transportation services: matters
Ongoing
Major French Banking Corporation Subsidiaries - Acquisition and Finance
Representation of U.S. subsidiaries of a major French banking corporation in the acquisition of U.S. companies engaged in the commercial fleet leasing of automobiles and light trucks and the financing of U.S. registered yachts and other pleasure craft vessels. These transactions represent the commencement of business in the United States for those companies, thus expanding their large worldwide operations.
2008
National Bank - Construction Company Finance
Representation of a national bank in the financing of a construction company secured by collateral assignments of claims under contracts between the company and U.S. Government agencies.
2009
342 East 72nd Street Corporation - Second Avenue Subway Entrance Relocation
Representation of 342 East 72nd Street Corporation in fighting the relocation of a new subway entrance. The original plans called for the entrance to be embedded in the basement of a building at the corner of 72nd Street and Second Avenue, but the MTA announced a new plan to move the entrance to the middle of the block on 72nd Street between First and Second Avenues—directly in front of residential buildings. Herrick is helping the local building owners fight this plan.
2007
European Insurer - Chunnel Policy
Representation of a European insurer in structuring an aggregate declared risk capacity contract under which the insurer will provide insurance capacity to one of the world's leading engineering and construction companies for certain lines of insurance, including a cost overrun insurance program for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.
2007
MGM Transport - Sale of the Company
Representation of stockholders of MGM Transport Corporation, a nationwide furniture trucking and warehouse company based in High Point, NC, in connection with their sale of MGM to CF Holding Company, Inc.
2006
Plainfield Asset Management - Westside Transload / Transload America
Representation of Plainfield Asset Management, one of the leading private equity firms in the United States, in its investment in operators of solid waste transfer stations on federally regulated railroad property. We protected our client’s minority equity position in these operators by implementing stockholders’ agreements with broad super-majority approval provisions, and helped navigate federal and state environmental regulations and federal pre-emption issues.
2003
Deutsche Waggonbau - Long Island Railroad
Representation of Deutsche Waggonbau, the largest manufacturer of passenger cars in the world, in orchestrating the business, legal, regulatory and technical aspects of the $250 million project to supply the Long Island Rail Road with state-of-the-art railcars.