Eric B. Amstutz

Mergers and Acquisitions

Joint Ventures and Public-Private Partnerships

Corporate

Shareholder Oppression

Outside General Counsel

Securities and Corporate Finance

Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Creditor’s Rights

Entrepreneur Services

Eric Amstutz concentrates his practice in advising businesses; the negotiation, drafting and analysis of complex agreements, including business mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and spin-offs; corporate and board governance issues; insolvency-related matters; equity and debt securities offerings; government-private sector transactions; and business practice assistance in litigation.

United States Supreme Court, 1985

South Carolina Bar, 1981

South Carolina State and Federal Courts

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Advised several public companies and their boards of directors respecting mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, proxy contests, tender offers, debt and equity securities issuances, exchange offers, corporate governance, related party transactions, syndicated bank financings, distressed financial circumstances and SEC filings.

Represented the developer of Greenville’s downtown 15,900 seat arena (now known as the Bon Secours Wellness Arena) in structuring the private-public relationship and negotiating the primary contracts and financing documents.

Represented the private developer in negotiating the development, program management and construction management agreement with the School District of Greenville County for its $1 billion facilities construction program.

Represented non-controlling owners of a nationally-known real estate resort development company in their purchase of the controlling owners’ equity interests and resale of all equity interests to a third party purchaser in settlement of a minority shareholder oppression lawsuit.

Represented the independent directors of a corporate owner and operator of several high-end golf course properties in the corporation’s senior debt restructuring efforts.

Represented a director, officer, majority owner and guarantor in the Chapter 11 proceeding of a product distributor.

Represented a significant manufacturer in outsourcing a portion of its operations and subsequently in unwinding the outsourcing relationship.

Part of the Wyche team that represented ESOP participants in ERISA class action against plan fiduciaries and others, which resulted in significant settlement for the benefit of class members.

Part of the Wyche team that represented South Carolina Senate and state government utility oversight agency in litigation against major electric utility concerning abandoned nuclear power plant.

Yale Law School