Katie Schmidt

About Katie

Katie practices corporate and securities law, representing private and publicly traded companies and underwriters on capital markets transactions. She advises clients on a range of general corporate and securities matters, including IPOs, follow-on equity offerings, debt offerings, corporate governance, Securities and Exchange Commission reporting, and securities law compliance.

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Experience

IAA’s Acquisition by Ritchie Bros. Closes Following Shareholder Approval

March 23, 2023

Cooley advised IAA, Inc. (IAA), a global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers, on its cross-border stock and cash acquisition by Ritchie Bros., which closed on Monday, March 20.

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Bill Roegge

Partner, New York

John-Paul Motley

Partner in Charge, Los Angeles – Downtown , Los Angeles Downtown

Jamie Leigh

Partner, San Francisco

Logan Tiari

Partner, Los Angeles Downtown

Megan Browdie

Partner, Washington DC

Patrick Flanagan

Partner, New York

David Fletcher

Partner, Washington DC

Kristine Forderer

Partner, San Francisco

Kathleen Goodhart

Partner, San Francisco

TJ Graham

Partner, Palo Alto

Christopher Kimball

Partner, Washington DC

Eileen Marshall

Partner, Washington DC

Barbara Mirza

Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica

Howard Morse

Partner, Washington DC

John Paul Oleksiuk

Partner, New York

Michelle Garcia Schulman

Partner, Reston

Timothy Shapiro

Partner, Palo Alto

Ryan Vann

Partner, Chicago

Annie Froehlich

Special Counsel, Washington DC

Christine Graham

Special Counsel, London

David Hopkins

Special Counsel, Colorado

Shannon MacMichael

Special Counsel, Washington DC

Miriam Petrillo

Special Counsel, Chicago

Stella Sarma

Special Counsel, Brussels

Julia R. Brinton

Associate, Washington DC

Maria Jose Cordero

Associate, Palo Alto

Carly E. Gibbons

Associate, Chicago

Savannah Harms

Associate, New York

Moussa O. Ismail

Associate, Reston

Kristopher Kleiner

Special Counsel, Colorado

Allison Kutner

Associate, New York

Maya Rahwanji

Associate, New York

Kevin Rivers

Associate, Palo Alto

Heather H. Sanborn

Associate, Chicago

Loriane Sangaré-Vayssac

Associate, Brussels

Katie Schmidt

Associate, Los Angeles Downtown

Grant Schweikert

Special Counsel, Washington DC

Genevieve Lim Urban

Associate, Seattle

Casey Warsh

Associate, Colorado

Michelle Zhou

Associate, Palo Alto

Air Lease Corporation – $1.4 Billion Medium-Term Notes Offering

January 9, 2023

Cooley advised Air Lease Corporation on its $700 million offering of 5.85% medium-term notes, Series A, due 2027 and its $700 million offering of 5.30% medium-term notes, Series A, due 2028. Air Lease Corporation is a leading global aircraft leasing company based in Los Angeles, California that has airline customers throughout the world.

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John-Paul Motley

Partner in Charge, Los Angeles – Downtown , Los Angeles Downtown

Logan Tiari

Partner, Los Angeles Downtown

Maha Syed

Associate, Los Angeles Downtown

Katie Schmidt

Associate, Los Angeles Downtown

Spencer Post

Associate, Los Angeles Downtown

Ritchie Bros. to Acquire IAA in $7.3 Billion Cross-Border Stock and Cash Transaction

November 8, 2022

Cooley advised Insurance Auto Auctions (IAA), a global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers, on its definitive merger agreement, under which Ritchie Bros. will acquire IAA in a cross-border stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $7.3 billion.