Eric A. Koontz - Lawyer in Atlanta, GE

Eric represents clients in a variety of corporate and securities transactions, including public offerings and private placements of debt, equity and hybrid securities, mergers and acquisitions, share repurchase and liability management transactions, and alternative investments. He also has substantial experience advising public companies with respect to securities disclosure and corporate governance matters.

Erics experience includes representation of issuers in public offerings of equity securities, including traditional underwritings, block trades, at-the-market offerings, and dividend reinvestment and direct purchase programs. He also has extensive experience advising issuers in public offerings, Rule 144A/Reg S offerings, and private placements of debt and hybrid securities, including fixed- and floating-rate senior unsecured debt securities, first mortgage bonds, subordinated debt securities with hybrid features, and preferred and preference stock.

Eric also has experience with numerous tax-exempt bond offerings (new issuances and remarketings) relating to pollution control and solid-waste-disposal projects, including long-term fixed-rate bonds, variable-rate demand bonds, index rate bonds, and 13-month and other put bonds.

Further, Eric represents borrowers in syndicated and bilateral credit facilities and commercial paper programs, including unsecured 364-day and long-term revolving and term loan credit facilities.