Representative Experience
Represents companies in domestic and international merger and acquisition transactions, including asset sales, joint ventures, recapitalizations and strategic alliances, acting for acquiring and selling entities
Represents emerging companies and venture capital, strategic and angel investors in venture capital financings and private placements
Advises clients on entity formation, structuring, corporate governance matters, general business issues and commercial transactions
Concentrated industry experience in wireless communications, high-tech emerging companies, food products and hospitality,outdoor/recreation, and building materials
Representative Clients and Transactions
Clearwire Corporation in domestic spectrum license, asset acquisitions, asset dispositions, and international entity acquisitions
Clearwire Corporation in $900 million equity investment financing
Tenzing Communications, Inc. in $40 million preferred equity and related debt financings and exit sale of substantially all of its assets
Apple American Group LLC, restaurant holding company with over 120 Applebee’s franchised restaurants in six states, multiple expansion acquisitions
Lanoga Corporation in numerous acquisitions of lumberyard, retail building materials, truss plant, and home component businesses throughout the United States
Major shareholder of a northwest crane and construction equipment business in sale of 100 percent of stock in three related companies to private equity firm
Memberships and Activities
Selected to "Washington Rising Stars," Washington Law & Politics
Cross Border Transaction Practice Group, Lex Mundi
Member of Washington State Bar and Commonwealth of Virginia Bar
Education
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 2000
- Executive Editor, Virginia Journal of International Law
- Dillard Fellow
B.A. in French and Politics, summa cum laude, Washington and Lee University, 1995
