Kevin W. Johnson
Representative Matters

Represent major municipal utility in the western United States in the conversion of a power plant to run on natural gas, including project structure, engineering, development, construction, and decommissioning and retirement of existing coal-fired generation, and natural gas purchases and transportation.
Represented a US-based company in the development of infrastructure for a rare earth minerals mining and production facility in California, including the engineering and construction of a combined heat and power generation facility, a chlor-alkali plant, a water treatment facility, a milling a crushing facility, and related infrastructure, facilities and controls.
Represented a US-based company in structuring an agreement for the operation and maintenance of a water treatment facility.
Represented US-based company in the proposed development of rare earth reserves in Sri Lanka, including stability agreements and investment requirements.
Represented Canadian-based mining company in the development of infrastructure for a gold mine in northern Mexico.
Represented a major international chemical manufacturer in the development, construction and operation of a facility to provide precursors to a French fine chemicals manufacturer.
Represented a major international chemical manufacturer in the development of a facility to manufacture pharmaceutical grade precursors for a US-based pharmaceutical company.

Advised US-based rare earths mining company on the $1.3 billion purchase of a Canadian-based rare earths production company.
Represented major international mining company in the divesture of $2 billion of its US-based mining assets, including pursuant to an initial public offering.
Represented US-based gold mining company in the privatization of certain gold reserves in the Caribbean, including fiscal stability arrangements and royalty structures.
Represented US-based internet company in its European and Latin American acquisition program, including acquisitions in Austria, France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Spain and Mexico.
Represented Canadian-based major international mining company in the formation of a joint venture for the development of gold reserves in Alaska.
Represented UK-based major international mining company in the formation of a joint venture for the development of gold reserves in Alaska.
Represented a Canadian-based gold mining company in the formation of a joint venture for the development of a gold mine in Nevada.
Represented US-based commercial photography company in the formation of a joint venture with a Major League Baseball team to capture and sell photographs at professional sports venues.
Represented major international chemical manufacturer in the formation of a global joint venture for the development, manufacture and sale of elastomers.
Represented US-based rare earths company in the formation of joint ventures in China and Korea.

Represented rare earth mining company in a $450 million secured financing.
Represented US-based coal company on mining issues related to a syndicated secured credit facility.
Represented Belgian-based company in secured financing to a US-based uranium mining company.
Represented a UK-based bank on a secured loan related to the development of a gold mine in California, including interest rate and currency swaps.
Represented major US municipality in natural gas swaps and forward purchases.
Represented US manufacturer of launch rockets in interest rate swaps.
Represented US-based REIT in its interest rate and currency swaps.
Represented US-based telecommunications company in the sale of $150 million of past due receivables.
Represented US subsidiary of Australian company in the sale and leaseback of certain of mine servicing assets.

Represented a major international mining company in the structure and negotiation of a long-term contract for the sale of sulfuric acid and the subsequent assignment of the contract as part of a merger of affecting the purchaser, including the restructure of existing parent guarantees.
Represented a major international mining company in the structure and negotiation of a set of long-term agreements for molybdenum roasting at facilities based in Chile, Mexico and the Netherlands.
Represented an international royalty company in the restructuring of royalty agreements in Nevada and Utah as part of a reorganization of the company granting the royalty.
Represented US-based rare earth mining company in the development of its sales and licensing strategies.
Represented a US-based call center system company in the development of its commercial strategy, including developing agreement for the sale, support and resale of its predictive dialing technology.
Represented a commercial photography company in the development of its service offerings, including contracts for the capture of photographs at commercial venues in the US and Canada.
Represented various US-based companies to structure, draft and negotiate agreements with Chinese manufacturers.
Licensed/Admitted
Michigan (Inactive)