Tony Kuhel

Practices

• Corporate Transactions & Securities

Professional Experience

Tony is a partner in the Corporate Transactions & Securities practice group. He focuses his practice in the following areas:

• mergers and acquisitions, including public company mergers
• private equity and venture capital transactions
• joint ventures and other strategic transactions
• corporate governance and general corporate matters

Prior to re-joining the firm in 2005, Tony served as Corporate Counsel at STERIS Corporation for three years.

Education

• Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., 2000, magna cum laude, Case Western Reserve University Law Review, 1998-2000
• George Washington University, B.A., 1997, Economics

• Represented private equity fund in the acquisition of a Wisconsin-based precision gear manufacturer for $50 million and subsequent sale of the business for $80 million to Regal Beloit Corporation
• Advised a publicly traded institutional pharmacy services provider in the acquisition of several regional institutional pharmacy services providers for between $30 million and $50 million
• Represented privately held provider of IT and technology consulting services for the financial services industry in sale to Virtusa Corporation for approximately $30 million
• Represented a publicly traded specialty property and casualty insurance company in the $128 million acquisition of an insurance company providing solutions for the moving and storage industry
• Represented private equity fund in the $45 million acquisition of a Connecticut-based manufacturer of pressure sensitive labels
• Advised private equity fund in the sale of a Massachusetts-based provider of healthcare regulation and compliance information, education and consulting products for $90 million through a competitive auction
• Represented national real estate development company in restructuring of a multi-billion dollar portfolio of operating and development properties using a "down-REIT" structure
• Represented numerous public and private companies in connection with leasing, licensing, distribution and supply agreements and related equity investments in strategic partners in the healthcare, real estate, retail and service industries

• "Business Contracts A to Z: Negotiation Strategies"; National Business Institute; 2011
• "Fully Utilizing Tax Advantages of Limited Liability Companies", National Business Institute, 2010
• "Best Practices for Managing Risk in Due Diligence", Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors® Summer Conference, 2009
• "Corporate Law Nuts and Bolts: Choice of Legal Entity", Cleveland Bar Association Practice and Procedure Clinic, 2006

• Selected as a Rising Star Super Lawyer by Ohio Super Lawyer magazine in 2009.