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Experience:
John Lawlor is a corporate attorney who has extensive experience representing lenders and borrowers in many types of complex financings, including senior and subordinated, secured and unsecured, investment grade and non-investment grade instruments.
Major deals in which John has represented lenders include representations of: Bank of America in connection with the senior bank financings of Plastech Engineered Products, Inc., Del Monte Corporation and Rayovac Corporation; ABN AMRO Bank NV in connection with the workout and subsequent bankruptcy of Tokheim Corporation; the US financing arm of DaimlerChrysler in connection with credit facilities extended to United Auto Group, Inc., Lithia Motors and CarMax, Inc.; and JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, in connection with capital subscription facilities to private equity funds.
John also represents borrowers involved in major deals, including ongoing representations of Xanterra Parks & Resorts, Inc., Mittal Steel USA, Inc., Residential Capital Corporation, Cemex, SA de CV, Kerry Group, Ameritrade, Inc., Dobson Cellular Systems, The Hub Group, Inc., Clarion Lion Properties Fund, Verde Realty, Dividend Capital Operating Partnership, Persimmon plc and Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc.
John joined Mayer Brown in 1988.
Notable Engagements:
Represented LaSalle Bank, NA, in an agented $200 million revolving credit facility to ProLiance Energy, llc, June 2006.
Represented LaSalle Bank, NA, in an agented $120 million revolving credit facility to Indianapolis Power & Light Company, May 2006.
Represented JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, in an agented $515 million revolving credit facility to Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc., November 2005.
Represented LaSalle Bank, NA, in an agented $255 million revolving credit facility to Vectren Capital, Corporation, November 2005.
Represented Residential Capital Corporation in obtaining $3.5 billion of credit facilities, July 2005.
Represented Bank of America in providing an agented $300 million revolving credit facility to Williams-Sonoma, Inc., February 2004.
Represented Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc. in obtaining $750 million of credit facilities, December 2004.
Represented Bank of America in providing an agented $465 million secured revolving credit and term loan facility to Plastech Engineered Products, Inc., February 2004.
Represented DaimlerChrysler Services North America llc in an agented secured $200 million revolving credit facility to CarMax, Inc., May 2002.
Represented lead senior lenders in an underwritten $740 million senior financing of Del Monte Corporation.
Represented DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas llc in providing a $650 million agented secured credit facility to United Auto Group, Inc.
Represented ABN AMRO Bank, NV, in connection with the financing of Tokheim Corporation following emergence from bankruptcy proceedings, December 2000.
Represented lead senior lenders in an underwritten $170 million senior acquisition financing of Rayovac Corporation.
Education:
University of Notre Dame Law School, JD, 1988; Lead Note Editor, University of Notre Dame Law Review, Georgetown University, AB, 1985. |
