Experience

• Represented CradlePoint, Inc. in its $89 million Series C Preferred Stock funding with Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV).
• Represented WhiteCloud Analytics, Inc., a health care consulting and analytic software developer, in its acquisition by a subsidiary of Relias Learning, which is owned by the German mega-conglomerate Bertelsmann.
• Represented a publicly traded operator of hazardous waste disposal sites in its $465 million acquisition of a Michigan based hazard waste disposal and treatment company.
• Represented a multibillion-dollar joint venture in its $141 million acquisition of a Northwest-based vegetable processing company.
• Represented United States Antimony Corporation, a publicly traded mining company, in its NYSE MKT listing application, and in three successive PIPE (private investment in public entity) stock offerings.
• Represented ProClarity Corporation, Idaho’s largest software company, in successful Series A and Series B preferred stock financing rounds totaling $9.0 million, and the Company’s subsequent sale to Microsoft Corporation.
• Represented Inovus Solar, Inc., a manufacturer of proprietary solar-powered light pole technology, in a successful $2.0 million Series A Preferred Stock financing round and a $4.5 million Series B Preferred Stock financing round.
• Represented CradlePoint, Inc., a manufacturer of portable wireless routers, in successful Series A, Series A-1, Series B and Series B-1 financing rounds totaling more than $25.0 million.
• Represented a publicly-traded operator of hazardous waste disposal sites in the acquisition of hazardous waste disposal facilities in Grandview, Idaho and Quebec, Canada.
• Represented a multibillion-dollar food and agricultural company in the establishment of a joint venture partnership in India.
• Represented WhiteCloud Analytics, Inc., a health care consulting and analytic software developer, in its successful Series A and Series A-1 preferred stock financings.
• Represented Electronic Controls Co. (ECCO), one of the nation’s largest manufacturers of back-up alarms and similar products, in its sale to Berwind Capital, a private equity firm.
• Represented Endeavour Capital, an Oregon-based private equity firm, in its $80 million equity investment in Winco Foods.
• Represented angel investors in the formation and funding of the Boise Angel Fund, the Treasure Valley Angel Fund and the Capitol City Angel Fund.
• Represented Hoku Corporation in a $25 million PIPE (private investment in public entity) transaction, in the preparation and filing of a $100 million securities shelf registration statement with the SEC, and in its $100 million investment and financing transaction with Tianwei New Energy Holdings, Co., Ltd., a company located in the Peoples Republic of China.
• Represented a Netherlands based developer and operator of automated cold storage systems in its private equity financing with Westport Capital Partners.
• Represented Prosperity Organic Foods, a manufacturer of a coconut-oil based butter substitute, in its successful Series A, Series A-1 and Series B preferred stock financings.
• Represented Sawtooth Ideas, a SaaS based provider of woodworking plans and solutions, in its Series A financing.

Honors & Activities

Professional Honors and Activities

• Named by Best Lawyers^® as Mergers & Acquisitions Law “Lawyer of the Year,” Boise, 2013 and 2020; and Corporate Law “Lawyer of the Year,” Boise, 2017
• Included in The Best Lawyers in America^© (currently: Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law), 2005–2021
• Selected as one of “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business” (Idaho) by Chambers USA (currently: Corporate/Commercial), 2004–2020
• Listed in Mountain States Super Lawyers^® (Corporate, Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions), 2007–2012, 2016–2020
• Named a “Patent Star – Idaho” in Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars, 2018–2020
• Member, Idaho Bar Association Corporate and Business Law Section
• Past chair, Governing Council, Corporate and Business Law
• Member, American Bar Association Section on Securities Law, Washington State Bar

Civic Activities

• Board of Trustees, Idaho Technology Council, 2010–present
• Board of Advisors, Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce, 2010–present
• Board of Trustees, Kickstand, 2007–2010
• Board of Trustees, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 2002–2009
• Board of Trustees, Opera Idaho, 1999–2002

Insights & Presentations

• “Securities Regulation,” University of Idaho College of Law, Boise, ID, Feb. 25, 2014
• “Angel Financing Term Sheets,” Boise Angel Alliance, Boise, ID, Feb. 11, 2014
• “Angel Financing and the Start-Up Company,” Idaho State Bar Annual Meeting, June 20, 2012

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