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Blake Adam Ilstrup
also known as Blake A. Ilstrup
About Blake
Biography
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.
Practice Areas
5
Practice Areas
Securities Offerings
30%
13 years
Corporate and Incorporation
20%
13 years
Mergers and Acquisitions
20%
13 years
Venture Capital
20%
13 years
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in Washington for 23 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 2002
No misconduct found
Licensed in California for 25 years
State: California
Acquired: 2000
No misconduct found
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Showing 1 - 1 of 1 review | Licensing
Posted by anonymous | January 23, 2008 | Licensing
Great lawyer - Business focused
I was a client of Blake's at a venture-funded startup that retained Venture Law Group (part of Heller Ehrman). We worked on a couple of acquisitions together. We then hired Blake as our General Counsel, after which he and I worked on a number of issues, including IP, technology licensing, and more ac...
Blake Adam Ilstrup's Lawyer Endorsements
"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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Experience
Honors
2011
Pro Bono Achievement Award, Cooley LLP
2011
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2011
Honoree - Venture Capital Law, Best Lawyers in America
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
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
2010
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2009
Pro Bono Achievement Award, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2008
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2007
Pro Bono Challenge Award, Heller Ehrman LLP
2007
Inductee and Graduate, Leadership Tomorrow
2007
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2007
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2006
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2006
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2005
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
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
Work Experience
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
Associations
2012 - Present
KITE SolutionsBoard of Advisors
2009 - Present
The Attic Learning CommunityBoard President
American Bar Association
Member
State Bar of California
Member
Washington State Bar Association
Member
King County Bar Association
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
Sample of Legal Cases
Sale of A Place for Mom to Warburg Pincus
Successful closing
Sale of CloudHopper to Twitter
Successful closing
Sale of IronPort to Cisco
Successful closing
Sale of Illumigen Biosciences to Cubist Pharmaceuticals
Successful closing
Sale of Qpass to Amdocs
Successful closing
Initial public offering of Celebrate Express
Successful closing
Over $400 million in venture financings
Successful closings
Education
2000
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1994
Surface Warfare Officers' School
Military Certification
1993
Stanford University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2017
IFC Japan Delegation
Founder Safeguards
2015
Seattle Start-Up Week
VetDNA: How Veterans Can Add Value to Start-Ups
2014
Seattle Startup Week
VetDNA: How Veterans Can Add Value to Start-Ups
2009
GrowthWorks Leadership Retreat
Getting it Closed: M&A Dealmaking
2007
Business Essentials
Positioning Start-Up Clients for Success
Publications
2015
The Columbian
Patent protection vital to state, patients
2007
Business Essentials: Strategies, Structures and Solutions
Off to a Clean Start: Positioning Your Start-Up Clients for Success
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers