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101 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10178-0060
Phone: 212.309.6763
Fax: 212.309.6001
Jeffrey A. Letalien is an associate in Morgan Lewis's Business and Finance Practice. Mr. Letalien’s practice focuses on public and private offerings, periodic reporting, corporate governance, and other aspects of securities regulation.
Mr. Letalien represents public and private companies as issuers in public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities, including initial public offerings, private placements of high-yield and investment grade debt securities to institutional investors under Rule 144A, public-for-private exchange offers, and private placements. He also represents underwriters in public offerings and placement agents in private placements. Mr. Letalien represents private equity funds and private individuals in investments in securities of public and private companies, and securities law aspects relating thereto, including Section 13(d) and Section 16 reporting and compliance.
Mr. Letalien has represented private equity funds and public and private companies as buyers and sellers in various acquisitions, including asset sales, equity purchases, and mergers. He has represented private equity and hedge funds in compliance with the federal securities laws and capital raising transactions, as well as borrowers in workouts of loan agreements.
Mr. Letalien regularly counsels public companies in compliance with periodic reporting requirements under the federal securities laws and corporate governance requirements of various stock exchanges.
Mr. Letalien served as an associate in corporate and securities law with the New York office of an international law firm from 2007 to 2009 and with the Stamford, Connecticut office of another international law firm from 2004 to 2007.
Mr. Letalien earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center in 2004 and his B.A., magna cum laude, in government, with a citation in French, from Harvard College in 2001.
Mr. Letalien is admitted to practice in New York and Connecticut.
Selected Representations
Recent Transactions
- Represented an international retailer of jewelry and fashion accessories in a $450 million private placement of senior secured notes under Rule 144A to institutional investors.
- Represented a national chain of fast-food restaurants in a $200 million private placement of senior PIK toggle notes under Rule 144A to institutional investors.
- Represented underwriters of an over $150 million initial public offering of an international operator of a fleet of containerships.
- Represented underwriters of an over $125 million initial public offering of an international operator of a fleet of containerships.
- Represented an international operator of a fleet of crude oil carriers and petroleum product tankers in an approximately $75 million follow-on equity offering.
- Represented underwriters of an over $40 million follow-on equity offering of an international dry-bulk carrier.
Note: This list includes engagements completed prior to joining Morgan Lewis.
Securities Transactions
- Represented a business development company in a $200 million private placement to a foreign pension fund.
- Represented a special-purpose acquisition company in the sports, leisure, and entertainment industry in a more than $200 million initial public offering.
- Represented a former NYSE-listed metals manufacturer in a $575 million private placement of senior notes under Rule 144A in connection with a going-private transaction and a subsequent exchange offer.
- Represented a special-purpose acquisition company in the industrial sector in a $150 million initial public offering.
- Represented a NYSE-listed furniture company in a $200 million private placement of senior notes under Rule 144A and a subsequent exchange offer.
- Represented underwriters in connection with public offerings of equity securities of special-purpose acquisition companies and placement agents in connection with offers and sales of debt securities of energy and healthcare companies.
Periodic Reporting and Corporate Governance
- Represented a NYSE-listed industrial company in connection with 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy, and Section 16 filings, as well as communications with the NYSE and its stockholders.
- Represented a NYSE-listed furniture company in connection with 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy, and Section 16 filings, as well as communications with the NYSE and its stockholders.
- Represented a quasi-public metals manufacturer in connection with 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K filings.
- Representated a NYSE-listed electronic trading platform in preparation of periodic filings in connection with restatement of prior financial statements.
- Represented several special-purpose acquisition companies in connection with listings on AMEX.
- Represented a newly public auto parts manufacturer emerging from bankruptcy in connection with compliance with NYSE corporate governance requirements.
Other Corporate Representations
- Represented a private equity fund as lead investor making a $500 million preferred investment in auto parts manufacturer emerging from bankruptcy.
- Represented private equity funds and individual investors in purchases of preferred stock and other securities of public and private companies in the auto parts, pet supply, and beverage industries.
- Represented sellers of private companies in the education, telecommunications, and retail industries in connection with sales to national and multinational corporations.
- Represented domestic and foreign public companies, hedge funds, business development companies, private equity funds, and private companies in a broad range of restructuring and workout transactions.
education
- Georgetown University Law Center, 2004, J.D., Magna Cum Laude
- Harvard College, 2001, B.A., Magna Cum Laude