- Abbott Laboratories in its US$890 million acquisition of Cardiovascular Systems
- Affirm in its acquisition of Returnly
- Bandcamp in its sale to Epic Games
- Bayer AG in its acquisition of Asklepios BioPharmaceutical for up to US$4.0 billion
- Bayer AG in its acquisition of Vividion Therapeutics for up to US$2.0 billion
- Instacart in its acquisition of SBOT Technologies
- Huttig Building Products in its sale to Woodgrain
- LiveRamp in its acquisition of DataFleets
- Mozilla in its acquisition of Fakespot
- Mytheresa Group in its separation from The Neiman Marcus Group and subsequent IPO valued at US$2.2 billion
- Pronto Money Transfer in its sale to Banco Inter
- Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels in the sale of Radisson Hospitality to Choice Hotels
- Snowflake on its acquisitions of Streamlit and Applica
- Xperi in its acquisition of Vewd Software
- Zynga in its acquisition of Echtra Games
- Airbnb in its acquisition of Hotel Tonight
- CBRE in its US$1.5 billion acquisition of the Global Workplace Solutions business from Johnson Controls
- DoorDash in its US$410 million acquisition of the Caviar business from Square
- Entertainment Partners in its acquisition by TPG Capital
- Esterline Technologies in its US$4 billion acquisition by TransDigm Group
- Interactive Data Corporation, together with Silver Lake Partners and Warburg Pincus, in the US$5.2 billion sale of Interactive Data Corporation to Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
- KKR in multiple transactions, including its acquisition of Air Medical Group and investment in Arbor Pharmaceuticals
- PayPal in its US$2.2 billion acquisition of iZettle AB (publ)
- SolarCity Corporation in its US$2.6 billion acquisition by Tesla Motors
- Tessera Technologies in its US$850 million acquisition by DTS
*Matters handled prior to joining O’Melveny
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- California
Education
- University of Illinois College of Law, J.D.: magna cum laude
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, B.S.: honors
Professional Activities
Author
- Considering Human Capital Management In Proxy Disclosures,” Law360, February 24, 2020
- “Retention Bonus Program Considerations in M&A Transactions,” Daily Journal, October 22, 2019
- “Private Companies and Employees: Calling Your Attention to Equity Call Rights,” Daily Journal, June 25, 2019
- “5 Executive Compensation Trends to Watch in 2019,” Law360, January 29, 2019
- “Section 162(m): Limit on Compensation,” Thomson Reuters Practical Law, November 20, 2018
- “Expert Q&A On Section 162(m) After Tax Reform,” Practical Law, September 2018
- “Profits Interests, Disregarded Entities and the Self-Employment Trap,” Daily Journal, July 20, 2017
- “IRS Proposed Rules Affecting Compensation Arrangements of Governmental and Tax Exempt Entities – Here at Last,” Bloomberg BNA: Pension & Benefits Daily, August 28, 2016
Member
- National Association of Stock Plan Professionals (NASPP)
- Global Equity Organization (GEO)