Douglas L. Batey

Experience

Doug Batey is a partner in the firm's Seattle office with broad experience advising companies and executives on legal and business issues, including mergers and acquisitions; corporate, securities and commercial law; and corporate governance. His practice experience also includes commercial contracts and business disputes, as well as the protection, licensing and distribution of technology and intellectual property. Doug is also the primary author of the firm's blog concerning the law of limited liability companies (www.llclawmonitor.com).

Doug has advised a number of start-up and early-stage entrepreneurial companies from business formation, through seed round and venture capital financings, to successful growth and later acquisitions.

Prior Experience

Doug was formerly a computer programmer for Boeing Computer Services and NCR Corporation. He also served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Professional Activities

• Member and past chair, Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) Business Law Section
• Member, Board of Directors; Secretary, Seattle Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth
• Co-chair, Partnership and Limited Liability Company Law Committee, WSBA, Business Law Section
• Member, WSBA, Intellectual and Industrial Property Section
• Member, American Bar Association (ABA), Business Law Section
• Member, ABA, Intellectual Property Law Section
• Member, Association for Computing Machinery
• Former member, Executive Committee, chair, Federal Public Policy Committee, Washington Council of TechAmerica

Presentations

• "Judicial Dissolution," Company Dissolution & LLC Member Disputes, Seattle, 2012
• "Corporate Law Updates via Blogs," Recent Developments in Delaware Corporate and Alternative Entity Law, Wilmington, Delaware, 2012
• "Delaware Series LLCs and Limited Liability Partnerships as New Venture Structures," Real Estate Joint Ventures, Portland, Oregon, 2010
• "LLCs - Washington or Delaware: Drafting Considerations for Delaware" (presenter and co-chair) Partnerships and LLCs - 2009 Legislation and Other Recent Developments, Seattle, 2010
• "Options for Forming Your Business," 2007 Fuel Ethanol Workshop, St. Louis
• "Biofuels Process Engineering—Technology Licensing," Fuel Ethanol Workshop, Milwaukee, 2006
• "Licensing Biofuels Technology," World Biofuels Symposium, Beijing, 2005
• "Strategic Alliances for Technology Companies," WSA Legal and Finance SIG, 2002
• "Closely Held Business Succession Planning," WSBA Seminar, 2001
• "Intellectual Property Issues in Mergers, Investments and Acquisition," King County Bar Association, 2000
• "Directors and Fiduciary Responsibilities," NVST.com and KVI AM 570, Seattle, 2000
• "Ethical Issues in the Business Practice," Small Ponds Conference, 2000
• "Financing Strategies for Start-Up Companies," NW Venture Group Seminar, 1999
• "Raising Venture Capital Money," Price Waterhouse Continuing Education, 1998
• "Financing Strategies for Start-Up Companies," Northcon/96 IEEE Technical Applications Conference, 1996
• "Purchasing or Selling a Business," Business Exchange Academy, 1995
• "Protecting Software Ownership with Confidentiality Agreements," WSA Seminar, 1989
• "Roundtable Discussion of Software Legal Issues" (panel member), Presidents Group, WSA, 1989

Civic Activities

• Secretary, Washington Software Foundation (1993-1997)
• Former member, Scout Committee; former Cubmaster; former Assistant Scoutmaster, Boy Scout Troop 597, Redmond, Washington

Publications

• "Intellectual Property – Protection and Pitfalls," The Law of Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy: A Guide to Business and Legal Issues, Stoel Rives LLP, 2011 (formerly The Law of Ocean and Tidal Energy)
• "Commercialization of Intellectual Property Assets," Doing Business in Washington State: A Guide for Foreign Business and Investment" (co-author), WSBA, 2010
• "Intellectual Property Issues," The Law of Algae, Stoel Rives LLP, 2009
• "Licensing Algae Technology," The Law of Algae, Stoel Rives LLP, 2009
• "The Renewable Fuel Standard," The Law of Biofuels, Stoel Rives LLP, 2008
• "Technology Issues; Licensing Biotech," The Law of Biofuels, Stoel Rives LLP, 2008
• "Key Terms in Ethanol Process Licensing," Ethanol Producer Magazine, 2007
• Financings, Mergers and Acquisitions, Northwest Venture Group Newsletter (monthly columnist), 1986-1996
• "How to Buy a Company and Avoid Its Debts," Seattle Times, 1996
• "When Is an Employee Handbook a Contract," Bellevue Business, Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, 1992
• "License Agreements," Washington Software Association Resource Guide, 1991

Education

• University of Washington School of Law, J.D., 1980, with honors
  Executive editor, Washington Law Review
• University of Washington, B.S., 1972, summa cum laude
  Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

• Washington

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