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also known as Blake A. Ilstrup
Highly experienced and versatile general corporate/securities attorney and business advisor, including significant experience as General Counsel to both a highly-successful software company and two life sciences companies, as well as outside counsel to hundreds of emerging companies in AmLaw Global 100 firms.
I currently lead the Technology Companies Group in Seattle for the firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe.
Admitted to practice in CA and WA. Named Rising Star by Washington Law & Politics magazine every year since 2003. Leadership Tomorrow - Class of 2007. Board of Directors - The Attic Learning Community. Named to Best Lawyers in America multiple times.
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Acquired: 2002
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State: California
Acquired: 2000
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Posted by Kyle | September 13, 2013
Blake Ilstrup is an outstanding attorney. He has reviewed contracts for me, and I have consulted with him on real estate issues pertaining to mortgages and short sales. Blake is extremely careful and detailed. He has a deep knowledge of the law and is able to research quickly to answer obscure que...
Posted by anonymous | September 3, 2013
Blake helped me navigate and negotiate a job change in a highly competitive field. His answers to my questions and his guidance were critical to me understanding my rights, my responsibilities, and how to negotiate appropriately. A small amount of Blake's time went a long way in helping guide me thro...
Posted by anonymous | September 3, 2013
Blake Ilstrup has been our outside counsel for four years. He has walked us through the growing pains of a start up technology company, from incorporation to Series A and Series B investment rounds to difficult issues concerning founders. He consistently provides careful, thoughtful advice and uses a...
Posted by Larry | August 14, 2013
I worked with Blake on two personal deals and will do so for all of my future needs. I highly recommend him.
Posted by Aaron R | August 9, 2013
Blake is one of the best securities attorneys I have had the chance to work with. He is always looking out for the best interest of the company and treats his clients companies like they are his own.
"Blake is an excellent attorney. He understands the needs of clients having been a GC of a technology company, and thinks creatively about problem solving."
"I have worked extensively with Blake both while he was at Qpass and at Heller/VLG. Simply put, Blake is top flight. He is an excellent advisor in strategic matters and in all of the day to day issues needed to be a great legal advisor who keeps the ultimate goals of any deal or matter as his first priority. He is also very adept at building the strong relationships that are getting any deal done, particularly through the rough points in any deal. Blake proved particularly adept at bridging gaps in understanding and style in a large number of international transactions, where cultural differences could have proved to be the undoing of many deals. I would highly recommend Blake as either general counsel or outside counsel for a company."
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2011
Pro Bono Achievement Award, Cooley LLP
2011
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2011
Honoree - Venture Capital Law, Best Lawyers in America
2010
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2010
Pro Bono Publico Service Commendation, Washington State Bar Association
2010
Pro Bono Achievement Award, Cooley LLP
2010
The Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2009
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2009
Pro Bono Achievement Award, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
2008
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2007
Inductee and Graduate, Leadership Tomorrow
2007
Pro Bono Challenge Award, Heller Ehrman LLP
2007
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2006
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2005
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2004
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2003
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
1998
Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society, Phi Delta Phi
2016 - Present
Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
2013 - 2016
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, KPI Therapeutics, Inc.
2011 - 2016
General Counsel and Senior VP Corporate Development, Kineta, Inc.
2008 - 2011
Attorney, Cooley LLP
2005 - 2006
Vice President and General Counsel, Qpass Inc.
1999 - 2008
Attorney, Heller Ehrman Venture Law Group
1993 - 1997
Surface Warfare Officer / Combat Information Center Officer, United States Navy
2012 - Present
KITE SolutionsBoard of Advisors
2009 - Present
The Attic Learning CommunityBoard President
Member
Member
Member
Member
2011 - 2012
Beep MobileBoard Member
2007 - 2007
Board of Trustees - Seattle Children's TheaterTrustee
2007 - 2011
Washington Technology Industry AssociationSteering Committee
2006 - 2007
Leadership TomorrowGraduate 2007
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2000
JD - Juris Doctor
1994
Military Certification
1993
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2017
Founder Safeguards
2015
2014
2009
Getting it Closed: M&A Dealmaking
2007
Positioning Start-Up Clients for Success
2015
2007
English
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