Bruce Czachor
Partner
Duane Morris LLP
1540 Broadway
New York, NY 10036-4086
USA
Phone: +1 212 692 1036
Fax: +1 212 202 7618
Email:
BCzachor@duanemorris.com
Bruce Czachor practices in the area of corporate law with a focus on representing investment banks and corporate clients in capital markets transactions, as well as advising clients with respect to securities law matters (e.g., general disclosure matters, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and related corporate governance issues). Mr. Czachor also advises clients on mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Czachor has represented clients in all types of capital-raising transactions, and he has significant experience in high-yield debt offerings, convertible debt offerings, investment grade debt financings, all types of equity financings (including IPOs) and leveraged recapitalizations. He has worked on financings in the public and private markets, both in the United States and internationally. Mr. Czachor has helped companies in a broad range of industries, including energy; oil and gas; pipelines and transmission; mining; forest products; telecommunications; media; cable; biotechnology and medical devices; pharmaceuticals; software; and real estate.
Mr. Czachor is a 1987 magna cum laude graduate of New York Law School, where he was executive editor of the New York Law School Law Review, and a graduate of the State University of New York at Binghamton.
Areas of Practice
- Corporate Law
- Capital Markets
- Mergers and Acquisitions
Representative Matters
- Represented Viking Cruises in connection with the issuance of $250 million of high yield notes.
- Represented Par Pharmaceuticals in connection with the issuance $490 million of high yield notes in a going-private transaction.
- Represented P.H. Glatfelter in connection with the issuance of $250 million of high yield notes and its acquisition of specialty paper manufacturing facilities in Europe.
- Represented Norske Canada in connection with several issuances of high yield notes and its acquisition of Pacifica Papers.
- Represented GT Group telecom in connection with the issuance of high yield notes, its IPO and the acquisition of Shaw Fiberlink.
- Represented Credit Suisse, Wells Fargo Securities and Citi Capital Markets in connection with the issuance of $450 million of high yield notes by Frac Tech.
- Represented Wells Fargo Securities and Merrill Lynch in connection with the issuance of $325 million of high yield notes by Open Solutions in a going-private transaction.
- Represented Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and other investment banks in connection with the leveraged recapitalization of Kinetic Concepts, including the issuance of high yield notes, an IPO and subsequent secondary offerings of common stock.
- Represented RBC Capital Markets in connection with several issuances of high yield notes by Allis-Chalmers Energy, and its acquisitions of DLS, an Argentine company, and Oil & Gas Services.
- Represented the investment banks in connection with the IPOs of lntralase, Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Worldheart, MGI Pharma, Ballard Power, Proton Energy and Kohl's.
- Represented the investment banks in connection with several issuances of high yield notes and the IPO of Telkay Shipping.
- Represented the investment banks in connection with the issuance of common stock and units by Hecla Mining.
- Represented the investment banks in connection with the issuance of convertible debt securities by Chiron, Allergan, Serena Software, Openwave and MGI Pharma.
- Represented the investment banks in connection with the issuance of hybrid debt/equity securities by Talisman Energy, Shaw Communications, Celestica, Placer Dome and Agnico-Eagle Mining.
- Represented RBC Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley and other investment banks in connection with the IPO and leveraged recapitalization of Celestica.
- Represented the investment banks in connection with the issuance of senior secured first and second lien notes by Geokinetics, Entravision and Rogers Cablesystems.
- Represented the investment banks in connection with numerous issuances of investment grade debt by Time Warner.
- Represented Dun & Bradstreet, The McGraw-Hill Cos. and Falconbridge in connection with the issuance of investment grade debt securities.
- Represented Oxford Properties, a real estate investment trust (REIT), in connection with the issuance of $150 million of debt securities.
- Represented Alexander's in connection with several REIT transactions and corporate governance matters.
- Represented Brookfield Properties in connection with certain REIT transactions.
- Represented Prologis in connection with several debt offerings and other capital markets transactions.
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association
- Subcommittee on Legal Opinions in Securities Transactions
- International Securities Matters Subcommittee - New York State Bar Association
- Bar Association of the City of New York
- California Bar Association
- New Jersey Bar Association
Admissions
- New York
- New Jersey
- California
Education
- New York Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 1987
- Executive Editor, New York Law School Law Review - State University of New York at Binghamton, B.A., 1983
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2013-present - Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
- Partner, 2011-2013 - Shearman & Sterling LLP
- Partner, 1997-2011
- Associate, 1988-1996 - District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- Law Clerk, 1987-1988
Honors and Awards
- Leading lawyer, Guide to the World's Leading Capital Markets Lawyers
- Recommended M&A lawyer, PLC Which Lawyer?
Selected Publications
- "Summary of Required Financial Statements of Business Acquired or to Be Acquired," Bloomberg BNA, May 2012
- "Reporting of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Under SEC Rules," The Deal, May 2012
- "Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act—Implications for Issuers and Financial Institutions," Orrick Client Alert, April 2012
- "Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act—Implications for Issuers and Financial Institutions," Orrick Client Alert, September 2012
- "Legal Overview of Securities Offerings Under Rule 144A and Regulations," Orrick Memorandum to Clients, April 2012
Selected Speaking Engagements
- "The JOBS Act—How Recent Changes Will Impact Your IPO Process," Seminar at Orrick on October 8, 2012, and Webinar sponsored by RR Donnelly, November 8, 2012
