Co-Chair - Life Sciences Practice Group

Representative Experience
Capital formation and general counsel activities, ranging from emerging businesses to publicly held companies in a variety of high growth industries, including software and information technology, life science and medical devices and retail

Venture capital, angel investments and strategic investment transactions

Mergers and acquisitions

Board of director and executive officer counseling

Domestic and international joint ventures, technology transfers and licensing

Venture capital and angel fund formation

Equity compensation planning

Representative Clients
Cytopeia, Inc., a bioengineering instrumentation company, in its acquisition by Becton Dickinson.

Confirma, Inc., a medical device software developer, in its Series C Preferred Stock financing by Telegraph Hill Partners; its venture loan from Silicon Valley Bank and Oxford Finance Corporation; its convertible debt financing from Versant Ventures, Prism Ventures, Fluke Ventures and Northwest Venture Partners; and its strategic alliance with GE Healthcare

Healia, a software medical device developer, in the sale of its business to Meredith Corporation

InstruMed, a medical device equipment manufacturer, in the sale of its business to Stryker Corporation

Julep Nail Parlor Company, a retail service company, in its Series A Preferred Stock angel financing

Previser, a software medical device company, in its Series A Preferred Stock financing by Ignition Partners

Tamaris Properties, LLC, a real estate investment fund, in the sale of its LLC interests

Audio Publishing, a web 2.0 services company, in its Series A Preferred Stock angel financing

Verdiem Corporation, an energy efficiency software developer, in its Series D Preferred Stock financing by Catamount Ventures

UBMatrix, Inc., an XBRL platform developer, in its Series A Senior Preferred Stock financing by Draper Fisher Jurvetson

BlueView Technologies, an ultrasound device developer, in its Series A Preferred Stock angel financing

UST, Inc., in its strategic development and license agreement with Atricure, Inc. and its merger into High Grade Technology, Ltd.

Zetta Systems, a software developer, in its acquisition by Overland Storage

MDS PharmaServices, a life science conglomerate, in its purchase of Skeletech

Ultreo, a consumer products company, in its technology transfer license from the University of Washington

Needham & Company, as its underwriter's counsel in the public offering of Cray, Inc.

4thPass, Inc., a wireless applications developer, in its acquisition by Motorola, Inc.

Prior Experience
Attorney with the Division of Corporation Finance at the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.

Publications and Presentations
Frequent speaker at business and legal seminars

Memberships and Activities
Named as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” in Corporate Law and in Mergers and Acquisitions Law by Woodward/White

Named as one of “America’s Leading Business Lawyers” by Chambers USA, 2004-2008

Member, Technology Advisory Council for U.S. Representative Adam Smith (D-WA)

Board Member and Secretary, Northwest Entrepreneur Network

General Counsel, Tacoma Angel Network

Prior Chair, MIT Enterprise Forum of the Northwest

Prior Board Member, Forum for Women Entrepreneurs

American Bar Association

• Federal Securities Regulation Committee of Business Section
  
• Venture Capital Committee of Business Section

Washington and New York State Bar Associations

Education
J.D., Syracuse University, 1975

B.A. in Economics, Union College, 1972