Experience

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Representation of Ahern Rentals, Inc., the eighth largest rental equipment company in North America, in its sale of substantially all of its assets to United Rentals, Inc., for approximately $2 billion.
• Representation of national general construction contractor and its two shareholders in the sale of all its outstanding capital stock to a special trade contractor.
• Representation of NuScale Power, LLC in its $40 million sale of Preferred Units to an affiliate of JGC Holdings Corporation and its negotiation of a business collaboration agreement with JGC, a global EPC company headquartered in Japan.
• Representation of Precision Castparts Corp. on several acquisitions of aerospace and manufacturing companies.
• Representation of dental service management company in the sale of itself and associated dental practices to strategic buyer.
• Representation of regional tool manufacturer in its sale to a German strategic buyer.
• Representation of private equity firm in purchase of freeze-dried food manufacturer.
• Representation of owners of a company that offers online training programs for professionals in its sale to a portfolio company of the private equity firm.
• Representation of supplier of HVAC equipment in its sale to a strategic buyer.

Financings

• Representation of health care IT company in its Series A Preferred Stock financing.
• Representation of investors in the Series A Preferred Stock financing of a health care IT company.
• Representation of rental equipment company in a 144A offering of second priority secured high-yield notes and a follow-on exchange offer.
• Representation of NuScale Power, Inc. in a corporate restructuring and preferred equity investment by Fluor Enterprises, Inc.
• Representation of Act-On Software, Inc. in its Series B and C Preferred Stock financings with several venture capital firms.

Honors & Activities

Professional Honors & Activities

• Selected as one of “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business” (Oregon) by Chambers USA (currently: Corporate/M&A), 2021–2022
• Named by Best Lawyers^® as Securities / Capital Markets Law “Lawyer of the Year,” Portland, 2022
• Included in The Best Lawyers in America^® (currently: Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law), 2009–2023
• Listed among Rising Stars^SM (Business-Corporate), Oregon Super Lawyers^®, 2008–2009
• Past Chair, Executive Committee, Business Law Section, Oregon State Bar
• Past Chair, CLE subcommittee, Business Law Section, Oregon State Bar
• Member, Legislative and Legal Opinion subcommittees, Business Law Section, Oregon State Bar
• Member, American Bar Association Business Law Section

Civic Activities

• Past Chair, Oregon Entrepreneurs Network Awards Dinner, 2013
• Past Chair, Nominations Committee, Oregon Entrepreneurs Network Awards Dinner, 2010 and 2011

Insights & Presentations

• Panelist, “How to Avoid Million Dollar Mistake$ When Selling Your Business,” Geffen Mesher webinar, September 10, 2020
• “Million Dollar Mistakes—Advice on Selling Your Business or Boosting Its Value,” Stoel Rives LLP/Columbia Bank presentation, February 27, 2019
• “Updates from the Courts, NACD Legal Update,” National Association of Corporate Directors, May 18, 2011
• “Earnouts During a Business Sale: A Good Idea Full of Risks,” Portland Business Journal, June 6, 2010
• “Majority Voting for Directors: Is it time?,” Stoel Rives Corporate Counsel Roundtable Discussion Series, May 31, 2006
• Panelist, “Life Cycle of an Angel Backed Company,” Angel Oregon, Governor Hotel, Portland, Oregon, February 23, 2006
• 1997 Supplement to “The Private Placement of Securities,” Advising Oregon Business (Oregon State Bar), 1997
• “Intrinsic or Extrinsic? The Confusing Distinction Between Inextricably Intertwined Evidence and Other Crimes Evidence Under Rule 404(b),” Northwestern University Law Review, 1994

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