Stan Stewart

About

Stan har 25 års erfaring innen planlegging, koordinering og implementering av restruktureringsprosesser på tvers av landegrenser.

Med sin betydelige internasjonale erfaring bistår han kunder i grenseoverskridende bedriftstransaksjoner, inkludert internasjonale forretningssamarbeid, joint ventures og strategiske allianser. Stans kompetanse omfatter også grenseoverskridende finansieringer og private equity investeringer, egenkapitaltransaksjoner, fusjoner og oppkjøp samt generelle selskapsrettslige problemstillinger.

Education
  • B.S., Tufts University
  • B.S., Tufts University

EXPERIENCE

  • Acted as EMEA lead counsel for the multi-country spin-off of the automotive business line of an NYSE-listed company, including asset, employee and subsidiary transfers. The project allowed the client to spin off a multibillion dollar business line in a largely tax-free transaction
  • Designed and implemented a pan-European structure for a Toronto-listed oil and gas producer to provide for joint ventures and carried interests for each drilling concession across Europe. As a result of this transaction the client was able to attract multiple investors for the development of different concessions
  • Represented a software company in the post-acquisition integration of a target company, including formation of a Swiss holding company and the transfer of multiple European subsidiaries
  • Represented investment arm of foreign government in equity investments in US companies, including the use of options, warrants and preferred stock
  • Assisted NYSE-listed oil and gas services company in global reorganization of subsidiaries, including formation of Asia Pac, EMEA and Americas intermediate holding companies and transfers of entities and employees. The transaction allowed the client to refocus its internal operations to match the changing global footprint of its clients, as we as gain access to additional capital markets
  • Represented a publicly-held electronics company in the sale of a major business line, including the coordination of the transfer of assets, subsidiaries and employees in 25 countries
Languages
  • Engelsk

Seminars

  • Moderator, "Ensuring Flawless Transactions by Aligning Your Internal Team," Association of Corporate Counsel arrangement, Houston, Texas, Desember 2014
  • Co-Speaker, "Entity Rationalization & Organizational Charts Don’t Have to be Bigger in Texas," Tax Executive Institute Workshop, Austin, Texas, November 2014
  • Co-Speaker, "Subsidiary Governance and Risk Management," Society for Corporate Governance lunsj, Houston, Texas, Juni 2014

Prior Experience

  • 2017 - d.d., Partner, Advokatfirma DLA Piper Norway DA
  • 2005 - 2017, Partner, internasjonalt advokatfirma (Houston og Amsterdam)
  • 1997 - 2005, Partner, internasjonalt advokatfirma tilknyttet et av "de fire store" internasjonale revisjonsfirmaene (Amsterdam)
  • 1989 - 1997, Advokatfullmektig, globalt USA-basert advokatfirma (Brüssel og Dallas)

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Medlem i Den Norske Advokatforening
  • Medlem i Houston Bar Association (International and Business Sections)
  • Society for Corporate Governance
  • Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce (Houston Branch)
  • Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce (Houston Chapter)