Retail, Restaurant & Consumer

Representative Projects and Transactions

Corporate

• Representation of Boston Culinary Group, a leading provider of food and beverage concessions services, in its merger with Centerplate, Inc., a Kohlberg & Co., portfolio company.  
• Representation of Retail Convergence, Inc. (parent company of Rue La La and SmartBargains eCommerce sites) in its merger with GSI Commerce, Inc. 
• Representation of a leading food and beverage services company in its merger with one of the largest hospitality companies in the world.
• Special counsel to Hoop Retail, LLC (prior owner of Disney Stores) in connection with their Chapter 11 cases.
• Tivoli Audio LLC in private recapitalization by Summit Partners. 

Employment & Litigation

• Ongoing employment advice to Betsey Johnson including wage and hour issues, review of employment policies and procedures and ensuring state-by-state compliance. 
• Gordon Brothers and a national electronic retailer in all issues related to closing a nation-wide retail operation. Included wage and hour issues, severance and WARN issues and negotiating departures for high level employees with contracts. 
• Shreve Crump & Low on employee policy manuals and general employment advice. 

Finance 

• Bank of America’s Retail and Apparel group, as agent bank, and other lenders in financings for: 
  • Linens 'n Things ($150 million)
  • Barnes & Noble, Inc. ($745 million)
  • Lands' End ($200 million)
  • Ross Stores, Inc. ($600 million)

Intellectual Property 

• Represent privately owned international investment company in the licensing rights for the retail roll-out of Saks Fifth Avenue in the People's Republic of China and Macau.
• Tweeter Home Entertainment Group with respect to vendor contracts, trademark and copyright matters and e-commerce joint ventures. 
• Represented the owner of a major international skiwear brand for over 20 years, advising on trademark registrations in over 30 jurisdictions around the world, preparation of all international distribution agreements, negotiation and drafting of license agreement for international licensee, and advice in connection with intellectual property disputes in various jurisdictions. 

Real Estate

• Acquisition and development of numerous B.J.'s Wholesale Clubs and The Stop & Shop Supermarket Companies. 
• Represented major retail tenant occupying in-line space in enclosed regional malls "rolling-out" over 300 locations. 
• Parcel assemblage, permitting, financing and leasing of several mixed use and lifestyle centers and regional shopping malls, such as Mansfield Crossing; The Natick Collection; The Shoppes at Derby Street; Patriot Place, Foxboro; The Atrium at Chestnut Hill; CambridgeSide Galleria; Emerald Square Mall; Liberty Tree Mall; Solomon Pond Mall; Watertown Arsenal; and Worcester Center. 

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