PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Admitted to bar, 1996, Texas.

Education: Rollins College (B.A., 1993); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1996). Associate Editor, Houston Journal of International Law, 1995-1996.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Commercial Transactions

• Represented the world’s leading provider of technology solutions to the semiconductor manufacturing industry in connection with various supply chain, outsourcing, e-commerce, joint development and product distribution matters.
• Represented the world’s leading computer systems manufacturer in connection with numerous software distribution, e-commerce, co-marketing, strategic alliance and supply chain relationships.
• Represented a publicly-traded semiconductor equipment manufacturer in connection with the outsourcing of its spare parts warehousing and logistics operations throughout the U.S., Europe and the Pacific Rim.
• Advised a privately-held provider of video closed captioning and transcription services in connection with the outsourcing of development services to an Asian vendor.
• Represented a publicly-traded hardware manufacturer in the negotiation of a master services agreement relating to the online auction of excess and obsolete inventory.
• Advised a privately-held wireless Internet access provider in connection with the outsourcing of installation and support services.
• Represented a publicly-traded hardware manufacturer in the purchase and implementation of a customized materials handling system for a regional distribution center.
• Represented a privately-held CRM software provider in the negotiation of a master license and services agreement with a leading global telecommunications company.
• Represented a publicly-traded technology company in connection with an enterprise-critical data systems outsourcing and co-location agreement.
• Advised a privately-held consulting company in connection with the structuring of its proprietary software and services offerings to financial institutions.
• Represented the trustee-in-possession of a Malta shipping company in connection with the management of the company’s Panamanian and Colombian-based cargo operations.
• Advised a multinational farm equipment manufacturer on the structure and operation of its North American distribution network.

Corporate and Securities/Mergers and Acquisitions

• Provided general corporate legal counsel to a broad array of early stage and medium-sized companies, including providing counseling, structuring and/or negotiation of stockholder agreements, private equity and debt offerings, employment and consulting agreements, stock option and equity compensation plans, services agreements, distribution agreements, equipment leases and other business matters.
• Represented numerous founders and executives in connection with initial investments, employment/consulting arrangements, stock option plans, separation agreements and the effect of proposed venture capital financings and acquisitions/divestures on their individual interests.
• Represented an Internet postage solutions provider in connection with initial and mezzanine rounds of convertible preferred stock financings.
• Represented a publicly-traded thermal imaging equipment provider in connection with a U.S. registered public offering of its securities, various private equity and debt financings, and other general corporate matters.
• Represented a privately-held software company in connection with multiple convertible preferred stock and convertible debt financings.
• Represented a 3D imaging and holography company in connection with a convertible preferred stock financing.
• Represented a privately-held national consulting services firm in the stock acquisition of regional bank auditing and consulting services company.
• Represented a venture capital fund in connection with the purchase of convertible preferred stock of an online sporting goods retailer.
• Represented a CRM software provider in connection with the sale of substantially all of its assets to a leading provider of customer data integration software and services.
• Represented a venture capital investor in connection with an investment in a privately-held semiconductor chip design company and its subsequent sale to a publicly-traded provider of mixed-signal integrated circuits.
• Represented a private equity fund in connection with a convertible debt financing to privately-held data services provider to the real estate industry.
• Represented a privately-held provider of web-based payment management applications in connection with a corporate recapitalization and the negotiation of a follow-on convertible preferred stock offering.
• Represented a privately-held cattle order buying company in the sale of its assets to a publicly-traded online cattle exchange company.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member: American Bar Association (Business Law Section); State Bar of Texas (Computer & Technology Section; Business Law Section); Austin Bar Association; Hispanic Bar Association of Austin

AWARDS AND HONORS

• Texas Super Lawyers "Rising Star" in Business/Corporate, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010; Published by Law & Politics and Texas Monthly magazine
• Leadership Austin (Class of 2003)
• Chair of Recruiting Committee of Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, P.C.

COMMUNITY

• Junior Achievement of Central Texas (Board Member, 2001-2007)
• The Children’s Council – Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas (Member, 2005-present)