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Updates from the University of North Dakota School of Law.

Holland & Hart Welcomes Experienced Corporate Finance Partner George H. Singer ’93

Holland & Hart announced that experienced corporate finance attorney George Singer hasjoined the firm as a partner in its Denver office, strengthening the firm’s capabilities indebt and equity financing and credit restructuring and workouts.

George works closely with lenders, borrowers, and administrative agents, as well as privateequity firms and their portfolio companies, on complex debt and equity financings as wellas mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic transactions.

When companies or loans are in distress or default, George draws on decades of creditrestructuring, workout, and bankruptcy experience to help clients develop and negotiatecreative solutions to business and legal problems. He served as bankruptcy, corporate, andM&A counsel to Polaroid Corporation in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case and wasinstrumental in leading a team that represented the Chapter 11 trustee and receiver in one of country’s largest Ponzi scheme cases, In re Petters Company, Inc. George is currently helping clients navigate the legal and business issues arising from the recent collapse ofSilicon Valley Bank.

“George is a seasoned finance strategist and a great addition to our team. Clients value hisability to structure loans and other credit arrangements and negotiate terms that protecttheir interests and effectively manage risk,” said Hugh O’Halloran leader of the firm’sFinance team. “As an experienced restructuring practitioner and Fellow of the AmericanCollege of Bankruptcy, he also adds depth to our distressed assets team that helps clientsnavigate troubled loans and maximize asset recovery.”

“I’m delighted to be working with Holland & Hart’s sophisticated corporate and financeteams,” said George. The firm’s collaborative team approach allows me to add value to avariety of strategic corporate transactions and my clients benefit from the specializedsubject matter expertise of other team members. It’s rewarding to work with colleagueswho share my business-focused, creative approach to clients’ legal and operationalproblems.”

Before joining Holland & Hart, George was a partner at Ballard Spahr LLP in Minneapolis.George is temporarily authorized to practice in Colorado pending admission under C.R.C.P.205.6.

About Holland & Hart

Holland & Hart is a full-service law firm with more than 500 lawyers in 13 offices.Throughout the Mountain West, from coast to coast and beyond, Holland & Hart providesclients with astute legal counsel from a vantage like no other. For more information, visithollandhart.com.

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