Associate

Representative Matters

• Representation of issuers and investment banks in connection with public and private offerings of debt and equity, including IPOs, follow on offerings, 144A transactions, shelf offerings, private placements, and PIPE transactions, as well as liability management including tender offers and consent solicitations.
• Advised public companies on corporate and securities matters, including the listing requirements of the NYSE and NASDAQ, 1934 Act reporting obligations, compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and general corporate governance issues.
• Representation of private equity and venture capital investors in connection with preferred stock and other financing transactions.
• Advised Canadian provincial government entities in connection with U.S. securities law matters and capital markets transactions.
• Representation of acquirers and targets in merger and acquisition transactions, including a public biopharmaceutical company in connection with a reverse merger, a publicly traded media company in connection with the acquisition  of a private online game developer, and private equity funds in connection with buyouts of public companies.
• Sole attorney in the private placement group of a major international financial institution handling all legal, compliance and risk management issues.  Assisted with the placement of infrastructure, private equity, real estate and resource funds to institutional investors.

Professional Activities

• Admitted Colorado, 2010
• Admitted New York, 2003
• Member, American Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association and Denver Bar Association
• Board Member, Arapahoe House

Publications and Presentations

• Author, "A Friend Request from the SEC? How Recent Scrutiny of Facebook May Lead to Tighter Regulation of Private Companies", 88 Denv. U.L. Rev. Online (2011)

Education

• Master of Law in Commercial Law, University of Cambridge, 2005
  • Fellow, Cambridge Commonwealth Society
• Bachelor of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, 2002
  • Dean's Recognition
• Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Studies, Queen's University, 1999

Previous Experience

• Vice President and Legal Counsel, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc.