Richard Burke

Advised Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd and its US subsidiary Hepalink USA Inc. on the US$337.5 million acquisition of Scientific Protein Laboratories, LLC, a leading global, independent manufacturer and supplier of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Richard worked with lawyers from the Firm's New York, Washington, DC, Paris, Brussels and Shanghai offices to successfully complete a complex transaction that involved cross-border regulatory issues.

Advised the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC), the world's largest bank by assets, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Standard Bank plc (SB plc) for approximately US$770 million. Richard's knowledge and experience of multijurisdictional law issues contributed to the team's significant credentials in this complex, cross-border transaction. The truly international nature of this deal was underlined by the fact that lawyers in the UK, US, Belgium, Finland, South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore and China combined to provide their client with advice on key M&A, financial regulatory and merger issues.

Advised Fortis Inc., Canada's largest publicly owned distribution utility, on the US$1.5 billion acquisition of CH Energy Group Inc., a regulated gas and electric transmission and distribution utility located in New York. The deal marked the initial entry by Fortis into the US-regulated electric and gas utility marketplace. This transaction won the Energy Deal of the Year at the 12th Annual M&A Advisor Awards.

Richard was part of an integrated team of lawyers that represented Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) on the project financing for Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara), its joint venture with The Dow Chemical Company, to build and operate a US$20 billion world-scale integrated chemicals complex in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia. The multisourced Sadara transaction is the largest-ever project financing in the chemicals sector and, once completed, the Sadara complex will represent the world's largest chemical facility ever built in a single phase.

Advised in an internal investigation with respect to potential OFAC and EAR non-compliance for European software company and subsequent voluntary disclosure to OFAC and BIS.

Advised in an internal investigation with respect to potential OFAC and EAR non-compliance for Israeli web services company and subsequent voluntary disclosure to OFAC and BIS.

Performed an EAR compliance audit for prominent Asian semiconductor manufacturer.

Advised in an internal investigation with respect to potential ITAR and EAR non-compliance for major global manufacturer of steel drilling and other equipment for oil and gas industry.

Performed an ITAR/EAR compliance audit for a major US manufacturer of fabricated metals.

Advised in an internal investigation and subsequent voluntary disclosure to BIS in connection with EAR violations by a US manufacturer of semiconductor manufacturing equipment with respect to unlicensed exports to various destinations.