A partner in the Corporate Department, Justin G. Hamill is a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group and the Private Equity Group.

Mr. Hamill advises a diverse range of clients, including public and private companies, investment funds and financial institutions, in negotiated and contested M&A transactions, leveraged buy-outs, joint ventures, public and private investments and restructuring transactions. Mr. Hamill has substantial experience across a broad array of industries, including media and entertainment, technology, financial services, consumer products, health care and real estate.

Some of his recent matters from 2011 and 2012 include representations of:

• William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME), in connection with its strategic partnership with, and sale of a minority interest to, Silver Lake.
• Great Wolf Resorts (NYSE: WOLF), in connection with its sale to an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, LLC for approximately $800m.
• RSC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RRR), in connection with its sale to United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) for approximately $4.2 billion.
• Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG), in connection with its sale to Access Industries for approximately $3.3 billion. (“M&A Deal of the Year,” The Deal Magazine, January 2012.)
• Emdeon Inc. (NYSE: EM), in connection with its sale to Blackstone for approximately $3 billion. 
• TPG Capital, Oaktree Capital Management and JH Investments, in connection with their acquisition of Taylor Morrison/Monarch Homes for approximately $1.2 billion.
• Liz Claiborne, Inc. (NYSE: LIZ), in connection with its joint venture with The Gores Group for the global Mexx-brand business.
• Sharper Image, in connection with the sale of substantially all of its assets to Iconix (NYSE: ICON).

Some of his matters from 2010 and prior years include representations of:

• The Lightstone Group, in connection with its leveraged partnership disposition of Prime Outlets for approximately $2.3 billion to Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG).
• Lazard, as advisor to special committee of CNX Gas (NYSE: CNG) in connection with the $1 billion unsolicited cash tender offer by CONSOL Energy (NYSE: CNX).
• Citigroup, in connection with the sale of CitiCapital to GE for approximately $13.2 billion.
• Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU), in connection with its $3 billion unsolicited cash/stock tender offer for CF Industries (NYSE: CF).
• Sony, in connection with its acquisition of Bertelsmann’s interest in Sony-BMG Music for approximately $1.2 billion, as well as the formation of Sony-BMG Music.
• The Endeavor Agency, in connection with its merger with William Morris Agency.
• An investor group, in connection with its bid to acquire the Chicago Cubs baseball franchise.
• Interstate Hotels (NYSE: IHR), in connection with its sale to Thayer Capital and Shanghai Jin Jiang. (“M&A Deal of the Year,” Asian-Mena Counsel Magazine, March 2010.)
• GM Bondholders Committee, in connection with the Chapter 11 § 363 sale of GM for $105 billion and the preceding $27 billion bond exchange offer.  
• Teck Resources (NYSE: TCK), in connection with its $17 billion unsolicited cash/stock tender offer for Inco (NYSE: N).
• Harbinger Capital Partners, in connection with its acquisitions of NYSE-listed companies Applica Inc. and Salton Inc.
• GMAC Bondholders Committee, in connection with the $28.5 billion bond exchange offer by GMAC.
• The Weinstein Company, in connection with the formation and $1 billion capitalization of the company founded by Harvey and Bob Weinstein.
• Monday Properties, in connection with its acquisition of an office building portfolio, valued at $1.2 billion, from Beacon Properties.

Mr. Hamill is also the secretary of the New York City Bar Association Committee on Mergers & Acquisitions and the author of several recently published articles on corporate law, including:

• "Quasi-Appraisal: The Unexplored Frontier of Stockholder Litigation?" - an article about new developments in stockholder M&A litigation. The M&A Journal, January 2012.
• “Consider the Alternatives” – an article regarding fiduciary duties in joint ventures utilizing alternative entities. The Deal, May 2011.
• “The Fine Print” – an article about extra-contractual liability for fraud in M&A transactions. The Deal, April 2010.