Acted as lead counsel to Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., an Ohio-based NYSE and Fortune 500 company with respect to (i) its purchase and subsequent sale of coal mine properties and related assets located in the State of West Virginia and (ii) its purchase and subsequent sale of coal mine properties and related assets located in the States of Alabama and West Virginia. The former received the 2011 Award for Steel Excellence: Best Merger & Acquisition, awarded by a panel of independent industry experts in conjunction with American Metal Market magazine.