Current Employment Position(s)

Managing Partner

Lawyer Overview

Terri Ann Motosue serves as the firm's Managing Partner and concentrates her practice in the areas of finance, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate law. In the finance area, she has represented major commercial banks and investment banks as lead agent in a variety of lending transactions, including complex domestic and cross-border syndicated secured and unsecured credit facilities and acquisition and leveraged financings. As counsel for the agent banks, she is involved in all aspects of the deal structure and in the negotiation and documentation of such transactions. Ms. Motosue also has experience representing lenders, lessees, lessors and equity investors in leveraged-leasing transactions.

Among the recent transactions Ms. Motosue has participated in are: counsel to lead agents and arrangers in connection with a $1 billion unsecured credit facility for a U.S. public utility company; representation of lead agent in connection with a $425 million secured cross-border syndicated credit facility for an electric power transmission and distribution company; counsel to the lead agent and arranger in connection with a $600 million revolving credit facility for a U.S. public utility company; representation of the lead agent in connection with a $50 million senior secured credit facility for the acquisition by private equity group of a national bakery cafe chain; counsel to an international fitness center chain in its $375 million senior secured credit facility from major investment banks; and representation of U.S. equity investors in domestic lease-to-service contract transactions involving rolling stock and transit buses operated by municipal transit agencies.

In the mergers and acquisitions area, she has represented both sellers and acquirers in both domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Motosue has also handled a variety of corporate matters including debt private placements, 144A offerings and letters of credit facilities.

Prior to becoming an associate at Carlsmith Ball LLP, Ms. Motosue practiced in New York City with White & Case LLP and King & Spalding LLP. In addition, having practiced in Bangkok, Thailand with White & Case LLP and experience at a large Japanese law firm, Ms. Motosue has broad experience with foreign clients.

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate, Land Use & Hospitality
• Banking & Finance
• Corporate & Business
• Mergers & Acquisitions

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Corporate Governance

Bar Admissions

• New York
• District of Columbia
• Hawaii

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Hawaii State and American Bar Associations

Education

• Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
  J.D.
• University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
  M.A.
• University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude

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