Biography
Roxanne L. Houtman's practice involves counseling Delaware corporations on corporate law and governance issues. She also represents buyers and sellers in negotiated acquisitions and divestitures. Roxanne is a member of the Council of the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association and, in that capacity, participates in the annual review of, and preparation of amendments to, the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Roxanne formerly served as co-chair of the firm’s Recruiting Committee
Practice Areas
Experience
Representative Matters
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Counsel to Board of Directors of Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. in its announced merger with Ingersoll-Rand plc’s industrial segment
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Delaware counsel to Pinterest in connection with the company’s proposed IPO, including the adoption of a dual-class capital structure
- Special Committee of Medley Management Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Medley Management Inc. by Sierra Income Corporation
- UnitedHealth in its acquisition of The Advisory Board Company's health care business
- E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in its asset swap with FMC
- VCA in connection with its acquisition by Mars
- Dunn-Edwards Corporation in connection with its acquisition by Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Board of Directors of NRG Energy in connection with its cooperation agreement with an activist investor
- Caesars Interactive Entertainment LLC in connection with its divestiture of CIE’s social and mobile game business
- E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in its acquisition of Taxon Biosciences
- E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in its divestiture of Sontara nonwovens business to Jacob Holm
- E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in connection with its acquisition of Pannar, a South Africa based seed company with operations throughout Africa and other parts of the world
- Delaware counsel to the Special Committee of Rue 21 in connection with the acquisition of Rue 21 by APAX
- E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in its divestiture of a professional products insecticide business to Syngenta AG
- E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in its acquisition of Solae, LLC
- E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in its divestiture of DuPont NanoMaterials LLC to Air Products
- E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in its acquisition of Innovalight, Inc.
- Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., in connection with its acquisition of Doebler's PA Hybrids, Hoegemeyer Hybrids, Nu Tech Seed, Seed Consultants and Ag Venture, Inc.
Professional Activities & Recognition
Honors & Recognitions
Ranked by Chambers USA 2023 — "Up and Coming" in the area of Corporate/M&A in Delaware
Named to Lawdragon's 500 Leading Dealmakers in America
Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Corporate Law, 2022 - present
Professional
Member, Society for Corporate Governance
Fellow, Legal Council on Legal Diversity
Member, Delaware State Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Education
Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2005; Order of the Coif; Syracuse Law Review, Editor, 2003–2004; Associate Notes Editor, 2004–2005
University of Delaware, B.A., magna cum laude, 2002; Phi Beta Kappa
Bar & Court Admissions
Bar Admissions
- Delaware, 2005