Lead/first chair role on a significant number of M&A deals, with involvement from conception of the deal and initial deal structuring, to negotiation of term sheets and definitive agreements, to closing, including helping to raise related financing and clearance through regulatory approval processes.
Equity and debt offerings, including initial public offerings, convertible debt/hybrid debt offerings, venture capital financings, private placements and secured loans.
Wide variety of commercial agreements, including joint ventures, service level agreements, distribution agreements, NDAs, consulting agreements and others.
Patent acquisitions and licensing, as well as a variety of IP-related matters for technology companies (including trademark counseling, web site terms of use, etc.).
15 years
I offer more than a decade of prominent law firm and in-house experience as a corporate/business attorney. After nine years in law firms (primarily with the Bay Area firm of Fenwick & West, and as a partner with Graham & Dunn), I have spent the last four years in-house, first with Symetra Financial (Warren Buffet-owned financial services firm), and currently with Intellectual Ventures. At Intellectual Ventures, I have been able to combine my corporate legal background with my engineering background and interest in intellectual property in a transactional practice. Please feel free to reach me at , or by cell at.
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