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DWT's Emerging Business and Technology practice focuses on the representation
of new entities, primarily in the technology and life sciences sectors.
We advise our clients regarding critical corporate finance issues,
such as the choice of business entity, the structure of strategic
investments, seed financing terms and structure, venture capital
transactions, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and initial
public offerings.
DWT's extensive Employee Benefits practice includes counsel regarding
issues such as compensation packages for key executives, nonqualified
deferred compensation plans, stock option plans, and phantom stock
plans. These benefits give rise to a myriad of securities and corporate
finance issues, including disclosure requirements, disposition of
restricted securities, and insider and affiliate reporting requirements.
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the Employee Benefits page
DWT's Tax practice provides an extensive range of tax law services to international, national, regional and local clients. The Tax group represents numerous corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and individuals on a continuing basis, and offers advice in planning and structuring complex transactions. This expertise is essential to the Corporate Finance Group, as tax considerations often drive the structure of a transaction and directly or indirectly affect securities issues.
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DWT's Financial Services practice focuses on the representation
of financial institutions including commercial banks, thrift institutions,
finance and leasing companies, credit unions, and insurance companies.
We also represent many significant non-depository financial institutions.
We frequently advise these institutions regarding securities and corporate
finance matters, including raising public and private equity and public
company reporting requirements.
DWT's Mergers and Acquisitions practice is one of the most experienced
and unique groups of M&A lawyers on the West Coast. Our M&A practice
has handled purchase, sale and merger transactions for public and
private companies representing billions of dollars in numerous industries.
Securities and corporate finance issues are often critical to M&A
transactions, driving the structure of a deal and the degree of financial
liquidity enjoyed by the parties.
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