Eden???
R. Eden Martin
Occupation Lawyer
R. Eden Martin is an American lawyer. Martin was a partner at the law firm Sidley Austin LLP from 1975 to 2004.
Martin has served as President of The Commercial Club of Chicago since 1999. He is a member of the Boards of Directors of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and Nicor Inc., a Life Trustee of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Board of Trustees of Northwestern University.
He has been an Aon Corporation director since 2002 and serves as Chairman of Aon Foundation. He has also served on the boards of the University of Illinois Foundation, the Chicago History Museum, and the Ravinia Festival.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Eden_Martin
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Tom??? Is he referring to Tom Ayers? [I think he died in 2008]
John???
John W Rogers, Jr. (from Hyde Park & played college b-ball with Michelle’s brother, Craig)
He was part of the inner circle of the Barack Obama presidential campaign.[7] He is a long-time Obama associate who serves as the co-chair of Obama’s Illinois finance committee and who has been a major fundraiser for Democratic Party candidates.[39] He served along with Bill Daley, Pat Ryan, Penny Pritzker and Julianna Smoot on Barack Obama 2009 presidential inauguration committee.[8]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_W._Rogers,_Jr.
Tom Cole???
http://www.sidley.com/thomas-cole/
Thomas A. Cole
Partner
Chicago
312.853.7473
312.853.7036 Fax
tcole@sidley.com
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THOMAS A. COLE is a partner in Sidley’s Chicago office. He became a partner of the firm in 1981, a member of the firm’s Executive Committee in 1987 and a member of its Management Committee in 1988. Since May 1998, he has served as Chair of the firm’s Executive Committee, the committee that exercises general authority over the affairs of the firm. While a partner in the firm, Mr. Cole was also vice president-law of Northwest Industries, Inc. from 1982 through 1985.
Mr. Cole maintains a substantial practice in public company mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance, along with his firm management responsibilities. In 2001, Mr. Cole was recognized by Chambers Global, the London-based publication, as one of the 26 U.S. lawyers included in its list of the “Global 100 Lawyers”—“lawyers who stand out from their colleagues and are recognized internationally.” He was designated an M&A “Dealmaker of the Year” for 2007 by The American Lawyer. He was selected to BTI Consulting’s “Client Service All-Star” team for 2008 and 2011. In 2010, he was among 19 lawyers named to “The Directorship 100,” the NACD’s list of “the most influential people in corporate governance and the boardroom.”
He has been involved in dozens of public company mergers and spin-offs, including the following that were each valued at more than $1 billion:
Fortune Brands spin-off of Home and Security Business (pending)
Alberto-Culver/Unilever
AGL/Nicor (pending, represented independent directors)
Aon/Hewitt
EOP/Blackstone
Clear Channel/THLee and Bain (represented special committee)
Exelon/PSEG (terminated)
Exelon/NRG (terminated unsolicited merger proposal)
Pulte/Centex
Tribune/ESOP-Zell
Corn Products/Bunge (terminated)
Nationwide Financial/Nationwide Mutual (represented special committee)
ServiceMaster/Clayton Dubilier
CDW/Madison Dearborn
CNL Hotels/Morgan Stanley
Ventana Medical/Roche (began as hostile defense)
Sally Beauty/Clayton Dubilier
Tellabs/AFC
Maverick Tube/Tenaris
IMC/Cargill
Williams/Barrett (including the successful defense against Shell)
Kimberly-Clark/Scott Paper
Monsanto/DeKalb Genetics
Jefferson Smurfit/Stone Container
Interpublic Group/True North
Wolters Kluwer/CCH
Fred Meyer/QFC
Aon/Alexander & Alexander
IMC Global/Vigoro
Tribune/Renaissance Communications
Northwest Industries/Farley
Ohio Mattress/Gibbons Green
His other significant public company merger transactions include:
Central Vermont Public Service/Gaz Met (pending)
Renaissance Learning/Permira (pending, represented independent directors)
Midwest Air Group/TPG (including the successful defense against Air Tran)
Sun Capital/ShopKo Stores
Goldner Hawn/ShopKo Stores (topped by Sun Capital)
Lyphomed/Fujisawa
Unilever/Helene Curtis
Mercantile/Mark Twain
True North/Bozell (including the successful defense against Publicis)
Humana/Emphesys
GE Medical/Marquette
Berisford/Scotsman
Corporate Governance assignments have included advising public company boards, standing committees and special litigation, transactions and investigative committees. For the five years ended 1998, he taught the seminar on corporate governance at The University of Chicago Law School.
Memberships & Affiliations
Trustee, The University of Chicago
Chairman, Board of Trustees, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare
Director, World Sport Chicago
The Economic Club of Chicago
The Commercial Club of Chicago and its Civic Committee
The Law Club of Chicago
Former Chair of Northwestern University’s Garrett Corporate and Securities Law Institute
Former Co-chair of the Tulane Corporate Law Institute
Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
The American Law Institute
News & Media
171 Sidley Lawyers Ranked in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2011
June 13, 2011
76 Sidley Lawyers Recognized in Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business for 2011
April 2011
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Events & Presentations
Bay Area General Counsel Roundtable
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Current Developments in Delaware Corporate Law
Tuesday, June 7, 2011