Overview
Arthur is an associate and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. Arthur represents public and private companies in a variety of industries regarding mergers and acquisitions, securities law compliance, corporate financings and general corporate matters. He is a member of the Firm’s Transactions Practice Group.
Arthur has represented private equity (including independent sponsors and portfolio companies) and strategic buyers, sellers and investors in over 30 mergers and acquisitions transactions during his time at the Firm. In addition, Arthur's general corporate law experience is broad-based including company formation, capital raising, equity holder agreements, employee and consulting agreements, commercial arrangements, joint ventures and strategic planning.
Representative Experience
- Represented AT&T, Inc. in connection with two rounds of tender offers and exchange offers (2018 and 2019) valued in excess of $25 billion
- Represented a non-US based private equity client in an acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock a US software company and its affiliates in a transaction valued in excess of $300 million
- Represented a strategic buyer in an acquisition by merger of competing eye-care products research and development, and manufacturing business in a transaction valued in excess of $180 million
- Represented Dallas-based start-up business in its $25 million Series B financing round
- Represented a foreign-sponsored start-up company (mobile app) in connection with entering the US market and advised on associated formation, regulatory, tax and securities issues
- Represented Clavis Capital Partners in its acquisition of DCG One, a Seattle-based company specializing in specialty print services, packaging, and integrated business solutions for major brands across a range of industries and end markets
Professional Affiliations
- Member, Texas State Bar
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Dallas Bar Association
Thought Leadership
- Author, “Clapper Dethroned: Imminent Injury and Standing for Data Breach Lawsuits in Light of Ashley Madison” Washington and Lee Law Review Online (June 1, 2016)
Education
Arthur received his law degree from the Washington and Lee University School of Law (cum laude, 2017) where he graduated with honors, and was the Managing Editor of the Washington and Lee Law Review and the Senior Articles Editor of the German Law Journal. Arthur was inducted into the Alpha Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa and was a recipient of the American Bankruptcy Institute Medal for academic excellence in the field of bankruptcy and secured transactions. During his time at Washington and Lee, Arthur was a student attorney at the university's Low Income Taxpayer Clinic assisting low income individuals in resolving their disputes with the Internal Revenue Service.
Arthur received his bachelor’s degree (history and political science double major) from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (cum laude, 2013), where he graduated with honors.
Admissions
- Texas (2017)