Practice Areas
Corporate
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
Admissions
New York
Education
University of Notre Dame - B.A., summa cum laude
George Washington University Law School - J.D., with high honors
|
Profile
Erica Hogan is a partner in the Corporate Group in Cadwalader’s New York office. Her practice is concentrated in the area of corporate law, with an emphasis on securities law, public company reporting, general corporate advisory and corporate governance. Erica represents public and private companies, underwriters and investment managers in a broad range of complex transactional matters, including initial public offerings, secondary offerings, tender offers, securities reporting and compliance matters and other corporate transactions. Erica has worked as a part of Cadwalader’s special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) practice, including as a member of a team that was recognized as “Dealmakers of the Year” by The American Lawyer for representing Pershing Square Tontine Holdings in its groundbreaking $4 billion IPO. She was also named to the 2025 Lawdragon “500 Leading Dealmakers in America”. Prior to joining Cadwalader, Erica was an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, working in that firm’s Capital Markets group in the New York office and the London office, and an Assistant General Counsel at Sculptor Capital Management.
Erica is a frequent speaker on securities law matters, including at Practical Law Institute and the Association of Corporate Counsel, where she moderated a panel on ESG and Corporate Governance. She is also a published author and her work has been published on the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, the Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog and in Corporate Secretary magazine. Erica is also a member of the Securities Regulation Committee of the New York City Bar Association and the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association.
Erica received her B.A., summa cum laude, in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame, and her J.D., with high honors, Order of the Coif, from the George Washington University Law School, where she was a member of The George Washington Law Review. She is admitted to practice law in New York.
Experience
Erica has advised clients on numerous significant matters, including the representation of:
- Adiumentum Capital Fund I LP in its investment in Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc., which included Adiumentum’s participation in a registered direct offering of Atara’s common stock and pre-funded warrants and the addition of Adiumentum’s founder and managing partner Gregory A. Ciongoli to Atara’s board of directors.
- Ashford Inc. in implementing a Rule 13e-3 “going private” transaction to delist and deregister Ashford’s common stock.
- AlTi Global, Inc. in a strategic investment of up to $450 million from Allianz X and Constellation Wealth Capital.
- Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, Ltd. in its $4 billion initial public offering – the largest-ever IPO by a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
- Thoma Bravo Advantage in its $1 billion initial public offering.
- Population Health Investment Co., Inc. in its $150 million initial public offering.
- Ashford Inc. in its $275 million combination with Remington Holdings.
- Accelus, a spinal surgery technology company on its business combination agreement with CHP Merger Corp., a NASDAQ-listed SPAC.
- Pershing Square in the formation of a first-of-its-kind investment vehicle, Pershing Square SPARC Holdings, Ltd., a special purpose acquisition rights company.
- Safe Bulkers Inc. in connection with its Exchange Act filings.
- Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. in connection with its Exchange Act filings.
- Ashford Inc. in connection with its Exchange Act filings.
- The Howard Hughes Corporation in connection with its Exchange Act filings.
- Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. in connection with its Exchange Act filings.
- Enphys Acquisition Corp. in connection with its Exchange Act filings.
- Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. in its successful defense against an activist campaign by Cygnus Capital and related litigation that resulted in the withdrawal by Cygnus of all of its director nominations for election at the company’s annual meeting.
- The Howard Hughes Corporation in its private offering under Rule 144A/Reg S of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 5.375% senior notes.
- The Howard Hughes Corporation in an underwritten public offering of its common stock resulting in aggregate proceeds of approximately $600 million.
- Stonegate Mortgage Corporation in its $115 million initial public offering.
- Stonegate Mortgage Corporation in its $130 million resale shelf registration statement.
- Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. in its $150 million resale shelf registration statement.
- NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. in its equity at-the-market program.
- Corning Incorporated in its cash tender offer for up to $75 million of its debentures.
- Corning Incorporated in its issuance of $250 million of notes.
- The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. medium term note program (multiple issuances).
- Barclays Bank PLC medium term note program (multiple issuances).
- CRH plc and CRH America, Inc. cash tender offer for up to $800 million principal amount of its SEC registered notes.
- Goldman, Sachs & Co., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as dealer managers, in cash tender offer for United Technologies Corporation for $636.5 million of senior and medium term notes.
- Goldman, Sachs & Co., as dealer manager, cash tender offer for United Technologies Corporation for $874 million of senior notes.
- Goldman Sachs International as dealer for the Euro Medium Term Note Programme of The Bank of Nova Scotia.
- Deutsche Bank Securities, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley, as underwriters, in registered issuance by Fifth Third Bancorp of $300 million in Depositary Shares.
- Barclays Wealth, as placement agent, in $194 million Reg S private placement for undisclosed issuer.
Certain representations occurred prior to Erica's association with Cadwalader.
|
