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Bob Buckholz joined Sullivan & Cromwell in 1980 and has been a partner since 1987. He is currently co-coordinator of the Firm’s Corporate and Finance Group, with a practice focused on capital markets transactions. Mr. Buckholz has handled a wide range of public and private debt and equity financings for U.S. and non-U.S. issuers and their underwriters, including initial public offerings, privatizations and investment grade, hybrid and high-yield financings. He also has extensive experience advising on equity derivatives matters, both in the capital markets and in over-the-counter contexts, and regularly advises on disclosure, financing, corporate governance and other general matters for a wide variety of corporate, financial institution and utility clients.

Recent Transactions

Initial Public Offerings

• American Water
• Echo Global Logistics
• Five Below
• GNC Corporation
• Lumber Liquidators
• NetSpend Holdings
• Tim Hortons

Debt and Equity Offerings

• AIG, Inc. ($8.7 billion common stock)
• Bank of Montreal (multiple offerings)
• Canadian National Railway (multiple offerings)
• Enbridge (multiple offerings)
• priceline.com Incorporated ($1 billion convertible debt)
• Transocean Inc. ($6.6 billion of convertible debt and $2.5 billion of debt)
• Tyco Electronics (multiple offerings)
• Vulcan Materials Corp. (multiple offerings)

Professional Activities and Community Involvement

• Chair, Subcommittee on Securities Law Opinions of the Federal Regulation of Securities Committee, American Bar Association (2012-present) 
• Chair, Securities Regulation Committee, New York City Bar Association (2009-2012) 
• Member, Securities Regulation Committee, New York State Bar Association
• Trustee, Vice Chairman of the Board, Brooklyn Historical Society

Rankings and Recognitions

• Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business – recognized as a leading lawyer in Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
• Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business – recognized as a leading lawyer in Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
• The Legal 500, United States, Volume 1 – recognized as a leading lawyer in Capital Markets: Debt Offerings and Equity Offerings (2008, 2009, 2010) and in Debt and High-Yield Debt (2007)
• The Best Lawyers in America – recognized as a leading lawyer in Securities Law and Corporate Law (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
• Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Capital Markets Lawyers (2005, 2007, 2009)
• Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Lawyers – Best of the Best (Capital Markets, 2010)
• Lawdragon.com – recognized as a leading lawyer in Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Securities & Venture Finance, and Corporate Governance