Steven Davis advises private and public companies in both high-tech and traditional industries. He represents businesses and investors in financing transactions for private companies and represents private and public companies (buyers and sellers) in mergers and acquisitions. Steve regularly assists public companies with their reporting obligations and equity offerings.

Representative Experience

Financings
Represented a startup optical-networking company in Series A preferred stock financing

Represented a startup optical-component manufacturer in Series A and Series B preferred-stock financings, in a convertible note, warrant and Series C preferred-stock financing, in a convertible promissory-note bridge financing, and in a recapitalization and financing

Represented a startup power-converter manufacturer in Series A and Series B preferred-stock financings and in a convertible promissory-note bridge financing

Represented a startup electronic-design-automation software company in Series A and B preferred-stock financings

Represented a venture capital firm in its investment in a semiconductor manufacturer in Series B preferred-stock financing

Mergers & Acquisitions
Represented a startup optical-networking company in its acquisition by a networking-equipment manufacturer

Represented a startup power-converter manufacturer in its acquisition by a power-management solutions provider

Represented a provider of IT consulting services in its purchase of assets from a provider of commercial-lending and capital-markets software

Public Company Reporting and Counseling
Assisted a semiconductor manufacturer with preparation of company periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, annual proxy statements and other SEC filings

Advised providers of IT consulting services in preparation of company periodic reports on Form 20-F and other SEC filings

Prior Experience

Partner, Davis Rasnake PLLC, Oklahoma City, OK

Associate, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Palo Alto, CA

Memberships and Activities

State Bar of California

Oregon State Bar

Washington State Bar Association

Education

J.D., New York University School of Law, New York, NY, 1996

• Founder, New York Universty Journal of Legislation and Public Policy
• Founder and President, Madison Society
• Staff Editor, New York University Review of Law and Social Change

B.A.,with Distinction, in Foreign Affairs and History, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1992