Project Financings; Strategic Partnerships and Joint Ventures
Assisted companies in financing multiple capital projects, particularly in the energy and natural resources industries, including:

• Red Leaf Resources, Inc. in the financing of oil shale extraction and mining project in Uintah County, Utah.
• Transition Power Development in financing of nuclear power project in central Utah.
  Green River Refining in the financing of refurbishment of expansion of oil refinery in Utah.
• Confidential wind power company in Pacific Northwest in financing of new wind farm project.
• Confidential solar power company in the financing of solar energy project.
• The privatization of Intelsat, Ltd. from an intergovernmental organization into a private company owned by multiple sovereign nations.
• Negotiation of international joint venture between Red Leaf Resources, Inc. and a confidential partner located in Abu Dhabi.
• Negotiation of international joint venture between a Salt Lake City-based sports medicine and nutrition company with a Korean distributor.
• Structuring and negotiation of a Field Test Agreement between Red Leaf Resources, Inc. and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, for the testing of oil shale extraction technology on Jordan oil shale resources.
  
  

  Mergers and Acquisitions

  Assisted companies in transactions with an aggregate value of more than $4 billion, including:
  
• Huish Detergents, Inc. in its acquisition by private equity buyers
• Envirocare Utah in its acquisition by private equity buyers
• Qsent, Inc. in its acquisition by Trans Union.
• BBCJ, Inc. in its acquisition by Rare Method Interactive, Inc.
• Precision Castparts Corp. in its acquisition of GSC Foundries, Inc.
• Intelsat, Ltd. in its acquisition by a consortium of private equity firms a consortium of funds advised by Apax Partners, Apollo Management, Madison Dearborn Partners and Permira for approximately $5 billion
• Multiple technology and industrial companies in confidential acquisitions by private equity groups
  
  

  Venture Capital; Private Equity and Angel Investments

  Assisted companies and investors in more many equity and debt transactions, including:
  
• Diamond Rental, Inc. in an acquisition by private equity buyers.
• Red Leaf Resources, Inc. in multiple private placements of equity securities to private equity and venture capital buyers, totally over $25 million.
• Green River Refining, Inc. in offerings of debt and equity securities to private equity and venture capital investors, totaling over $3 million.
• Formation and capitalization of multiple start-up companies, including multiple rounds of venture and private capital raises in confidential transactions.
  
  

  Public Securities Offerings

  Assisted companies and underwriters in public offerings with an aggregate value of more than $4 billion, including:
  
• Intelsat Ltd. in its initial public offering of approximately $500 million in common stock (later abandoned due to the private equity acquisition described above)
• Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. in its $60 million initial public offering of common stock
• MCG Capital Corp. in its $217 million initial public offering of common stock
• Corporacion Andina de Fomento in multiple offerings up SEC-registered bonds
• Republic of Venezuela in multiple offerings up SEC-registered bonds
• Huntsman LLC in its $198 million exchange offer and its $100 million exchange offer
• Huntsman International LLC in its $700 million exchange offer
  
  

  Education and Prior Experience

• J. Reuben Clark Law School, J.D., 2002; Order of the Coif; Editor in Chief, BYU Law Review
• Brigham Young University, B.A., 1999, International Studies
• Law Clerk, Honorable Monroe G. McKay, United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit – 2002-2003
• Attorney, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Washington, DC, 2003-2005
• Attorney, Stoel Rives LLP, Corporate Group, Salt Lake City, 2005-2008
• General Counsel, Red Leaf Resources, Inc., Salt Lake City
• General Counsel, Pinnacle Security, LLC, Orem, Utah
  

   
  Publications

• Anastasoff v. United States: The Judicial Power to “Unpublish” Opinions, 77 NOTRE DAME L. REV. 135 (2001) (with Thomas R. Lee).
• Freedom of Religious Association: The Right of Religious Organizations to Obtain Legal Entity Status under the European Convention, 2002 BYU L. REV. 561 (2002).