Andrew Bor
Andrew is a seasoned corporate lawyer who has advised public companies in industries including energy, forest products, life science, retail, transportation, and utilities.
For more than 40 years, Andrew Bor has counseled clients on corporate governance, securities regulation, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and spin-offs. He also handles significant strategic assignments for public companies, boards of directors, and special committees, including advising on governance and oversight, relationships with activist shareholders, proxy contests, strategic alternatives, and acquisition proposals.
Andrew works with leading public companies such as IDACORP, Itron, PACCAR, PotlatchDeltic, Puget Sound Energy, and Weyerhaeuser, among others. Representing both issuers and underwriters, he has led more than 180 public debt and equity offerings.
Andrew has been recognized as one of Washington's top Corporate/Commercial lawyers every year since 2004 by Chambers USA, which has lauded him as the recipient of "praise from all corners for his impressive corporate practice."
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., Executive Articles Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1980
- University of Washington, B.S., Cellular and Molecular Biology, 1977
- Harvard University, A.B., Philosophy, cum laude, 1975
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
Related Employment
- Winthrop Stimson Putnam & Roberts LLP (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLC), New York, NY, 1980-1982
Additional Languages
- Czech
Professional Recognition
Named the Best Lawyers' "Lawyer of the Year" for Securities / Capital Markets Law, 2016, 2019; Corporate Governance Law, 2017, 2024
Listed in Who’s Who Legal USA – Corporate Governance
Listed in Chambers USA, “America’s Leading Lawyers” for Corporate: Mergers & Acquisitions, 2005-2023
Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation, 2003-2025
Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine, “Washington’s Super Lawyers", 2003-2020
Listed in Lawdragon 500: Leading Lawyers in America
Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell(AV®, BV® and CV® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.)
Impact
Professional Leadership
- The Ministry of Privatization of the Czech Republic, Legal Advisor, 1993
- American Bar Association, Ad Hoc Committee on Central and Eastern Europe and Russia
Insights
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Professional Experience
Public Companies
AT&T Wireless, Inc.
Represented AT&T Wireless, Inc. in public debt offerings, establishing commercial paper and 4(2) notes programs, debt tender offer and consent solicitation.
Aurcana Corporation
Represented Aurcana Corporation (TSX: AUN) in connection with its US$ 50mm unsecured three year credit facility from Orion Mine Finance, a private equity firm, and a related Silver Offtake Agreement.
Burlington Northern Railroad
Represented Burlington Northern in public offerings of mortgage bonds.
Outerwall, Inc.
Represented Outerwall, Inc. in public offerings of common stock and convertible notes and in proxy contest related to the company's 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Itron, Inc.
Represented Itron, Inc. in its IPO and subsequent public offerings of common stock, convertible debt and 144A debt offerings.
Weyerhaeuser Company
Represented Weyerhaeuser and Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company in public offerings of common stock.
Puget Energy Inc. and Puget Sound Energy Inc.
Represented Puget Energy and Puget Sound Energy in public offerings of common and preferred stock, first mortgage bonds, senior notes, trust preferred securities and pollution control bonds.
ZymoGenetics Inc.
Represented ZymoGenetics in its initial public offering and subsequent offerings of common stock.
Starbucks Corporation
Represented the underwriters in Starbucks initial public offering and convertible debenture offerings.
Burlington Resources Company
Represented Burlington Resources in its initial public offering and public debt offerings.
El Paso Natural Gas Company
Represented El Paso Natural Gas in its initial public offering and debt tender offer and consent solicitation.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Represented T-Mobile USA, Inc. in a $5.6 billion secondary offering of senior unsecured notes by majority stockholder, Deutsche Telekom AG.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Puget Energy Inc.
Represented Puget Energy, the parent company of Puget Sound Energy Inc., in aspects of its sale to a consortium of long-term infrastructure partners for approximately $7.4 billion.
Sale of Captaris, Inc.
Represented Captaris, Inc. in its $131 million sale to Open Text Inc.
aQuantive, Inc.
Dave McShea, Andrew Bor, and Roy Tucker served as lead counsel to aQuantive, Inc. in its record-setting acquisition by Microsoft Corporation. In the largest acquisition in its history, Microsoft agreed to pay $66.50 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $6 billion. The deal was announced in May and was completed on August 10, 2007.
Perkins Coie represented aQuantive from its incorporation through its venture capital financings, its initial public offering in 2000 and its life as a public company.
Itron, Inc.
Represented Itron, Inc. in its $1.7 billion acquisition of Actaris Metering Systems SA.
The Boeing Company
Represented Boeing in several acquisitions, including the purchase and eventual sale of de Havilland.
Acquisition by Esterline Technologies Corporation
Represented Esterline Technologies Corporation in its acquisition of the Weston Group Inc.
Acquisition by Esterline Technologies Corporation
Represented Esterline Technologies Corporation in its acquisition of Leach Holding Corporation.
Esterline Technologies Corporation
Represented Esterline Technologies Corporation in its acquisitions of Kirkhill, the Weston Group, Leach Holding Corporation, Canadian Marconi Company (CMC) Electronics Holdings Inc.
Acquisition by Itron, Inc.
Represented Itron, Inc. in its acquisition of Regional Economic Research Inc.
Acquisition by Itron, Inc.
Represented Itron, Inc. in its acquisition of LineSoft Corporation.
Acquisition by Itron, Inc.
Represented Itron, Inc. in its acquisition of eMobile Data Corporation.
Acquisition by Itron, Inc.
Represented Itron, Inc. in its $255 million acquisition of Schlumberger Electricity Inc.
Acquisition by Itron, Inc.
Represented Itron, Inc. in its acquisition of Silicon Energy Corporation
KSL Capital Partners LLC/ClubCorp
Represented KSL Capital Partners in $1.8 billion Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS)/mezz financing in connection with an acquisition by a KSL-sponsored acquisition of ClubCorp Inc., who owns or operates approximately 100 golf courses, 60 business clubs as well as the Barton Creek and Homestead Resorts.
The transaction involved the restructuring of the ownership of approximately 170 golf courses, business clubs and two resorts. The mortgage financing is secured by mortgages on 61 of the company's golf courses as well as its two resorts and the mezzanine financing is secured by a pledge of equity in connection with a large number of business clubs and golf courses.
Blucora, Inc. (f/k/a Infospace Inc.)
Represented Blucora, Inc. in its acquisition of 2SS Holdings Inc., the parent company of the TaxACT business.
Blucora, Inc.
Represented Blucora, Inc. in its offering of Convertible Notes.
Emeritus Corporation
Represented Emeritus Corporation in its acquisition of the "Nurse-On-Call" entities.
Emeritus Corporation
Represented Emeritus Corporation in its secondary public offering.