Howard's practice focuses on complex business transactions, including domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, infrastructure projects, securities offerings, equity and debt financing transactions, workouts and restructurings, and commercial matters. His corporate finance practice includes representing borrowers, issuers, buyers, and investors in leveraged buyouts and acquisition financings, senior debt financings, subordinated and mezzanine debt financings, and other financial transactions.
He regularly represents domestic and international companies, private equity firms and portfolio companies, non-bank lenders, sponsors, founders and private investors, and public and closely held companies. Howard also advised and counseled businesses on COVID-19 relief programs, as well as compliance with the CARES Act and related legislation. He regularly advises on and assists with appeals before the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Hearing and Appeals, IRS and SBA audits, merger and acquisition transactions where COVID-19 relief programs are an issue, and ongoing compliance issues related to other relief programs.
He has extensive experience with transactional and advisory matters, with a focus on:
- Businesses in the manufacturing, transportation and logistics, technology, and financial industries
- Helping clients navigate sensitive legal issues, including employee fraud and other white collar matters
- Banking and compliance issues
- Intellectual property infringement claims and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters; and
- Shareholder disputes
Howard has traveled extensively for work and pleasure, including throughout the Americas and West Africa. He lives in Charlotte, NC with his wife and two daughters.
Education
J.D., American University Washington College of Law, 2008
B.A., Political Science and Government, Louisiana State University, 2004
Representative Matters
- Represented private equity fund in the sale of an industrial company with manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Europe, as well as with general corporate work
- Represented closely-held chemical company in its purchase of a division of a public company, as well as with general corporate work
- Represented government agency in its development opportunities in the Caribbean
- Represented private equity fund in its sale of a technology company, as well as with general corporate work
- Represented closely-held manufacturing company in its sale to a public company
- Represented various closely-held companies in their real estate acquisitions and financing transactions
- Represented closely-held health care company in its equity recap transaction
- Represented private equity fund in several acquisitions and divestitures
- Represented closely-held company on its gas pipeline sale to a public company
- Represented public company on its senior credit facility
- Represented closely-held companies on their various credit facilities, including, asset backed facilities and commercial real estate loans
- Represented closely-held consumer finance companies on their senior and subordinated credit facilities
- Represented closely-held consumer finance company in multiple acquisition transactions
- Represented closely-held manufacturing companies in numerous acquisitions, financings, and divestitures
- Represented numerous public and private companies with diligence and M&A issues related to PPP Loans, MSLP Loans, ERCs, and other relief programs