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Arthur C. "Art" Hall III

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Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2016
  • Recognized in:
    Corporate Law
    Securities / Capital Markets Law...
  • Law School:
    University of Notre Dame
  • Lawyer Page:
    https://www.calfee.com/profess...
  • Website:
    http://www.calfee.com
  • Firm's Phone Number:
    (216) 622.8200
  • Phone Number:
    (216) 622.8667
  • E-mail:
    ahall@calfee.com
  • Location:
    The Calfee Building
    1405 East Sixth Street
    Cleveland, OH 44114-1607
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Art Hall serves as the Firm Administrative Partner and as Partner-in-Charge of the Cleveland office. As a member and former Co-Chair of the firm's Corporate and Capital Markets practice group, he counsels publicly and closely held corporations on securities, capital markets and general corporate issues that affect their businesses. 

Art’s practice focuses on the representation of public company clients and investment banks with respect to capital raising activities, corporate governance and executive compensation matters and merger and acquisition transactions. His experience includes representing issuers and underwriters in more than 80 public equity and debt offerings, including initial public offerings and 144A offerings, as well as tender offers and exchange offers.

He routinely assists public company clients in preparing Securities and Exchange Commission filings, such as Form 10-Ks, Form 10-Qs and proxy statements. Art also advises public companies and their boards with respect to corporate governance and executive compensation matters and provides counsel on fiduciary duties and a variety of federal securities law compliance issues.

Art’s practice in this area includes counseling on shareholder activism matters, and he has been actively involved in several proxy contests, including a recent high-profile national contest.

Art has routinely been recognized as one of "America's Leading Lawyers" by Chambers USA, most recently in 2020 for Corporate/M&A in Ohio.He also has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© (2016-2021) in the areas of Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, and Corporate Law and named the Best Lawyers Securities Regulation “Lawyer of the Year” in Cleveland for 2021 and previously in 2019.

Prior to practicing law, Art worked as a corporate relationship officer for two money center banks and served as the manager of corporate development for a large energy company.

A member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Art is a frequent speaker on a variety of securities and corporate governance topics. He recently chaired a panel at the 16th annual RR Donnelly SEC Hot Topics Institute. Art is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Great Lakes Theater, Business Volunteers Unlimited and The City Mission. He is a member of the Leadership Cleveland Class of 2021.

Art was previously an associate with the law firms of Vinson & Elkins LLP and Jones Day. He joined Calfee in 1996 and became a partner in 2003. He has served as chair of the firm’s Associates Committee, and he is a member of the firm's Management, Practice Planning & Growth, and Diversity & Inclusion Committees.

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Lawyer Bio

Art Hall serves as the Firm Administrative Partner and as Partner-in-Charge of the Cleveland office. As a member and former Co-Chair of the firm's Corporate and Capital Markets practice group, he counsels publicly and closely held corporations on securities, capital markets and general corporate issues that affect their businesses. 

Art’s practice focuses on the representation of public company clients and investment banks with respect to capital raising activities, corporate governance and executive compensation matters and merger and acquisition transactions. His experience includes representing issuers and underwriters in more than 80 public equity and debt offerings, including initial public offerings and 144A offerings, as well as tender offers and exchange offers.

He routinely assists public company clients in preparing Securities and Exchange Commission filings, such as Form 10-Ks, Form 10-Qs and proxy statements. Art also advises public companies and their boards with respect to corporate governance and executive compensation matters and provides counsel on fiduciary duties and a variety of federal securities law compliance issues.

Art’s practice in this area includes counseling on shareholder activism matters, and he has been actively involved in several proxy contests, including a recent high-profile national contest.

Art has routinely been recognized as one of "America's Leading Lawyers" by Chambers USA, most recently in 2020 for Corporate/M&A in Ohio.He also has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© (2016-2021) in the areas of Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, and Corporate Law and named the Best Lawyers Securities Regulation “Lawyer of the Year” in Cleveland for 2021 and previously in 2019.

Prior to practicing law, Art worked as a corporate relationship officer for two money center banks and served as the manager of corporate development for a large energy company.

A member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Art is a frequent speaker on a variety of securities and corporate governance topics. He recently chaired a panel at the 16th annual RR Donnelly SEC Hot Topics Institute. Art is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Great Lakes Theater, Business Volunteers Unlimited and The City Mission. He is a member of the Leadership Cleveland Class of 2021.

Art was previously an associate with the law firms of Vinson & Elkins LLP and Jones Day. He joined Calfee in 1996 and became a partner in 2003. He has served as chair of the firm’s Associates Committee, and he is a member of the firm's Management, Practice Planning & Growth, and Diversity & Inclusion Committees.

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Education:

  • University of Notre Dame , J.D., graduated 1993
  • Duke University, M.B.A., graduated 1986
  • Franklin and Marshall College, B.A., graduated 1984

Bar Admissions:

  • Ohio, Ohio
  • Texas, Texas

Affiliations:

  • Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes - Former Chancellor and Standing Committee Member
  • Business Volunteers Unlimited - Board of Directors
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Member
  • Great Lakes Theater - Board of Trustees
  • Leadership Cleveland Class of 2021 - Member
  • Legal Aid Society of Cleveland’s Capital Campaign - Cabinet Member
  • The City Mission - Board of Trustees

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Securities Regulation, Cleveland (2021)
  • Securities Regulation, Cleveland (2019)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Corporate Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation
 

Awards:

  • Chambers USA, Corporate/M&A, Band 3 (2015-2020)

    • Chambers USA 2020 noted, "The 'superb' Art Hall wins praise for his 'expert but practical advice,' with clients also citing his 'extensive knowledge of federal securities law' as a key strength. He is particularly well versed in advising public companies and investors on financing issues and corporate governance matters."
    • In previous Chambers USA reports, a client stated "Art has it all: he’s got that depth of SEC knowledge and understands how it really works, as well as a wonderful practical side.”
  • The Best Lawyers in America©, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, Corporate Law (2016-2021)
  • The Best Lawyers in America©, Securities Regulation “Lawyer of the Year," Cleveland (2019, 2021)
 

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Firm Details

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Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
http://www.calfee.com
 
Headquarters
The Calfee Building
1405 East Sixth Street
Cleveland, OH 44114-1607
(216) 622.8200
6 Office Locations
in 1 Country

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United States

Ohio

Ohio

Cincinnati, OH

2800 First Financial Center

255 East Fifth Street

Cincinnati, OH 45202-4728

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(513) 693.4880

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Columbus, OH

1200 Huntington Center

41 South High Street

Columbus, OH 43215-3465

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(614) 621.1500

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Indiana

Indiana

Indianapolis, IN

115 West Washington Street, Suite 1585

Indianapolis, IN 46204-3405

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(317) 308.4270

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New York

New York, NY

Wall Street Plaza, 14th Floor

88 Pine Street

New York, NY 10005-1802

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District of Columbia

Washington, DC

1627 I Street Northwest, Suite 1120

Washington, DC 20006-4127

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Lawyer Case History

Fairmount Santrol Holdings Inc

Acted as counsel to Fairmount Santrol Holdings Inc. in connection with two primary Common Stock offerings raising in excess of $480 million, as well as a $200 million secondary Common Stock offering by the Company's largest stakeholder (a substantial private equity fund).

Chart Industries, Inc.

Acted as counsel to Chart Industries, Inc. in connection with two Convertible Note offerings raising in excess of $500 million.

Welltower Inc.

Represented a variety of national Underwriters in connection with more than 25 public offerings in the last decade for Welltower Inc. (formerly Health Care REIT), including two common stock offerings in 2014 and a common stock and two Senior Note offerings in 2015. The 2015 equity offering had the distinction of being the largest overnight common stock offering completed since 2013. Likewise, the 2014 offerings were the largest overnight common stock offerings completed by a NYSE-listed company in 2014.

Agilysys, Inc. and DATATRAK International Inc.

Advised several clients, including Agilysys, Inc. and DATATRAK International Inc. in connection with proxy contests with activist shareholders. Recently served as Ohio counsel for a market-leading, highly engaged shareholder in connection with a nationally recognized proxy contest.

The Illuminating Company

Represented national Underwriters in connection with multiple debt offerings for Ohio Edison, Toledo Edison and The Illuminating Company, electric utilities and subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp., raising more than $1.2 billion. 

American Transmission Systems, Inc.

Represented Initial Purchasers in connection with a 144A offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes of American Transmission Systems, Incorporated, a regulated transmission utility and subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. 

Ohio Edison, Toledo Edison

Served as Ohio counsel for entities affiliated with Ohio Edison, Toledo Edison and The Illuminating Company in connection with an approximately $450 million public offering of pass-through certificate in trusts formed in connection with this complicated stranded cost securitization.

DATATRAK International, Inc.

Advised DATATRAK International, Inc. in connection with the delisting of its Common Shares from NASDAQ and the subsequent deregistration of its securities under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In connection with such engagement, advised DATATRAK with respect to various aspects of the deregistration process, including preparing and negotiating a no-action request with the SEC in order to complete the deregistration process.

U.S. Commercial Paper Programs

Represented several clients in connection with establishing U.S. commercial paper programs, including a recent program for a multi-national German corporation.

Public Company Mergers

Represented various clients in connection with mergers and acquisition transactions, including serving as local counsel for a number of public company mergers.
 
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