James Dorian

Primary Focus & Experience

Mr. Dorian advises corporate, private equity, and banking clients on capital markets and securities matters.

Mr. Dorian handles a variety of public and private domestic and cross-border financing transactions.

His practice includes:

• Initial public offerings
• Investment-grade and high-yield debt offerings
• Equity-linked securities offerings
• Follow-on and secondary equity offerings
• US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and stock exchange-related matters

Mr. Dorian works on matters across various industries and regions.

Some of his notable transactions include*: 

• Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. – represented Allegro Microsystems in connection with its initial public offering.
• Aramark – represented the underwriters in connection with the secondary offering of common stock.
• Beacon – represented the underwriter in connection with the secondary offering of common stock.
• BellRing Distribution, LLC – represented the initial purchasers in connection with the offering of $840 million senior notes.
• Clearway Energy Operating LLC – represented the initial purchasers in connection with the upsized $250 million offering of additional “green bond” senior notes.
• Collegium Pharmaceutical – represented the initial purchasers in connection with the upsized $210 million convertible senior notes offering.
• Dole – represented the underwriters in connection with the $400 million initial public offering.
• Dragoneer Investment Group – represented Dragoneer in connection with the $150 million strategic investment into Arco.
• Eldorado Resorts – represented Eldorado Resorts in connection with the $17.3 billion acquisition of Caesars Entertainment Corporation.
• Evotec SE – represented the underwriters in connection with the public offering of American depositary shares. 
• Heartland Dental LLC – represented the initial purchasers in connection with the offering of $535 million senior secured notes.
• Lumentum Holdings Inc. – represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $750 million convertible senior notes offering and the upsized $603.45 million convertible notes offering.
• Peloton – represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $1 billion convertible senior notes offering.
• Snap – represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $1 billion convertible senior notes offering and the upsized $1.3 billion convertible senior notes offering.
• Southeastern Grocers, Inc. – represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $325 million senior secured notes offering.
• Squarespace – represented the financial advisers in connection with the direct listing, the initial purchasers in connection with the secondary offering and the initial purchasers in connection with the block trade of class A common stock.
• Sterling Check Corp. – represented the underwriters in connection with the initial public offering.
• Tenet Healthcare Corporation – represented the initial purchasers in connection with the private offering of $1.35 billion senior secured notes.

*Matters completed prior to joining Milbank.

Recognition & Accomplishments

Mr. Dorian received his J.D. from Vanderbilt Law School. He received his B.A. from Arizona State University.