall has represented various entities in all aspects of friendly and hostile acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures and tender offers. He also has represented issuers, underwriters and placement agents in initial public offerings, secondary offerings, debt offerings and refinancings, private placements and exchange offers.
Hall also counsels clients in securities law compliance, corporate governance and general corporate matters. These include bank credit and financing, employment agreements, stock option plans and warrant agreements, asset purchase and sale transactions, and management and service arrangements. Technology, telecommunications, transportation, manufacturing, oil and gas and gaming are among the areas included in his experience.
Hall is a member of the Arizona Business Leadership Association, Arizona Technology Council, Securities Regulation Section of the State Bar of Arizona and the Association of Corporate Growth. He also serves on the advisory board of ASU Technopolis.
He received a J.D.,
cum laude, from the University of Arizona and a B.S. from the University of Kansas.
About Chris MinerChris Miner represents corporations and investment banks in securities and merger and acquisition transactions as well as international corporate transactions. He has advised clients in a wide variety of both public and private debt and equity offerings by U.S. and non-U.S. companies, including initial public offerings and convertible offerings. He also advises many companies in connection with their general corporate governance, compliance and securities work.
Active in the local business community, he is a member of the Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations, the Association of Corporate Growth and the Membership Committee of the Arizona Technology Council.
He received a J.D.,
cum laude, and a B.A. from Brigham Young University.
Leading Corporate and Finance CapabilitiesDLA Piper’s Corporate and Finance group, with more than 800 attorneys worldwide, is recognized as one of the world’s leading emerging growth, venture capital and technology law practices. DLA Piper lawyers advise clients on public and private equity and debt securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions and reorganizations, in addition to corporate governance, IT, tax, compensation and technology issues. Lawyers in the firm’s Finance practice counsel clients on syndicated loans, asset-based and cash flow loans, mezzanine and private equity investments, transportation finance and leveraged lease transactions, as well as specialty areas such as projects and infrastructure and real estate structured finance products.
About DLA PiperDLA Piper has 3,400 lawyers in 25 countries and 64 offices throughout the U.S., U.K., Continental Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa. It has leading practices in corporate, finance, human resources, litigation, real estate, regulatory and legislative, tax, and technology, media and communications. In certain jurisdictions, this information may be considered attorney advertising.
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CONTACTS:
Mark Nadeau, Co-Managing Partner, Phoenix office, DLA Piper, 480.606.5110
Eva Van Brunt, Media Relations, DLA Piper, 213.330.7730
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