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Representative Clients and Matters

• Represented a consortium of buyers in the $223 million acquisition of Hooters of America Inc., the iconic restaurant chain, and one of its franchisees Texas Wings, Inc. 
• Represented KarpReilly in its acquisition of Burger Lounge, an organic burger restaurant chain.
• Represented KarpReilly in its acquisition of Adrianna Papell, a woman’s clothing manufacturer. 
• Represented Churchill Financial in its sale to Olympus Partners.
• Represented KarpReilly in its acquisition of Café Zupas, a fast dining restaurant chain.
• Represented UpToDate, a publisher of a medical clinical decision support system, in its sale to Wolters Kluwer.
• Represented KarpReilly in its acquisition of Trina Turk, a designer and manufacturer of contemporary women’s clothing.
• Represented Health Dialog, a provider of healthcare management, analytics and decision support, in its $775 million sale to BUPA.
• Represented KarpReilly in its acquisition of Habit Burger Grill, a quick casual burger restaurant chain. 
• Represented Kohlberg in its acquisition of Trico Products, a manufacturer of automotive wiper systems and components
• Represented Apax in its sale of Performance Inc., a bicycle retail company.
• Represented Kohlberg in its $726 million acquisition of Central Parking Corp., a provider of parking related services. 
• Represented Apax in its $1.8 billion acquisition of HUB International, one of the largest private insurance brokerages.
• Represented KarpReilly in its acquisition of Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill, an upscale casual restaurant chain.

• The Best Lawyers in America (2006-2012)

• Trustee of New England Aquarium
• Elected Town Moderator – Town of Cohasset

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