Nicholas R. Brown

Selected transactions include representation of:

• The underwriters in connection with Brazil Potash Corp.’s US$30.0 million initial public offering.
• Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, and the other underwriters in connection with an offering by Southwest Airlines Co. of US$1 billion aggregate principal amount of notes (US$300 million of 5.250% notes due 2025 and US$700 million of 5.125% notes due 2027)
• Several underwriter groups in connection with three offerings by Southwest Airlines Co. in a span of three days: an offering of 70,000,000 shares of its common stock resulting in proceeds of approximately US$2 billion, an offering of US$2 billion of 1.25% convertible senior notes due 2025, and an offering of US$2 billion of 4.75% and 5.25% senior notes, due 2023 and 2025, respectively
• A syndicate of 16 international banks in connection with a €600 million SEC-registered offering of 1.000% Senior Notes due by Carnival PLC
• The underwriters on the US$1 billion SEC-registered offering by Spanish issuer Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
• Evergrande Group as issuer in connection with its Consent Solicitation relating to its $1.5 billion 8.75% Senior Notes due 2018 concerning the U.S. federal tax treatment of its Rule 144A investors
• The underwriters in connection with the issuance by Hexcel Corporation of $400 million 3.950% Senior Notes due 2027
• AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. in connection with its issuance of $250 million 6.95% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock
• The initial purchasers in connection with the issuance by Liberty Interactive LLC of $675 million 1.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046
• The issuer in connection with the issuance by AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. of $76,000,000 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2044, 6,600,000 Depository Shares representing 7.50% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D and 5.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2021
• The issuer in connection with The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. structured notes program
• The issuer in connection with the issuance by Pandora Media, Inc. of $345,000,000 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020
• The underwriters in connection with the issuance of $804,750,000 Common Shares of Weyerhaeuser Company and the issuance by Weyerhaeuser of $600,000,000 6.375% Mandatory Convertible Preference Shares, Series A
• The issuer in connection with the issuance by Maiden Holdings, Ltd. of $150,000,000 8.25% Non-Cumulative Preference Shares, Series A
• The underwriters in connection with the issuance by Liberty Interactive LLC of $850,000,000 0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2043
• The issuer in connection with the issuance by Stericycle, Inc. of $700,000,000 Depositary Shares representing 5.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock 
• The issuer in connection with the issuance by Altisource Asset Management Corporation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
• The issuer in connection with securities offerings by Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, Aon, Colgate-Palmolive, J.P. Morgan, Lee Enterprises, Starwood Property Trust, Evergrande Real Estate Group and others
• The underwriters or the agents in connection with securities offerings by Restoration Hardware, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, PSEG, Morgan Stanley, Northfolk Southern Railroad, Harley-Davidson, Weyerhaeuser, Dean Foods, Westpac, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Daimler, Reality Income Corporation, Duke Energy, HCP, Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., Kimco Realty Corporation, Kilroy Realty, Safeway and others
• The underwriters in connection with the issuance by Quidel Corporation of $150,000,000 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020
• The issuer in connection with the Secondary Offering of Common Stock of Alamo Group Inc.
• The underwriters in connection with the issuance by BGC Partners, Inc. of 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2016
• The issuer in connection with the issuance by Wintrust Financial Corporation of 7.50% tangible equity units
• The issuer in connection with the issuance by Yida China Holdings Limited of Ordinary Shares listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• The underwriters in connection with the issuance by Envestnet, Inc. of 1.75% Convertible Notes due 2019
• Carrols Restaurant Group, Dolby Laboratories, KKR Financial, Morton’s Restaurant Group, Zogenix, Zumiez and other companies in IPOs. 
• The issuer in connection with the issuance by CMS Energy Corporation of 5.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029
• The underwriters in connection with the issuance by Noble Energy of $997,500,000 Common Stock and $1.85 billion of Senior Notes
• The underwriters in connection with the issuance by Fiserv, Inc. of $1 billion of Senior Notes
• Underwriters in connection with the issuance by Weyerhaeuser Company of 13.8 million 6.375% Mandatory Convertible Preference Shares, Series A
• Edwards Lifesciences, Finisar, Placer Dome, Wells Fargo and other issuers in convertible debt and other equity-linked securities
• Nektar Therapeutics, O’Charley’s, Performance Foods, Weyerhaeuser and other companies in add-on common stock offerings
• Barrick Gold, Canadian Occidental Petroleum, Davita, eBay, Inc., KB Home, Sempra Energy, Occidental Petroleum,SuperValu and other issuers in investment grade and high-yield debt offerings