Michael Gordon:  

presents both buyers and sellers of public and private companies (in transactions ranging in size from several million to billions of dollars). He also represents issuers, underwriters and investors in a variety of public and private offerings of common stock, preferred stock, convertible securities and debt securities. Mr. Gordon played a significant role in First Data Corporation's proposed acquisition of Concord EFS, Inc., Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.’s acquisitions of ITT Corporation, Westin Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and Vistana, Inc., Moore Corporation Limited's recent acquisition of Wallace Computer Services, Inc., Conseco, Inc.’s acquisition of Green Tree Financial Corporation, Stone Container Corporation's merger-of-equals with Jefferson Smurfit Corporation and Aon Corporation's acquisition of Alexander & Alexander Inc. He has also been involved in contested takeover work, having represented Barrett Resources in its response to Shell Oil Company’s recent hostile takeover attempt and the subsequent agreement by Barrett Resources to merge with The Williams Companies, Inc. and the successful defense of Wallace Computer Services, Inc. against the hostile tender offer and related proxy contest of Moore Corporation. Mr. Gordon is a certified public accountant and was the recipient of the Elijah Watts Sells Award for high score on the May 1988 C.P.A. Examination. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association. Workplace MICHAEL A. GORDON is a partner in Sidley Austin Brown & Wood’s Chicago office. He joined the Firm in 1992. His principal areas of practice are mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. He represents both buyers and sellers of public and private companies (in transactions ranging in size from several million to billions of dollars). He also represents issuers, underwriters and investors in a variety of public and private offerings of common stock, preferred stock, convertible securities and debt securities. Mr. Gordon played a significant role in First Data Corporation's proposed acquisition of Concord EFS, Inc., Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.’s acquisitions of ITT Corporation, Westin Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and Vistana, Inc., Moore Corporation Limited's recent acquisition of Wallace Computer Services, Inc., Conseco, Inc.’s acquisition of Green Tree Financial Corporation, Stone Container Corporation's merger-of-equals with Jefferson Smurfit Corporation and Aon Corporation's acquisition of Alexander & Alexander Inc. He has also been involved in contested takeover work, having represented Barrett Resources in its response to Shell Oil Company’s recent hostile takeover attempt and the subsequent agreement by Barrett Resources to merge with The Williams Companies, Inc. and the successful defense of Wallace Computer Services, Inc. against the hostile tender offer and related proxy contest of Moore Corporation. Mr. Gordon is a certified public accountant and was the recipient of the Elijah Watts Sells Award for high score on the May 1988 C.P.A. Examination. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association.