Eric Boone Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Eric Boone leads the ESG/Sustainability Division of Madison Marcus and has significant expertise in advising on ESG strategy, reporting, compliance, remediation and legal agreements for corporate entities in Australia and overseas. As a division, the team is client-centric, focusing on innovation to meet clients' needs in a cost-effective and efficient manner. With several partnerships with pre-eminent service providers in the space such as Capitaliz, Madison Marcus and Eric Boone provide insight and a full-suite of ESG related services to clients to help realise and utilise ESG-related data, achieve certifications and undertake audits in relation to their ESG concerns.Offering clients a range of services including advisory work, training in ESG-related issues, presentations at board-level, training modules for operational staff, strategy formulation, advising on contractual undertakings and indemnities and liaising with regulators such as the Attorney-General's Office, ASIC, ACCC and the ASX.Our core principle is to empower our clients through holistic engagement to help simplify the complicated and dynamic ESG landscape.

Sydney, Australia

Advises corporates, banks, funds and asset managers in Australia, New Zealand and the larger Asia Pacific region on a wide range of complex financing transactions, including U.S. capital market offerings of equity and debt securities and applicable regulation. With particular experience in the debt markets, advises issuers on Rule 144A/Regulation S high yield bond offerings, investment grade U.S. private placements and related intercreditor agreements. Advises lenders on syndicated and bilateral loan facilities, Term Loan B facilities and mezzanine financings. Advises issuers on liability management transactions and restructurings.Serves as an active member of the K&L Gates global Ethical Supply Chain group. Advises clients on their compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) through the identification, assessment and mitigation of modern slavery risks in their supply chain and assists clients with the related reporting obligations.Serves as Pro Bono Coordinator for the Sydney office, establishing strategic partnerships and approving individual matters to secure pro bono work for our lawyers.

Sydney, Australia

Offered strategic advice to companies, investment banks, funds and asset managers in Australia, New Zealand and the larger Asia Pacific region on a wide range of complex cross border financings, US capital market offerings of equity and debt securities and applicable regulation. Recognised as a leading lawyer in Chambers Global and Chambers Asia Pacific - foreign expert for US capital markets based in Australia. Led seminars on market developments for domestic and international banks, advisory and investment firms and industry bodies. Spoke regularly at sponsored events and with Australian print media. Drove firm participation in pro bono/community service initiatives. Coached and mentored associates and conducted internal professional development sessions and soft skills training. Served on the firm's Diversity and Flexibility Steering Committee.Achievements include:• Introduced International Justice Mission (IJM) Australia to the firm as a pro bono client, oversaw the secondment of law clerks to IJM Australia, and secured in-kind donations from the firm.• Conceived a thought leadership project for the firm on the Australian domestic retail bond market. Organised and co-led a roundtable discussion with market leaders and representatives from the Treasury. Co-authored a submission to the Treasury on proposed regulatory reforms.• Key speaker and moderator for a session at Euromoney's 6th Annual Distressed Investing and Financial Restructuring Australia conference in Sydney.• Led the refinance by Emeco of its existing debt through a Rule 144A US$335 million high-yield secured bond offering, the first in the Australian market to be connected to a secured super-senior AU$50 million revolving credit facility, and its concurrent purchase offer of US$140 million worth of US private placement notes. Named as a finalist for 2015 Australasian Law Awards' "Debt Deal of the Year" and 2015 IFLR Asia Awards' "High Yield Deal of the Year"

Hempstead, New York

Fully managed district office for an extended period and maintained overall responsibility for constituent services and community outreach. Represented member at public meetings, community affairs and other media covered events. Drafted member's correspondence and speeches. Coordinated interviews, press conferences and meetings with the media.

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