Â鶹ֱ²¥ & Lardner LLP served as lead legal counsel to Illuminated Holdings, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, SHINE Medical Technologies LLC, a next-generation nuclear technology company, in its acquisition of Phoenix LLC, a manufacturer of commercial neutron generators. Under the terms of the merger, which was completed on April 15, 2021, Phoenix has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Illuminated.
SHINE is focused on advancing fusion technologies to deliver on the long-term promise of clean fusion energy and, ultimately, benefit the planet and humankind. This merger is part of SHINE’s four-phase plan for producing clean energy from fusion – at each phase, SHINE is focused on building additional capacity and capability while deepening scientific understanding of fusion technology as it progresses to clean fusion energy production.
The Â鶹ֱ²¥ team was led by Paul Wrycha and Jason Hille and included Eric Lauria-Banta, Katie Conterio and Austin Kissinger (corporate); John Palmer (tax); Joshua Agen and Kathleen Bardunias (employee benefits); Edward Hammond and Natalie Neals (finance); Erin Toomey (government contacts); Carmen Decot (labor and employment); Christopher Swift (government solutions); Gregory Neppl (antitrust); Ethan Lenz (insurance); and Hillary Vedvig (environmental).
