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I am honored and excited to join an extraordinary cohort of leaders (full list of honorees here! https://lnkd.in/g3WB-4sR) as one of the 2025 50…
I am honored and excited to join an extraordinary cohort of leaders (full list of honorees here! https://lnkd.in/g3WB-4sR) as one of the 2025 50…
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Verizon is responding in Texas. Read more below. We’re thinking of the impacted families, the first responders working around the clock, and the…
Verizon is responding in Texas. Read more below. We’re thinking of the impacted families, the first responders working around the clock, and the…
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Representation is so important – especially for young kids who are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. It’s awesome to see a partnership like this come…
Representation is so important – especially for young kids who are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. It’s awesome to see a partnership like this come…
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Experience & Education
Publications
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Four tips for selling your business
The San Diego DailyTranscript
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How to strengthen the value of your company and prepare for a successful exit
The San Diego DailyTranscript
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When raising money, be direct - An overview of registered direct offerings
The San Diego Daily Transcript
Projects
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ResMed Acquisition of Propeller
Represented ResMed, a leader in cloud-connected medical devices and out-of-hospital software-as-a-service (SaaS) business solutions, in its $225M acquisition of Propeller Health, a digital therapeutics company providing connected health solutions for people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.
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Casino Essentials Sale
Represented Casino Essentials and ICGIP, the leading providers of Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Title 31 compliance training, certification, and eLearning solutions for the Gaming Industry, in their sale to Vector Solutions, the leader in industry-focused eLearning and SaaS performance support solutions.
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Dexcom, Inc.
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Parallel 6 Sale
Represented Parallel 6, a cloud-based solutions that engages patients for clinical trials, in its sale to PRA Health Sciences. The New York office of Simpson Thatcher provided legal counsel to PRA.
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Stimwave
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Serve as outside general counsel to Stimwave, a medical device company with a wireless micro-sized device cleared by the FDA to treat chronic neuropathic pain throughout the body, including representing Stimwave in its $50M financing.
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NuTech Medical Sale
Represented NuTech Medical, a medical device company focused on amniotic products for a variety of surgical and wound care needs, in its sale to Organogenesis. The Boston office of Foley Hoag provided legal counsel to Organogenesis.
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Air Wisconsin Airlines
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Serve as outside general counsel to Air Wisconsin Airlines, a regional airline with a 65 jet fleet. Represented Air Wisconsin in its negotiation and execution of a five-year capacity purchase agreement with United Airlines.
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Sustainable Growth Management
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Represent Sustainable Growth Management, a fund focused on providing growth capital to companies in the energy generation, water, waste management, recycling, waste clean-up and efficiency industries, as investment counsel.
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TriLink Biotechnologies Sale
Represented TriLink, a provider of highly modified nucleic acids used in life science research and manufacturing, in its sale to Maravai. The acquisition was funded by GTCR, an $11 billion private equity fund. The Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP provided legal counsel to Maravai and GTCR.
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Biocom Purchasing Group Lab Supply Agreement
Represented the Biocom Purchasing Group in the negotiation and execution of its $1B+ purchasing group lab supply contract with Fisher Scientific.
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MagnaCom Acquisition
Represented MagnaCom, a 5G wireless communications technology company, as outside general counsel, in its formation, in its financing transactions, and in its acquisition by Broadcom.
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Media Properties Holdings Acquisition
Represented Media Properties Holdings, a media buying, creative, lead generation and CPA TV advertising company, in its acquisition by Cannella Response Television. Media Properties Holdings was a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group and H.I.G. Growth Partners. The acquisition was funded by ZMC, Palladium Equity Partners, and Veronis Suhler Stevenson. Petsky Prunier Securities served as financial advisor to Media Properties Holdings. Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal counsel to…
Represented Media Properties Holdings, a media buying, creative, lead generation and CPA TV advertising company, in its acquisition by Cannella Response Television. Media Properties Holdings was a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group and H.I.G. Growth Partners. The acquisition was funded by ZMC, Palladium Equity Partners, and Veronis Suhler Stevenson. Petsky Prunier Securities served as financial advisor to Media Properties Holdings. Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal counsel to Cannella Response Television.
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eMOBUS Acquisition
Represented eMOBUS, a mobility management services company, in its acquisition by Asentinel. The acquisition was funded by Marlin Equity Partners, a global investment firm with over $6.7 billion of capital under management. Corum Group served as financial advisor to eMOBUS. The New York office of Pepper Hamilton LLP provided legal counsel to Asentinel and Marlin Equity Partners.
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Skylight Healthcare Systems Acquisition
Represented Skylight Healthcare Systems, an interactive patient care company, in its acquisition by GetWellNetwork. Skylight was a portfolio company of Duchossois Capital Partners and Versant Ventures. The acquisition was funded by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, an investment firm that has raised and managed over $22 billion in capital. GCA Savvion served as financial advisor to Skylight. The New York office of Ropes & Gray LLP provided legal counsel to GetWellNetwork and Welsh, Carson…
Represented Skylight Healthcare Systems, an interactive patient care company, in its acquisition by GetWellNetwork. Skylight was a portfolio company of Duchossois Capital Partners and Versant Ventures. The acquisition was funded by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, an investment firm that has raised and managed over $22 billion in capital. GCA Savvion served as financial advisor to Skylight. The New York office of Ropes & Gray LLP provided legal counsel to GetWellNetwork and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.
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SG Biofuels $11 million Series C Preferred Stock Financing
Negotiated preferred stock venture capital financing for SG Biofuels, an agricultural biotechnology and seed company focused on producing high quality, low-cost and sustainable plant oil, protein and biomass. The investment was led by Thomas McNerney Partners and Finistere Ventures. Morrison Foerster provided legal counsel to the investors.
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Finistere Ventures
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Represent Finistere Ventures, an AgTech focused venture capital fund, as outside general counsel, fund counsel and investment counsel. Assist Finistere in its preferred stock and/or convertible note financings of Apis Protect, BioLumic, Crop Pro, CropX, Hi-Fidelity Genetics, Plenty, Taranis, Telesense and ZeaKal.
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Orange County Great Park Audit
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Represented Gafcon in the City of Irvine's audit of the contractors involved in the Great Park.
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AIRSIS
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Represented AIRSIS, a provider of remote asset management software services, as outside general counsel, in its venture financings and in its acquisition by Oceaneering International (NYSE:OII).
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Nexus Biosystems
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Represented Nexus Biosystems, a provider of automated sample management systems, as outside general counsel, in its institutional financing, in multiple acquisitions, in its joint development agreement with a large diagnostics company and in its sale to Brooks Automation. Nexus was a portfolio company of Telegraph Hill Partners. The Boston office of WilmerHale provided legal counsel to Brooks.
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Rapid Bridge
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Represented Rapid Bridge, a provider of ASIC design and development technology, in connection with various key licensing agreements, its acquisition of Quantum Think, its strategic financing and its acquisition by Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM). DLA Piper provided legal counsel to Qualcomm.
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Nventa Biopharmaceuticals Corporation
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Responsible for all company legal matters, either directly or by oversight of other counsel, including corporate governance, public company compliance, commercial transactions, M&A transactions, employment, trademark and patent prosecution.
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Honors & Awards
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San Diego 500: The Book of Influential Business Leaders
San Diego Business Journal
Named as one of the top 25 attorneys in San Diego
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San Diego 500: The Book of Influential Business Leaders
San Diego Business Journal
Named as one of the top 25 attorneys in San Diego
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Top Rated Business & Corporate Attorney
Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers is a designation of top-rated practicing attorneys selected through extensive evaluation and with only 5% of attorneys being selected
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San Diego 500: The Book of Influential Business Leaders
San Diego Business Journal
Named as one of the top 25 attorneys in San Diego
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Top Rated Business & Corporate Attorney
Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers is a designation of top-rated practicing attorneys selected through extensive evaluation and with only 5% of attorneys being selected
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San Diego 500: The Book of Influential Business Leaders
San Diego Business Journal
Named as one of the top 25 attorneys in San Diego
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San Diego 500: The Book of Influential Business Leaders
San Diego Business Journal
Named as one of the top 25 attorneys in San Diego
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Advisor of the Year
BNY Mellon
Sell-Side Legal Advisor to Private Company
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Best of the Bar (Mergers & Acquisitions)
San Diego Business Journal
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San Diego 500: The Book of Influential Business Leaders
San Diego Business Journal
Named as one of the top 25 attorneys in San Diego
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Top Attorney (Corporate Transactions)
The San Diego Daily Transcript
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Top Lawyer (Corporate Law)
San Diego Magazine
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Best of the Bar (Mergers & Acquisitions)
San Diego Business Journal
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Top Attorney (Corporate Transactions)
The San Diego Daily Transcript
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Top Lawyer (Corporate Law)
San Diego Magazine
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Best of the Bar (Mergers & Acquisitions)
San Diego Business Journal
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Top Attorney (Corporate Transactions)
The San Diego Daily Transcript
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Top Attorney (Corporate Transactions)
The San Diego Daily Transcript
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San Diego's Young Influential Business Leaders
The San Diego Daily Transcript
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Top Attorney (Corporate Transactions)
The San Diego Daily Transcript
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AV Preeminent®
Martindale-Hubbell
Organizations
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CONNECT
Board Member
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BIOCOM
Board Member
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Association of Corporate Counsel
Co-Chairman of Corporate & Securities Committee
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