“Steven Stokdyk is a distinguished figure in the California legal market.”
Chambers USA 2022
“He is a good person to work with, as he is cooperative, sharp and thoughtful, and you can solve issues with him.”
Chambers USA 2021
“He is a good lawyer who is highly regarded, and he plays across California even though he is based in Southern California.”
Chambers USA 2021
Profile
Steven Stokdyk, a leading corporate lawyer, advises companies, principal investors, and investment banks on their most complex securities, finance, acquisition, and governance matters. He is the former Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Public Company Representation Practice and Local Chair of the Corporate Department.
Mr. Stokdyk has extensive experience with strategic transactions, including:
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
Initial public offerings (IPOs)
High-yield, convertible, and secured debt offerings
Recapitalizations
Private equity and debt investments
He also regularly advises public and private clients on corporate governance and structure, as well as securities law compliance.
Mr. Stokdyk draws on nearly three decades of experience representing clients in a wide range of industries, including technology, financial institutions, healthcare, gaming, and real estate.
Experience
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mr. Stokdyk represents public and private companies in their most significant M&A transactions, as well as strategic/activist defense, proxy contest, and other corporate control matters. Transactions highlights include:
Acquisitions or dispositions for:
Avery Dennison
Houlihan Lokey
Caesars Entertainment
Encore Capital Group
Teladoc
Golden Entertainment
URS Corporation
United Online
Breitburn Energy
Boston Scientific
Live Nation
ASGN Incorporated
Motorcar Parts of America
Tutor Perini
KB Home
Significant transactions for:
Oaktree Capital
Gores Capital Group
Susquehanna International
Sovereign wealth funds
Numerous public company merger transactions, advising:
Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley
Moelis
Bank of America
Stifel/KBW
Capital Markets
As a prominent capital markets lawyer, Mr. Stokdyk has extensive experience representing issuers and investment banks in a wide variety of equity and debt offerings. Transaction highlights include:
More than 70 IPOs, including:
Five Star Bancorp
Parsons Corporation
Luther Burbank Corporation
YogaWorks
The Trade Desk
BlackLine
TrueCar
Marcus & Millichap
CKE
Pacific Coast Oil Trust
RealD
Grand Canyon University
Solera
AECOM
Dollar Financial Corp.
Sunstone Hotel Investors
LECG
Corio
Pharsight
Palm
Expedia
Korn/Ferry International
UroSurge
Entertainment Properties Trust
BA Merchant Services
Crystal Decisions
Western Wireless Corporation
Business Objects
Vastar Resources
Bufete Industrial
Spieker Properties
deSPAC transactions for:
BeachBody
The Oncology Institute
System1
Playstudios
Greenlight Biosciences
Sonder
Bitcoin Depot
Brivo
DNEG
Equity and equity-linked offerings for:
Houlihan Lokey
PacWest Bancorp
DST
Cardtronics
Forestar
Live Nation
Louisiana Pacific Corporation
Health Care Property Investors
Ameristar Casinos
Encore Capital Group
Ceradyne
Chart Industries
Investment grade debt offerings for:
Gaming & Leisure Properties
Avery Dennison
URS Corporation
National Semiconductor
Tenet Healthcare
Discover Financial Services
Santander Holdings
Costco Wholesale
Boise Cascade
High-yield debt offerings for:
Churchill Downs
Maxar Technologies
T-Mobile
Lawson Software
Cequel Communications
WireCo WorldGroup
Clearwater Paper
JDA Software
Penn Gaming
Isle of Capri
EPR Properties
Millar Western
Motor City Casino
Yonkers Racing
Leslie’s Poolmart
WCA Waste
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
California
Education
JD, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, 1991 Editor, UCLA Law Review, Order of the Coif
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