Recent Representations

Mr. Hernand’s M&A-related experience includes:

• The sale of streaming media service Vudu to NBCU (representing Walmart)
• Cutler Media's sale of Parcast to Spotify (representing Cutler Media)
• Fox Corporation’s acquisition of Bento Box animation studio (representing Fox)
• Viacom's acquisition of PlutoTV for US$340 million (representing Viacom)
• The sale of substantial stake of Dole Food Company to Total Produce at an enterprise value of approximately US$2 billion (representing Dole Food Company)
• Cineworld's US$3.6 billion acquisition of Regal Cinema (representing Morgan Stanley)
• The sale of Draft to Paddy Power Bet Fair (representing Draft)
• The sale of Dick Clark Productions to Dalian Wanda Group for approximately U$1 billion (representing Dick Clark Productions)
• Nuance Communications’ US$215 million acquisition of TouchCommerce (representing TouchCommerce)
• Investments by Hearst and Verizon in AwesomenessTV (representing DreamWorks Animation) and related content production agreements
• China Media Capital's joint venture with Warner Brothers to establish a new movie studio (representing China Media Capital)
• Collective Digital Studio’s US$240 million merger with Prosieben’s Studio71 (representing Collective Digital Studio)
• Fosun International’s US$1.4 billion acquisition with TPG of Cirque du Soleil (representing Fosun)
• Shaquile O'Neal's sale of rights to Authentic Brands Group
• The sale of PriceGrabber to Connexity (representing CPL Holdings)
• Nordstrom’s US$350 million acquisition of TrunkClub (representing Nordstrom)
• Billabong’s disposition of Swell.com (representing Billabong)
• Niagara Bottling’s acquisition of Advanced Refreshment (representing Niagara)
• DreamWorks Animation’s US$150 million acquisition of AwesomenessTV and separate acquisition of Big Frame (representing DreamWorks Animation)
• The management buyout of Classes USA, PriceGrabber, and LowerMyBills from Experian Interactive (representing management)
• Madison Tyler Holdings’ combination with Virtu Financial and investment by Silver Lake Partners (representing MTH management)
• SK Telecom’s preferred stock investment in Viki.com (representing SK Telecom)
• Nordstrom’s US$270 million acquisition of HauteLook (representing Nordstrom)
• ABB’s US$3.1 billion acquisition of Baldor Electric (representing Baldor)
• Disney’s US$763 million acquisition of Playdom (representing Playdom)
• Shamrock Capital’s acquisition of Screenvision (representing Shamrock)
• Saban Capital’s acquisition of Paul Frank Industries (representing Saban Capital)
• EBay’s sale of 65% of Skype to a private equity consortium (representing Goldman Sachs)
• Microsoft’s unsolicited US$44.6 billion offer to acquire Yahoo (representing Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers)
• The merger of William Morris and Endeavor (representing William Morris’ board of directors)
• Odyssey Investment Partners’ acquisitions of EAG, SM&A, and Wencor (representing Odyssey)
• URS Corporation’s US$2.6 billion acquisition of Washington Group (representing URS)
• The US$3.4 billion merger of Molson and Coors (representing Morgan Stanley)
• Sale of Club Penguin to Disney for US$700 million (representing Club Penguin)

Mr. Hernand’s capital raising-related experience includes:

• Advance’s US$200 million preferred stock investment in Scopely (representing Advance)
• Darlington Partner’s investment in IKE Smart City (representing Darlington)
• DigiTour Media's US$10 million preferred stock financing led by Viacom (representing DigiTour)
• GF Capital’s investment in Whalerock Industries (representing GF Capital)
• Prodege, LLC’s (aka Swagbucks) US$60 million capital raise led by Technology Crossover Ventures (representing Prodege)
• TeleSign’s US$40 million preferred stock financing led by March Capital (representing March Capital)
• DealerTrack’s sale of US$80 million of capital stock of TrueCar (representing private investors)
• The Honest Company’s sale of US$52 million of preferred stock to General Catalyst, IVP, Lightspeed, and Iconiq (representing The Honest Company)
• FilmTrack’s US$20 million capital raise led by Insight Ventures and acquisition of Dashbox (representing FilmTrack)
• StyleHaul’s US$12.5 million preferred stock financing led by Bertelsmann and RTL Group (representing Style Haul)
• Machinima’s sale of more than US$50 million of preferred stock and convertible notes to Google Ventures, Redpoint, and other investors (representing Machinima)

Accolades and Recognitions

• Recognized as one of Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal
• Recognized as a leader in Corporate/M&A in California by Chambers USA
• Recognized as a top-rated attorney in the nation and a "Super Lawyer" in M&A, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2005 - 2010, 2012 - 2013, 2016 – 2020
• Recognized as a “Notable Practitioner” in the IFLR 1000 (global guide to leading law firms)
• Recognized among leaders in M&A and Buyouts – M&A: Large Deals and Mergers and Acquisitions and Buyouts – M&A: Venture Capital and Emerging Companies, The Legal 500: United States 2013 Edition
• Recognized as a top 100 "Power Lawyer" by The Hollywood Reporter, 2014, 2016-2017, 2019
• Recognized in Variety's “Legal Impact Report” , 2016 -2019
• Recognized as a leader in America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/ M&A, Chambers USA, 2020
• Recognized as Hollywood's Top 20 Dealmakers by The Hollywood Reporter, 2016

Professional and Community Involvement

• Mr. Hernand was previously a managing director of Idealab, a Pasadena, California-based technology company incubator, and the founding CEO of New.net, an Idealab portfolio company.
• Past Co-Chair of the Corporations Committee of the Business Law Section of the California State Bar.
• Member of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association.
• Mr. Hernand currently serves on the board of The Painted Turtle (a charity operating a summer camp for chronically ill kids)

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1992
• University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1989