Representative Experience
General counsel services for companies from start-up to post-public

Buy-side and sell-side M&A representation

Representation of foreign investors in U.S. businesses, including minority and controlling stakes

Angel and venture financings, both company-side and investor-side

Tax planning and equity compensation advice for both companies and individuals

Advising public companies on compliance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and corporate governance matters

Drafting and negotiating licensing and distribution agreements and joint venture arrangements

Advising and consulting on tax audit defense

Prior Experience
Partner, DLA Piper US LLP (formerly DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary LLP and Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP), Seattle, WA

Associate, Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP, Seattle, WA

Associate, Riddell Williams, P.S., Seattle, WA

Adjunct Professor of Taxation, Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, WA

Associate, Garvey Schubert & Barer, P.S., Seattle, WA

Tax Consultant, Arthur Andersen LLP, Seattle, WA

Publications and Presentations
Speaker, E-Commerce and Technology Mergers & Acquisitions, June 2007

Speaker, Mastering Mergers and Acquisitions, October 2007

Speaker, Avoiding the Pitfalls of Angel Investing, October 2007

Memberships and Activities
Washington State Bar Association

Editor, Corporate Finance Law Blog

Education
LL.M. (Taxation), New York University School of Law, 1996

J.D., Seattle University School of Law, 1994

B.A. in Economics, University of Washington, 1990