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Admitted to Practice

Washington, 1994

Joseph M. Wallin

Partner

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Seattle

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Joe Wallin focuses his practice on emerging, high growth, and startup companies. Joe frequently represents companies in angel and venture financings, mergers and acquisitions, and other significant business transactions. Joe also represents investors in and acquirors of businesses, and provides general counsel services for companies from startup to post-public. Joe is the founder and editor of StartupLawBlog.com.

You can follow Joe on Twitter as he tweets about startups, and emerging and high growth company issues. You can also connect with him on LinkedIn or Facebook.

Representative Experience

Sale of Azaleos Corporation

Represented Azaleos Corporation in its acquisition by Avanade Inc. (2013)

Sale of Freight Wing

Represented Freight Wing in its acquisition by Ridge Corporation, the largest manufacturer of fiber reinforced thermoplastic value added products to the transportation industry. (2013)

Sale of Point Reach

Represented Point Reach, Inc in its asset sale to Essence. (2013)

Seed round investment for startup company

Representation of early stage tech company in $500,000 seed financing. (2012)

Equity financing

Representation of angel-backed LLC in $1.5 million institutional equity investment. (2011)

Series B financing for technology company

Representation of venture backed technology company in $2.5 million Series B financing. (2011)

Equity financing

Representation of investment fund in $2.5 million equity financing in a portfolio company. (2010)

Equity financing

Representation of investment fund in $7.5 million equity financing in a portfolio company. (2010)

Purchase of assets/series A preferred share issuance

Represented a new company in a spin-off of assets from an existing company; and Series A Preferred Stock financing by a Cayman Islands holding company with a subsidiary operating in Shanghai, China. (2010)

Series C financing for clean technology company

Represented clean technology company in $3 million Series C financing with venture capital fund. (2010)

Debt refinancing for health care company

Represented health care services company in complex debt refinancing with senior and mezzanine lenders. (2009)

Series A financing for game company

Negotiation and documentation of $22.5 million Series A financing led by a Silicon Valley-based venture fund. (2009)

Additional Qualifications

Partner, DLA Piper US LLP (formerly DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary LLP and Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP), Seattle
Associate, Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP, Seattle
Adjunct Professor of Taxation, Seattle University School of Law, Seattle
Tax Consultant, Arthur Andersen LLP, Seattle