John
S.
Egan
Member
John Egan represents creditors and borrowers in financial transactions and creditors in bankruptcies, complex foreclosures and receiverships. He also counsels the Firm's clients on a variety of municipal bond issues, serving as bond counsel or underwriter's counsel. He also serves as corporate counsel to a number of clients.
Mr. Egan is a frequent speaker and author of articles on financial transactions, bankruptcy and public finance topics. He is the 2006 Chairman of the Louisville Bar Association's Business Law Section and a past Chairman of the LBA's Bankruptcy Section.
Recent (last 12 months) representations:
· Acted as bond counsel for a $330,000,000 tax exempt bond issue in which insured auction-rate bonds were redeemed and replaced by new fixed-rate tax-exempt debt.
· Acted as bond counsel for a $146,000,000 tax exempt bond issue in which insured auction-rate bonds were redeemed and replaced by a mixture of new fixed-rate debt and variable rate letter-of-credit back debt.
· Represented one party in resolution of a dispute among a bond issuer, the letter of credit provider and the program administrator.
· Represented the acquirer of assets of a financially-distressed manufacturer located in the southeastern United States; negotiated on behalf of the buyer with the seller's lender, equipment lessors and major customers and suppliers.