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MoFo Represents Fannie Mae in $3.13 billion Cash Tender Offer

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Morrison & Foerster represented the Federal National Mortgage Association, a federally chartered corporation (“Fannie Mae”), in its $3.13 billion fixed-price cash tender offer for any and all of certain Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) Debt Notes. The tender offer expired on November 19, 2021.



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Morrison & Foerster represented the Federal National Mortgage Association, a federally chartered corporation (“Fannie Mae”), in its $3.13 billion fixed-price cash tender offer for any and all of certain Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) Debt Notes. The tender offer expired on November 19, 2021.BofA Securities, Inc. acted as the designated lead dealer manager and Barclays Capital Inc. acted as the designated dealer manager for the offers. Global Bondholder Services Corporation acted as the tender agent and information agent for the offers.The MoFo team, led by Washington, D.C. partner Scott Lesmes and counsel Emily Beers, included D.C. associates Joel Todd and Leemor Banai.

MoFo Represents Fannie Mae in $3.13 billion Cash Tender Offer

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Scott Lesmes is a partner in Morrison Foerster’s Public Company Advisory & Governance and Capital Markets practices. Scott focuses his practice on counseling clients with respect to corporate and securities matters. He advises publicly-listed companies and boards of directors on a broad range of securities regulation and corporate governance issues and has substantial experience in dealing with restatements and internal control concerns.Scott also counsels issuers and underwriters in the public offering process and in corporate compliance matters involving SEC reporting and disclosure requirements.Prior to his career in private law, Scott served as in-house counsel at two public companies. He worked extensively in establishing corporate compliance programs and policies, including those related to insider trading, Section 16, and corporate disclosure while serving as Chief Legal Officer for Allied Capital Corporation, a NYSE-listed business development company, as well as Deputy General Counsel/Chief Securities Counsel for Fannie Mae, a financial services company. Scott draws on his significant in-house experience to provide valuable perspective in his role as an outside advisor. Scott has received nationwide recognition for excellence in capital markets law. Legal 500 US recognizes Scott as "a key partner in the team [for debt offerings]" and acknowledges his "capital markets expertise. IFLR1000 distinguishes Scott as "highly regarded" in the areas of Capital markets: Debt and Capital markets: Equity, and U.S. News' Best Lawyers identifies him as a leading lawyer in Securities/Capital Markets Law.Scott currently serves as chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Practice and Opinion Review Committee, and as a co-chair of Practising Law Institute’s Annual Disclosure Documents program.

Scott Lesmes

Partner

Leemor Banai is a corporate associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Morrison Foerster.Leemor advises public and private companies and private equity firms on a wide range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, capital markets transactions, and corporate governance.Prior to joining the firm, Leemor has held various internships and externships in offices such as the Securities Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Legal Division, and the Transportation Security Administration Office of Chief Counsel.Leemor is an active member of the MoFo Vets Affinity Group, focused on pro bono work for veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.Leemor simultaneously earned her J.D. with honors from American University Washington College of Law and M.B.A from American University Kogod School of Business. While there, she was vice president of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Honor Society and president of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society.Leemor is fluent in Hebrew.

Leemor Banai

Associate

Capital Markets