Whitney R. Calvert
866-218-5040 (Toll Free)
Representative Transactions:
- Mergers and acquisitions and general corporate practice with special emphasis on mineral and energy law
- Experience with advising start up companies on organizational and structural issues
- Approximately $860 million sale of coal company assets
- $350 million sale of stock of a manufacturing company
- $115 million term and revolving credit financing for a company with operations in the U.S. and ten foreign countries
- $24 million issuance of industrial revenue bonds in coal company financing
- Coal lease and supply arrangement involving 55 million tons of coal reserves
- $42 million sale and leaseback of coal mining property and processing facilities
- $140 million acquisition of coal mining assets
- $25 million sale of equity interests of coal mining companies
- $11 million coal mining asset purchase and $30 million related financing
- $94 million acquisition of coal mining assets
- $25 million sale of coal mining assets
- Extensive experience in coal regulation (including the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act and similar state laws and regulations) and coal transactions (including leases, coal sales contracts, asset purchases, equity interest transactions, transportation agreements, overriding royalty arrangements, consulting contracts, and contract mining agreements)
- Experience in asset purchases and sales under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code.
- Corporate and business transactions in the banking, energy and mineral, manufacturing, real estate development and equine industries.
- Regulatory compliance assistance
Areas of Practice
- Corporate Law
- Energy and Mineral Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Closely Held Companies
Bar Admissions
- Kentucky, 1999
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia
- J.D. - 1999
- University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
- B.A. - 1996
- Major: Communications
- Minor: Philosophy
Published Works
- LLCs: Advising Small Business Start-Ups and Larger Companies in Kentucky, May, 2004
Classes/Seminars
- "Protecting Your Bottom Line"
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Fayette County Bar Association, Member
- Energy and Mineral Law Foundation, Member
- Kentucky Coal Association, Member
- Lexington Coal Exchange, Member
- Thoroughbred Club of America, Member
- Junior League of Lexington, Headquarters Board, 2004 - 2005
- Junior League of Lexington, Docent Chair, 2005 - 2006
- Junior League of Lexington, House Management Chair, 2007 - 2008
Past Employment Positions
- Frost Brown and Todd, Member, 1999 - 2009
Pro Bono Activities
- The Thoroughbred Club of America
- Lexington Humane Society Volunteer
- Headquarters Board, Junior League of Lexington, 2004 - 2005
- Docent Chair, Junior League of Lexington, 2005 - 2006
- House Management Chair, Junior League of Lexington, 2007 - 2008










