Avenir Teams

Case Studies

Regulatory Investigation — Multi-Firm Defense

Problem

Regulatory investigation posing existential risk.

Involvement

Client engaged Avenir at outset to structure the defense. Required expertise not available within a single firm.

Selection of Professionals

Avenir defined required expertise and engaged:

Data analyst (local firm) to analyze client data (cost, availability)
Partner (“Big Law” and former SEC staff) to address federal issues (agency experience)
Former state commissioner for state perspective (local knowledge)
Government relations advisor for political escalation (access)
Local litigation boutique for contingency (cost, local practice)

Structure of the Work

Data analysis completed before legal positions were set. Federal and state positions developed in parallel. Litigation prepared alongside negotiations. Government relations held in reserve.

Fees

Separate fee arrangements by role. Scope defined in advance and enforced.

Coordination

Data analysis first. Legal analysis followed. Regulator input next. Negotiations and litigation preparation in parallel. Regulator communications centralized through Avenir.

Distressed PE Investment — Coordinated Exit

Problem

Distressed private equity natural resources investment with operational, regulatory, and creditor issues. Competing stakeholder interests.

Involvement

Client engaged Avenir to structure and direct the work required to address these issues and prepare for exit.

Selection of Professionals

Avenir engaged:

• PR firm (local) to manage community response

• Industry engineer (non-lawyer) to assess operational viability

• Regulatory counsel (regional firm) for strategy and compliance

• Natural resource counsel (regional firm) to negotiate with utility

• Debt counsel (senior associate) to address creditor issues

• M&A counsel (of counsel) for transaction execution

Structure of the Work

Operational assessment before positions were set. Regulatory, utility, and creditor positions developed in parallel.

Fees

Separate fee arrangements by role. Scope defined in advance and enforced.

Coordination

Operational findings and legal input used to structure negotiations with regulator, utility, and creditor. Communications centralized through Avenir. Counsel interaction coordinated through Avenir.

Stalled JV Documentation — Process Reset

Problem

Stalled joint venture documentation with $1.3 million of legal fees and no closing.

Involvement

Client engaged Avenir midstream after documentation stalled and legal fees escalated.

Structure of the Work

Unresolved deal terms identified and elevated to the principal level, then resolved before drafting resumed.

Fees

Further drafting limited until core terms resolved.

Coordination

Principals negotiated directly. Lead counsel took direction through Avenir. Drafting resumed only after agreement on core terms.

Outcome

Closing within three weeks of engagement.

Avenir Teams

Case Studies

Regulatory Investigation — Multi-Firm Defense

Problem

Involvement

Selection of Professionals

Structure of the Work

Fees

Coordination

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