Richard Ernest
Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights, Real Estate, Corporate, International, Financial Services
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Offices
Asia Pacific
Europe
Berlin
Schlüterstrasse 41
Berlin, Germany,
10707
Tel/Fax: +491724528919, Office- +49 30 84428291, Fax- +493084434377
London
Coming Soon
Moscow
3rd Floor, Voentorg Building
10 Vozdvizhenka Street
Moscow, Russia,
125009
Tel/Fax: +7-903-729-9819
Warsaw
Mokotowska 63, m 64
Warsaw, Poland,
00-533
Tel/Fax: +48(22)3070566
Latin America
Bogota
Carrera 11 No. 83-19
Bogota,
D.C.
110221
Tel/Fax: +57 (1) 5142858
Middle East
Tel Aviv*
Sarona
Derech Menachem Begin 121-123, 32nd Floor
Tel Aviv,
6100000
* Representative office, not a mailing address
United States
Baltimore
1501 Sulgrave Avenue
Suite 311
Baltimore,
Maryland
21209
Tel/Fax: (410) 664-6500
Birmingham
2000 SouthBridge Parkway
Suite 205
Birmingham,
Alabama
35209
Tel/Fax: (205) 396-3746
Boise
420 W. Main Street
Suite 101B
Boise,
ID
83702
Tel/Fax: (208) 501-8304
Boston
50 Federal Street, 5th floor
Boston,
MA
02110
Tel/Fax: (617) 725-2623
Charlotte
10130 Perimeter Parkway
Suite 200
Charlotte,
North Carolina
28216
Tel/Fax: (704)-672-0075
Chicago
980 N. Michigan Ave.
Suite 1400
Chicago,
IL
60611
Tel/Fax: (312) 878-7131
Houston
700 Milam Street
Suite #1300
Houston,
TX
77002
Tel/Fax: 832-404-2051
Kansas City
633 East 63rd Street
Suite 220
Kansas City,
MO
64110
Tel/Fax: (816) 839-4639
Lake Tahoe
11025 Pioneer Trail
Suite 222
Truckee,
CA
96161
Tel/Fax: 1(800)-930-7271
Los Angeles
2029 Century Park East
Suite 400N
Los Angeles,
CA
90067
Tel/Fax: (213) 375-3811
Miami
333 SE 2nd Avenue, Suite 2000
Miami,
FL
33131
Tel/Fax: (786) 930-4592
Minneapolis
100 South Fifth Street
Suite 1900
Minneapolis,
MN
55402
Tel/Fax: (612) 223-7902
New Jersey
90 Washington Valley Rd.
Bedminster,
NJ
07921
Tel/Fax: (908) 731-0351
411 Hackensack Avenue
Suite 200
Hackensack, NJ
07601
Tel/Fax: (201) 478-6300
New York
245 Park Avenue
39th Floor
New York,
NY
10167
Tel/Fax: (212) 363-0270
Northern Virginia
1765 Greensboro Station Place Tower I,
Suite 900
McLean,
VA
22102
Tel/Fax: (703) 659-0075
Philadelphia
2929 Arch Street
Suite 1700
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
19104
Tel/Fax: (215)-970-7409
Research Triangle, North Carolina
2530 Meridian Parkway, # 300
Durham,
NC
27713
Tel/Fax: (919) 241-7495
San Diego
3579 4th Avenue
San Diego,
CA
92103
Tel/Fax: (619) 294-2254
6540 Lusk Blvd, C155
San Diego, CA
92121
440 Stevens Ave., Suite 200
Solana Beach, CA
92075
San Francisco
One Embarcadero Center, Suite 400
San Francisco,
CA
94111
Tel/Fax: (415) 683-5472
Seattle
801 Second Avenue, Suite 800
Seattle,
WA
98104
Tel/Fax: (206) 971-9763
Silicon Valley
800 Oak Grove Avenue, Suite 250
Menlo Park,
CA
94025
Tel/Fax: (650) 461-4433
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2445 Faber Place, Suite 250
Palo Alto, CA
94303
Tel/Fax: (650) 461-4433
St. Petersburg
360 Central Ave
Suite 800
St. Petersburg,
FL
33701
Tel/Fax: (786) 693-1393
Tucson
One South Church Avenue
Suite 1200
Tucson,
AZ
85701
Tel/Fax: (520) 979-3839
Washington, D.C.
1717 K Street NW, Suite 900
Washington,
D.C.
20006
Tel/Fax: (202) 400-3846
Global Reach
Africa
Servicing Clients in Inbound and Outbound African Business
Not only do Rimon attorneys have a long history of working with U.S., African and other clients in African inbound and outbound business, both on transactions and in litigation, but Rimon is strategically placed through its relationships and the market experience, skill-sets, qualifications and licenses of its attorneys to advise on complex transactions in specific locations on the African continent, and across the U.S. Its attorneys maintain extensive ties in, particularly, Western and Southern Africa, working with businesses, family offices, and institutions in corporate, commercial, tax and litigation matters, and examples of its representative matters include advising:
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A project sponsor on the development of an ammonia-urea plant in Nigeria
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Nigerian utilities and technology providers
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Financial institutions on African bond offerings and securitizations
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A U.S. licensor of intellectual property in its licensing and joint venture arrangements with its South African partner
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An African charter airline on its U.S. MRO joint venture
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A South African family office on its U.S. and overseas corporate, commercial and real estate acquisition and development matters
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A South African steel processor in relation to the imposition of U.S. “Section 232” carbon steel tariffs on imports into the Unites States
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A Tanzanite mining group on its listing on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange
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A U.S. security company in its supply of services in South Africa during the 2010 World Cup
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Financial institutions in connection with debt investments and subsequent financial restructuring
Corporate and Corporate Finance
U.S. Inbound & Outbound Investment
Assisting clients in establishing business presences in the United States, including advice on entity formation, shareholder arrangements, domestic and international tax and transfer pricing, regulatory compliance, employee onboarding, lending and commercial agreements. Rimon also advises on structures for U.S. companies’ investments overseas, including advising on structuring investments in telecoms, and other industries in Europe, Francophone Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Acquisitions and disposals of U.S. and African businesses, including by way of merger, asset and stock purchases and sales. Rimon’s corporate finance team has extensive experience and depth in advising on domestic and cross-border M&A, both on the sale and purchase side, and for both PE and strategic clients.
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Originating in Silicon Valley, Rimon is at the center of one of the most active private equity and venture capital markets in the world. With a depth of expertise and a roster of venture capital and private equity-focused corporate finance practitioners in key centers across the United States, Rimon is very well placed to assist foreign start-ups and businesses in accessing these markets and complying with federal and state securities laws.
Structuring & Restructuring
We assist clients in the structuring and restructuring of corporate groups in the U.S., including the consolidation and streamlining of diverse holdings as well as debt and equity investments. These include operating companies and real estate portfolios held by the U.S. and foreign entities, family offices and individuals.
Commercial, Real Estate & Private Client
Supply & Distribution
Rimon works with the U.S. and foreign clients in both UCC and English law sale of goods transactions, helping our clients to set up and develop supply, distribution and franchise networks in the United States and in foreign markets. Representing both manufacturers and distributors, our attorneys have considerable depth in dealing with cross-border trade, import and export regulations and the nuances of international business legal risk mitigation.
Real Estate
Rimon’s Real Estate attorneys have decades of domestic and international experience in real estate development, acquisition, financing, and leasing. They work closely with Rimon's tax, corporate, litigation, financial services, and private client teams to ensure a full spectrum of efficient representation, including acquisition, disposal and development, as well as in establishing and financing real estate funds.
Private Client & Family Office
We advise high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients and family offices, many of whom originate from outside the U.S., and who have overseas businesses and interests in, particularly, Africa, South Africa, the Middle East, the Russian Federation and Switzerland, on a range of diverse matters including luxury residential, and commercial property acquisitions and development, local and international tax structuring, and trusts and estates.
Project, Debt Finance, Funds and Joint Ventures & Partnerships
Project Finance
Rimon assists project sponsors with project finance transactions in the renewable resources and energy, housing, hospitality and financial institutions sectors, advising on complex multi-jurisdictional secured financing projects. We also work with project sponsors in structuring bankable projects that are eligible for development finance institution (DFI) financing with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the International Finance Corporation, European DFIs and African Development Bank.
Debt Finance
Rimon assists clients with a wide range of capital markets transactions including asset securitization, corporate bond offerings, derivatives, and commercial loans. We also advise financial institutions on primary and secondary investments in, and dispositions of, performing and non-performing assets, including loans receivables, claims, and securities.
Funds
Rimon has a sophisticated funds practice advising, domestically and overseas, on the establishment of real estate, hedge and alternative investment funds, as well as capital raisings, including all corporate and U.S. securities requirements, and also advising sponsors, investment advisers and managers on compliance and regulatory matters. We also support U.S., European and African funds with DFI fundraising and portfolio company advice.
Joint Ventures & Partnerships
Rimon attorneys advise on structuring and closing joint ventures in a range of industries and foreign locations, including operational and intellectual property joint ventures in Sub-Saharan Africa and energy joint ventures in the United Kingdom and Switzerland.
Rimon Attorneys With Expertise in Africa Include:
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Dirk Walter Hamann
Corporate, FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain, International, Litigation, Private Client, Real Estate, Technology
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Katie Hyman
Litigation, International, FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain, Technology
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Debbie A. Klis
Corporate, Real Estate, Financial Services, International, Tax
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Sam Miller
Corporate, International, FinTech, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain, Transactional Law, Private Client, Financial Services
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Lisa-Marie Monsanto
Corporate, Financial Services, International, Private Client, Technology
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Douglas J. Schneller
Corporate, Financial Services, International, Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights
Rimon Global Alliance Locations *
Africa
Angola
Cape Verde
Mozambique
Asia
East Timor
Macau
Europe
Belgium
United States
Cyprus
France
Greece
Malta
Portugal
Spain
United Kingdom
Latin America/Caribbean
Argentina
Brazil
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
* The Rimon Global Alliance is an alliance of independent law firms around the world that collaborate to serve our clients globally.