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Michael B. Woodard
Partner 
One James Center
mwoodard@mcguirewoods.com901 East Cary Street Richmond, Virginia 23219-4030 F: 804.698.2210    |
M&A Practice
Mr. Woodard devotes a significant portion of his practice to representing and advising purchasers and sellers, both private and public companies, in stock and asset purchase, and merger and acquisition, transactions, as well as joint ventures and leveraged and management-sponsored buy-outs. Recent transactions have involved diverse industries, including energy, life sciences, manufacturing, oil and gas distribution, utilities, product distribution and alternative energy production.
Securities Practice
Mr. Woodard also devotes a portion of his time to advising public companies in public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, including initial public offerings. In addition, he advises clients regularly on compliance with 1934 Act reporting requirements and annual meeting and proxy statement matters.
General Corporate & Venture Capital Practice
Mr. Woodard also advises clients on general corporate matters, including corporate governance issues, fiduciary duties and other standards of conduct. He also works with clients in each stage of venture capital growth, providing advice on an array of corporate issues facing an emerging and growing company.
- M&A Practice
- Represented seller of its Pennsylvania natural gas distribution company to an affiliate of an infrastructure fund that owns and manages utilities and other infrastructure assets for approximately $780 million.
- Represented energy company in $256 million stock sale of three peaker generating stations.
- Represented public utility in $150 million asset purchase of wood burning electric generating facility.
- Represented wind generation developer in connection with $98 million sale to a large international oil company.
- Represented renewable energy company that designs, builds and operates distributed landfill gas power generating facilities in $57 million sale (merger) to private equity fund.
- Represented public utility in separate purchase transactions (ranging in size from $35-40 million) of assets related to the development of electric generating facilities.
- Represented company in $38 million stock purchase of a manufacturer of industrial centrifuges and related equipment.
- Represented company in $35 million purchase (merger) of a distributor of paperboard products.
- Represented company in $30 million sale (asset and stock transactions) of multiple subsidiaries that design, manufacture and distribute tactical and logistic shelters and related products for military and commercial applications.
- Represented private equity portfolio company in $10 million add-on transaction in the purchase of assets of manufacturer of corrosion-resistant industrial doors.
- Energy & Utilities
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Securities & Corporate Finance
- Corporate Governance
- Life Sciences
- Technology & Software
- Private Equity & Venture Capital
- Emerging Company & Venture Capital Group
- Named One of Virginia's "Legal Elite," Virginia Business, 2010
- Named a Virginia Super Lawyers "Rising Star," 2009-2011
- Associate, Muldoon Murphy Faucette & Aguggia LLP (now Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP), Washington, D.C., 1999-2004
- "Welcoming Remarks" and "What does 'Smart from the Start' Mean for Virginia," Virginia Offshore Wind Conference, June 22, 2011
- Panel Moderator, "Hedge Fund, Clean Fund, Private Equity and Institutional Investor Perspectives on Financing North American Offshore Wind Projects," 4th North American Offshore Wind Finance & Investment Summit 2011, April 14, 2011
- Panel Moderator, "Establishing an Effective Supply and Logistics System for Offshore Wind Developments," 4th North American Offshore Wind Development & Finance Summit 2011, April 13, 2011
- "Doing Business in the UK and U.S.," 3rd Industrial Convention for Growth and Progress, Tel Aviv, Israel, June 9, 2010
- "Trends and Strategies for Life Science Firms in a Bear Market," Virginia Biosciences Development Center, Richmond, Virginia, April 2, 2009
- "What Happens in the Boardroom...Stays in the Boardroom," McGuireWoods SEC Practice Series, Richmond, Virginia, October 10, 2007
- "Conducting Due Diligence: Through the Eyes of the Associate," CoporateCounsel.Net Webinar, June 19, 2006
- Advisory Board, CorporateCounsel.Net
- Virginia State Bar
- District of Columbia Bar
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EDUCATION George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia, J.D., cum laude, 1999
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, B.A., 1994 ADMITTED District of Columbia 2000 Virginia 1999 PLACE OF BIRTH Virginia Beach, Virginia |