O’Melveny Worldwide
  • 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)