Thomas Quirxtner Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles

Member of Project Finance Group Advise clients primarily in the renewable energy and infrastructure sectors; Represent sponsors and lenders or investors in the development, financing and acquisition of energy generation and infrastructure projects.

Advised financial institutions and U.S. and foreign issuers on registered and non-registered securities offerings, including initial and follow-on equity offerings, high-yield and investment grade debt offerings and offerings of structured products; drafted disclosure documents and opinions; negotiated underwriting agreements and private note purchase agreements; coordinated closings; performed due diligence investigations; negotiated comfort letters with auditors; reviewed analyst presentations, research reports and press releases and advised issuers and their media consultants on publicity restrictionsAdvised clients on their business acquisitions and divestitures; negotiated purchase agreements and disclosure schedules; coordinated with legal specialist teams; performed due diligence investigations and managed document review processesAdvised clients on the establishment and operation of, and the transfer of interests in, private funds; drafted fund offering memoranda, fund operation agreements and subscription booklets; performed Investment Company Act analysesCo-drafted comment letter to the SEC's "custody rule" proposal for registered investment advisers; assisted in writing the chapter Hedge Fund Common Trading Considerations in Davis Polk's Advising Private Funds book; co-drafted chapter on the IPO process in the United States for the 2011 "Float Guide" to be published by the International Bar Association

Drafted and reviewed loan agreements, negotiated loan security documents; assisted in closings; prepared legal opinions for loan transactions; drafted corporate authorizations and reviewed organizational documents; researched and drafted legal memoranda on various issues of banking and finance, securities and tax law Co-authored chapter on Austrian capital markets in the 2007 Securities World edition of European Lawyer

Drafted antitrust and civil law court decisions; prepared case briefs and hearings; served as court reporter and interpreter

Reviewed draft bills; organized workshops and presentations on antitrust law and criminal liability of corporations

Researched legal memoranda in aviation, competition, and labor law; represented clients in administrative hearings and civil litigation; drafted and filed claims, petitions and appeals

Master Of Laws (Ll.M.), Banking, Corporate, Finance, And Securities Law, Gpa: 3.7 (Top 10% In Class)

Activities and Societies: Staff Editor of the UCLA Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs

Degree: Magister Juris, Austrian Law

Completed additional corporate and tax law programs, 09/2003 Honors: Performance based scholarship (Leistungsstipendium der Universität.

Education record

Erasmus student exchange program: completed courses in international, corporate, antitrust and tax law