Todd E. Lenson has a broad corporate and securities law practice, with particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital financings, as well as public and private securities offerings and financings. Mr. Lenson regularly advises public companies and boards of directors on corporate governance and securities law compliance matters, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Mr. Lenson’s experience has included representing independent oil refiners, merchant energy companies, REITs and other specialty finance companies and private equity firms.

Mr. Lenson has represented both public and private companies and private equity funds in numerous acquisitions, sales, and merger transactions as well as joint ventures and strategic alliances. In the area of private equity and venture capital, Mr. Lenson continually advises investment funds, as well as emerging growth companies, in private placements and venture and other capital raising transactions. As part of his securities practice, Mr. Lenson has represented issuers, underwriters and placement agents in a variety of public and private financing transactions, including initial public offerings, PIPE transactions, high-yield and convertible debt offerings and secured and unsecured financings.

Mr. Lenson’s recent transactions include representing:

NRDC Equity Partners in its acquisition of Lord & Taylor;

JPMorgan Asset Management Real Estate Fund in its acquisition of Columbia Equity Trust, Inc., a NYSE listed REIT;

AMETEK Inc., a NYSE listed company, in various strategic acquisitions, financing transactions and corporate governance matters;

CSTV: College Sports Television in its stock merger with CBS, as well as its prior preferred stock and bridge financings;

Premcor Inc., one of the country's largest independent oil refiners, in its $8 billion merger with Valero Energy Corporation, as well as its various public offerings of common stock and high yield notes and secured financings;

Chelsea Property Group, Inc., a NYSE listed REIT which owned and operated premium outlet centers, in its $4.8 billion merger with Simon Property Group;

Intersections Inc. in its IPO, which followed various preferred stock and secured debt financings;

Wheatley Partners in various venture capital investments;

W.L. Ross & Co. in its acquisitions and related financings of Burlington Industries Inc. and Cone Mills Corporation;

Orion Power Holdings, Inc. in its IPO and subsequent equity and debt offerings, as well as its $3.5 billion merger with Reliant Energy, Inc.; and

Thumbplay, Inc., a leading online platform of mobile entertainment content, in various venture capital and related financings.

Memberships

Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Control Contests Committee, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 2007-2008

Activities

Author or co-author:

Lies, Damn Lies and M & A Fraud, The Corporate Counselor, August 2006;

Delaware Chancery Court Upholds Majority Stockholder Lock-up, The Corporate Compliance & Regulatory Newsletter, April 2005;

SEC Proposes New Disclosure Rules in MD&A on Critical Accounting Policies, Derivatives Report, December 2002

Admitted to Practice

New York

Education

J.D., cum laude, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1996; Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review (1994-1996)

B.S., Cornell University, 1993