Areas of Practice
Corporate finance, securities, mergers and acquisition, and general corporate law for a variety of public and private entities primarily for wireless communications, technology and emerging companies

Representative Experience
Represented Clearwire Corporation in its $600,000,000 initial public offering

Public and private securities offerings for U.S. and Canadian issuers, including debt and equity offerings under the Securities Act and venture capital financings for emerging companies

Public company Securities Exchange Act compliance for a wide range of businesses, including, financial institutions, mining, technology, biotechnology, wineries and manufacturing

“Going private” transactions under the Securities Exchange Act

Domestic and international merger and acquisition transactions, including asset sales, joint ventures and recapitalization transactions, acting for acquiring and target companies in both friendly deals and hostile take-overs

Formation, governance and structuring of business entities

General business issues and commercial transactions

Prior Experience
Economist/Editor, Economic Insight Incorporated

Publications and Presentations
Published author and speaker on securities law and regulation, securities market rules, and corporate governance issues

Author, “Visages of Janus: The Heavy Burden of Other Constituency Anti-Takeover Statutes On Shareholders and the Efficient Market for Corporate Control” 38 Willamette L. Rev. 187, 2002

Memberships and Activities
Member, Washington State Bar Association

Member, Oregon State Bar Association

Member, American Bar Association

Officer, United States Naval Reserve

Past President, Delta Zeta Chapter of Sigma Chi House Corporation

Education
J.D., Willamette University College of Law, 2001

• Associate Editor, Willamette Law Review
  
• Dean’s List