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Education
Cornell University, B.A.
American University, J.D.
  Law Review (Senior Articles Editor)

Admitted to Practice
New York  1991
Michigan  1996

Mr. Koh has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions of both public and private companies. He regularly represents companies in a wide range of financing transactions, including private and public offerings of equity and debt securities, secured and unsecured debt facilities, and angel and venture capital financings. Mr. Koh also provides general corporate representation to many of the firm's casino gaming, biotechnology and life sciences, information technology and financial institution clients. Prior to joining Dykema, Mr. Koh worked at Weil, Gotshal & Manges' Washington, D.C. office, where he was a member of its Corporate Finance Group focusing on mergers and acquisitions and regulatory matters involving financial institutions and communications-related companies.

Experience

Some of Mr. Koh's significant transactions are shown below:Financing Transactions

• Asterand, Inc.
  
  • Series D Preferred Stock
  • Series C Preferred Stock
  • Series B Preferred Stock

• Avail Networks, Inc.
  
  • Series B Preferred Stock

• CCM Merger, Inc. (MotorCity Casino)
  
  • $300 million of Senior Notes

• FiberCycle, Inc.
  
  • Series A Preferred Stock

• Interactive Frontiers, Inc.
  
  • Multiple tranches of Series C Preferred Stock
  • Series B Preferred Stock
  • Multiple tranches of Series A Preferred Stock

• Interlink Networks, Inc.
  
  • Series AA Preferred Stock
  • Series B Preferred Stock

• The Majestic Star Casino, LLC
  
  • $303.5 million of high-yield debt securities (three tranches of secured and unsecured notes)and follow-on exchange offer
  • $260 million of 9 1/2% Senior Secured Notes and follow-on exchange offer
  • $80 million Secured Credit Facility
  • $130 million of 10 7/8% Senior Secured Notes and follow-on exchange offer

• Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc.
  
  • Series A Preferred Stock
  • Common Stock

• Standard Federal Bank National Association
  
  • $1.5 billion of subordinated notes

• Steeplechase Software, Inc.
  
  • Series B Preferred Stock
  • Series A Preferred Stock

• Asterand, Inc.
  
  • Acquisition of BioSeek, Inc.
  • Merger with Pharmagene plc

• Citizens Banking Corporation
  
  • Sale of Citizens Bank Illinois, National Association to Metropolitan Bank Group, Inc.
  • $820 million acquisition of F&M Bancorporation

• Compuware Corporation
  
  • Acquisition of Gomez, Inc.
  • Sale of certain Quality Solutions product line assets to Micro Focus Holdings Limited
  • Acquisition of Proxima, Inc.
  • Acquisition of Steel Trace Limited
  • Acquisition of ProviderLink, Inc.
  • Acquisition of Adlex, Inc.
  • Acquisition of Covisint, LLC

• Guardian Industries, Inc.
  
  • $160 million tender offer for and acquisition of Cameron Ashley Building Products

• Health Industry Professionals, LLC
  
  • Sale to Credentia Corp. (CRDE)

• Interface Systems, Inc.
  
  • $83 million stock-for-stock merger with Tumbleweed Communications

• The Majestic Star Casino, LLC
  
  • $253 million acquisition of Trump Indiana, Inc.

• Palace Sports and Entertainment, Inc.
  
  • Sale of Asheville Tourists (Class A affiliate of Colorado Rockies)
  • Sale of the Tampa Bay Lightning and the St. Pete Times Forum
  • Acquisition of the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Ice Palace

• Pilot Industries, Inc.
  
  • Sale from bankruptcy to Cerberus

• Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc.
  
  • Acquisition of Angstrom Medica, Inc.
  • Acquisition of Encelle, Inc.

• Steeplechase Software, Inc.
  
  • Sale to Schneider Electric

• Tec-Mar Distribution Services, Inc.
  
  • Sale to Automodular Corporation

Seminars and Speeches

• Frequent speaker and writer on corporate finance matters, including venture capital financings, private placements, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and business ethics.

Publications

• "Venture Capital Directors - The Heightened Risk of Serving More Than One Master," The Michigan Business Law Journal

• "M&A in the Midwest," American Venture Magazine

• "Sarbanes-Oxley Is Not Just For Public Companies These Days," The Deal.com

• "Current Trends in Deal Structures," M&A Chicago

• "Private Companies Toe the SOX Line," Mergers and Acquisitions Journal

• "Three Tips for Avoiding Small Business Pitfalls,"  Small Business Conference

Professional Associations

• American Bar Association

• State Bar of Michigan

• Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association

Civic and Cultural Involvements

• Daycroft Montessori School, Board of Trustees (1997-2005)
  
  
• Techtown, FAST Screening Committee
  
  
• Leadership Detroit XXVII - graduated June 2006
  
  
• MichBio, Firm Liaison
  
  
• Wayne State University Business School, Adjunct Professor, Business Ethics (2004)
  
  

Awards

• Best Lawyers In America (2007-2011 editions) - corporate/securities
  
  
• Named a Michigan Super Lawyer by Law & Politics (2009)