Erika Robinson is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group and the Securities Department. She joined the firm in 1995. Ms. Robinson serves as co-chair of the Capital Markets Group. She has a general corporate and securities practice, with particular emphasis on public company counseling, capital markets transactions and commercial finance.
Practice
Ms. Robinson has managed a wide range of capital markets transactions, including public and private equity and debt offerings (representing issuers and underwriters), tender and exchange offers, and other corporate restructurings. She handles various types of commercial finance transactions, such as credit facilities and commercial paper programs. She also advises public and private companies on corporate governance and other compliance matters, as well as SEC reports and filings.
Recent Highlights
Ms. Robinson has represented:
- State Street Corporation and State Street Bank and Trust Company in a variety of transactions, including registered offerings of common stock and senior notes in 2008, 2009 and 2011.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. in registered offerings and a Rule 144A placement of senior notes in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and related transactions.
- Danaher Corporation in registered offerings of senior notes and common stock in 2011.
- Dean Foods Company in a variety of transactions, including its Rule 144A placement of senior notes in 2010, offerings of common stock in 2008 and 2009, its recapitalization in 2007, its offering of senior notes in 2006 and its spin-off of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. in 2005.
- Discovery Communications, Inc. in registered offerings of senior notes in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
- Casella Waste Systems, Inc. in 144A placements of senior subordinated notes in 2011 and senior second lien notes in 2009.
- Staples, Inc. in registered offerings of senior notes in 2009.
- Lending Club, the online social lending network, in the SEC registration of its platform.
- Underwriters in registered offerings by Corporación Andina de Fomento.
