BlakeHornick
Partner
Corporate
bhornick@seyfarth.com
Blake uses his understanding of corporate realities and his common sense to help clients structure their transactions in a logical way.
More About Blake
Clients in diverse industries such as telecommunications, health care, traditional and renewable energy, life sciences, and real estate investment trusts seek a trusted advisor when it comes to leading, structuring, and counseling complex merger-and-acquisition and securities transactions. As chair of Seyfarth's Capital Markets group and with 40 years of experience as a corporate lawyer, clients turn to Blake to advise them on how to navigate those public markets.
Blake is a frequent author and speaker on securities and capital markets regulatory issues. He represents public and private companies in corporate governance matters and in all aspects of securities work in the federal 1933 and 1934 Acts, ranging from registered direct transactions, confidentially marketed underwritten offerings, conventional follow-on underwritten offerings, private investments in public equity (PIPEs), and other private placements and IPOs, from both the issuer and underwriter side, to the filing of periodic and current reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
He currently represents a major office real estate investment trust (REIT) in the Northeast in all of its securities work, and is a member of the NAREIT SEC Subcommittee. Blake is a former co-chair of the NACD REIT roundtable.
Blake's mergers and acquisitions practice includes representing corporate, private equity, and venture capital buyers and sellers in stock and asset acquisition and dispositions, as well as partnership, stockholder, employment, and joint venture arrangements.
Blake enjoys the collegiality he finds at Seyfarth. He says, "The firm's people and teams are unmatched."
Blake is a frequent author and speaker on securities and capital markets regulatory issues. He represents public and private companies in corporate governance matters and in all aspects of securities work in the federal 1933 and 1934 Acts, ranging from registered direct transactions, confidentially marketed underwritten offerings, conventional follow-on underwritten offerings, private investments in public equity (PIPEs), and other private placements and IPOs, from both the issuer and underwriter side, to the filing of periodic and current reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
He currently represents a major office real estate investment trust (REIT) in the Northeast in all of its securities work, and is a member of the NAREIT SEC Subcommittee. Blake is a former co-chair of the NACD REIT roundtable.
Blake's mergers and acquisitions practice includes representing corporate, private equity, and venture capital buyers and sellers in stock and asset acquisition and dispositions, as well as partnership, stockholder, employment, and joint venture arrangements.
Blake enjoys the collegiality he finds at Seyfarth. He says, "The firm's people and teams are unmatched."
- JD, Boston College Law School
- BA, University of Pennsylvania
History
- New York
Related Key Industries
- Represented Mack-Cali Realty Corporation in the following corporate transactions:
- a $300 million minority preferred equity stake sale to a real estate private equity firm in March 2017
- a $300 million underwritten public offering of 4.50% senior unsecured 10 year notes with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and J.P. Morgan as joint book-running managers in April 2012
- a $250 million underwritten public offering of 7.75% senior unsecured 10-year notes with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, and JP Morgan as joint book-running managers in August 2009
- a $237 million underwritten public offering of common stock with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank Securities and JP Morgan as joint book-running managers in February 2011
- a $287.5 million underwritten public offering of common stock with Merrill Lynch & Co., Deutsche Bank Securities, and JP Morgan as joint book-running managers in May 2009
- Represented Block Communications in a $500 million private 144 offering of 6.7/8% notes due in 2025.
- Represented a global leader in sports measurement, evaluation, and intelligence in its $195 million sale to a strategic buyer.
- Represented a private company in the healthcare technology space, in a $200 million sale to a private equity firm.
- Represented Celsion Corporation in the following transactions:
- a private placement of 3,218,612 shares of stock and warrants to select institutional investors and certain participating insiders
- a registered direct offering of $5 million of convertible preferred stock and common stock warrants in addition to negotiating an amendment with a license partner to accelerate the payment to Celsion of $4 million in payments for an aggregate of $9 million in working capital
- a registered direct offering of $7.1 million
- Represented Nanosphere, Inc. in the following transactions:
- a $120 million sale to Luminex, a health sciences company
- a $10 million public equity offering, which was done off of an S-1. HC Wainwright was the underwriter in December 2015
- a $4.4 million registered direct public offering of convertible preferred stock and a concurrent private placement of an equivalent amount of warrants with HC Wainwright as the placement agent in May 2015
- an underwritten stock offering of $5 Million common stock through Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC in May 2013
- a $28.9 million underwritten public offering of common stock with Piper Jaffray & Co. as sole book-running manager and Roth Capital Partners as co-manager in July 2012
- a $32.5 million underwritten public offering of common stock with Piper Jaffray & Co. as the sole book-running manager and Roth Capital Partners as co-manager in May 2011
- a $35.3 million underwritten public offering of common stock with Piper Jaffray & Co. as the sole book-running manager in October 2009
- Represented Nastech Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. in their public offerings of common stock in three separate transactions underwritten by Citigroup, Needham & Co., and UBS, respectively
Related News & Insights
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Media Mentions
04/17/2024
John Napoli and Blake Hornick Discuss Community Banks Holding CRE Loans in Law360 Real Estate Authority
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Seyfarth Event
May 7, 2019
Cybersecurity: Securities Laws and Governance Considerations for Public Companies
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Media Mentions
Mar 8, 2019
Blake Hornick quoted in National Real Estate Investor
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Media Mentions
Jul 25, 2018
Blake Hornick quoted in CoStar
- National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, SEC Subcommittee
- Association for Corporate Growth
- Co-Author, “The Decline of the US Capital Markets,” Financier Worldwide (September 2011)
- Co-Author, “SEC Finalizes Dodd-Frank Pay Rules,” NACD Directorship (January 28, 2011)
- Co-Author, “The End of the Reagan Era of Deregulation and Worship Of the Free Markets,” The Financial Crisis, a Thomson Reuters/West Report (2008)
- Co-Presenter, "Cybersecurity: Securities Laws and Governance Considerations for Public Companies," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 7, 2019)
- Co-Presenter, "SEC’s Crowdfunding rules," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 13, 2013)
- “ACG New York Capital Markets Forum: The New Normal - Credit Crisis Redux,” presented by ACG, (October 2011)
- “Directorship REIT Roundtable Seminar,” presented by NACD, (July 2011)
- “Directorship REIT Roundtable Seminar,” presented by NACD, (November 2010)
- “Listing Options in Troubled Markets,” presented by SMH Capital, Webinar (March 2009)
- “State of the Capital Markets Seminar,” presented by ACG, (2008 - 2010)
Blake uses his understanding of corporate realities and his common sense to help clients structure their transactions in a logical way.
More About Blake
Clients in diverse industries such as telecommunications, health care, traditional and renewable energy, life sciences, and real estate investment trusts seek a trusted advisor when it comes to leading, structuring, and counseling complex merger-and-acquisition and securities transactions. As chair of Seyfarth's Capital Markets group and with 40 years of experience as a corporate lawyer, clients turn to Blake to advise them on how to navigate those public markets.
Blake is a frequent author and speaker on securities and capital markets regulatory issues. He represents public and private companies in corporate governance matters and in all aspects of securities work in the federal 1933 and 1934 Acts, ranging from registered direct transactions, confidentially marketed underwritten offerings, conventional follow-on underwritten offerings, private investments in public equity (PIPEs), and other private placements and IPOs, from both the issuer and underwriter side, to the filing of periodic and current reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
He currently represents a major office real estate investment trust (REIT) in the Northeast in all of its securities work, and is a member of the NAREIT SEC Subcommittee. Blake is a former co-chair of the NACD REIT roundtable.
Blake's mergers and acquisitions practice includes representing corporate, private equity, and venture capital buyers and sellers in stock and asset acquisition and dispositions, as well as partnership, stockholder, employment, and joint venture arrangements.
Blake enjoys the collegiality he finds at Seyfarth. He says, "The firm's people and teams are unmatched."
Blake is a frequent author and speaker on securities and capital markets regulatory issues. He represents public and private companies in corporate governance matters and in all aspects of securities work in the federal 1933 and 1934 Acts, ranging from registered direct transactions, confidentially marketed underwritten offerings, conventional follow-on underwritten offerings, private investments in public equity (PIPEs), and other private placements and IPOs, from both the issuer and underwriter side, to the filing of periodic and current reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
He currently represents a major office real estate investment trust (REIT) in the Northeast in all of its securities work, and is a member of the NAREIT SEC Subcommittee. Blake is a former co-chair of the NACD REIT roundtable.
Blake's mergers and acquisitions practice includes representing corporate, private equity, and venture capital buyers and sellers in stock and asset acquisition and dispositions, as well as partnership, stockholder, employment, and joint venture arrangements.
Blake enjoys the collegiality he finds at Seyfarth. He says, "The firm's people and teams are unmatched."
- JD, Boston College Law School
- BA, University of Pennsylvania
History
- New York
Related Key Industries
- Represented Mack-Cali Realty Corporation in the following corporate transactions:
- a $300 million minority preferred equity stake sale to a real estate private equity firm in March 2017
- a $300 million underwritten public offering of 4.50% senior unsecured 10 year notes with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and J.P. Morgan as joint book-running managers in April 2012
- a $250 million underwritten public offering of 7.75% senior unsecured 10-year notes with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, and JP Morgan as joint book-running managers in August 2009
- a $237 million underwritten public offering of common stock with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank Securities and JP Morgan as joint book-running managers in February 2011
- a $287.5 million underwritten public offering of common stock with Merrill Lynch & Co., Deutsche Bank Securities, and JP Morgan as joint book-running managers in May 2009
- Represented Block Communications in a $500 million private 144 offering of 6.7/8% notes due in 2025.
- Represented a global leader in sports measurement, evaluation, and intelligence in its $195 million sale to a strategic buyer.
- Represented a private company in the healthcare technology space, in a $200 million sale to a private equity firm.
- Represented Celsion Corporation in the following transactions:
- a private placement of 3,218,612 shares of stock and warrants to select institutional investors and certain participating insiders
- a registered direct offering of $5 million of convertible preferred stock and common stock warrants in addition to negotiating an amendment with a license partner to accelerate the payment to Celsion of $4 million in payments for an aggregate of $9 million in working capital
- a registered direct offering of $7.1 million
- Represented Nanosphere, Inc. in the following transactions:
- a $120 million sale to Luminex, a health sciences company
- a $10 million public equity offering, which was done off of an S-1. HC Wainwright was the underwriter in December 2015
- a $4.4 million registered direct public offering of convertible preferred stock and a concurrent private placement of an equivalent amount of warrants with HC Wainwright as the placement agent in May 2015
- an underwritten stock offering of $5 Million common stock through Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC in May 2013
- a $28.9 million underwritten public offering of common stock with Piper Jaffray & Co. as sole book-running manager and Roth Capital Partners as co-manager in July 2012
- a $32.5 million underwritten public offering of common stock with Piper Jaffray & Co. as the sole book-running manager and Roth Capital Partners as co-manager in May 2011
- a $35.3 million underwritten public offering of common stock with Piper Jaffray & Co. as the sole book-running manager in October 2009
- Represented Nastech Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. in their public offerings of common stock in three separate transactions underwritten by Citigroup, Needham & Co., and UBS, respectively
Related News & Insights
-
Media Mentions
04/17/2024
John Napoli and Blake Hornick Discuss Community Banks Holding CRE Loans in Law360 Real Estate Authority
-
Seyfarth Event
May 7, 2019
Cybersecurity: Securities Laws and Governance Considerations for Public Companies
-
Media Mentions
Mar 8, 2019
Blake Hornick quoted in National Real Estate Investor
-
Media Mentions
Jul 25, 2018
Blake Hornick quoted in CoStar
- National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, SEC Subcommittee
- Association for Corporate Growth
- Co-Author, “The Decline of the US Capital Markets,” Financier Worldwide (September 2011)
- Co-Author, “SEC Finalizes Dodd-Frank Pay Rules,” NACD Directorship (January 28, 2011)
- Co-Author, “The End of the Reagan Era of Deregulation and Worship Of the Free Markets,” The Financial Crisis, a Thomson Reuters/West Report (2008)
- Co-Presenter, "Cybersecurity: Securities Laws and Governance Considerations for Public Companies," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 7, 2019)
- Co-Presenter, "SEC’s Crowdfunding rules," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 13, 2013)
- “ACG New York Capital Markets Forum: The New Normal - Credit Crisis Redux,” presented by ACG, (October 2011)
- “Directorship REIT Roundtable Seminar,” presented by NACD, (July 2011)
- “Directorship REIT Roundtable Seminar,” presented by NACD, (November 2010)
- “Listing Options in Troubled Markets,” presented by SMH Capital, Webinar (March 2009)
- “State of the Capital Markets Seminar,” presented by ACG, (2008 - 2010)