Michelle Earley handles a wide range of corporate and securities work for public and private companies. Named a 2009 and 2005 “Rising Star” in Texas Super Lawyers, Ms. Earley has experience in merger, acquisition, and disposition transactions, securities regulation matters and securities offerings, including representing purchasers and sellers of publicly-traded and privately-held companies, representing issuers and selling shareholders in connection with the public offering and private placement of debt and equity securities, and advising management and boards of directors on general corporate matters. Ms. Earley is also very involved in community and legal efforts in the Austin area.
Education
- J.D., Yale Law School, 1997
Coker Fellow - B.A., summa cum laude, Texas A&M University, 1993
Bar Admissions
Representative Experience
- Represented a publicly traded distributor and contract manufacturer of specialized components in multiple acquisitions, dispositions and securities matters.
- Represented a publicly traded technology company in its acquisition of an IT service delivery software company.
- Represented a publicly traded chemical company in its merger with another publicly traded chemical company and its $120 million offering of convertible senior subordinated notes.
- Represented a publicly traded waste management company in its going private auction sale in a transaction valued at over $800 million.
- Represented the issuer in connection with its $300 million registered offering of senior notes.
- Represented large commercial bank in several acquisitions, including related securities representation.
- Represented a Fortune 500 client in connection with a series of strategic divestures of certain operating assets in Alaska, California, New Mexico and Arizona.
- Represented the issuer in connection with a $150 million Rule 144A offering of senior subordinated notes and subsequent exchange offer.
- Represented several Fortune 1000 clients in Securities Exchange Act and Securities Act matters.
Professional History
- Partner, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
- Law clerk for the Honorable Thomas M. Reavley, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (1997 - 1998)
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, Texas Young Lawyers Association
- Member, Austin Bar Association
- Rising Star, Texas Super Lawyers (2005 and 2009)
- Power Pipeline Class of 2006
- Leadership Texas Alumnae Association
Community Leadership
- Board of Directors, Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region (2004 - Present)
- Advisory Board Member and Secretary, Central Texas Diversity Council (2004 - 2007)
- Junior League of Austin (2007 - Present)
- Jack and Jill of America Inc., Austin Chapter (2008 - Present)
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