Eddie is the Managing Member of the firm's San Diego office. His practice is focused on a full range of corporate and securities matters, including corporate formation, mergers and acquisitions, venture financing, technology licensing, and general business counseling for both public and private companies.
Before joining Mintz Levin, Eddie was the firm-wide practice group leader of the corporate and securities group at an international law firm in the San Diego area. He has extensive experience with counseling public and private companies in the life sciences, telecommunications, software, hardware, e-commerce, and information technology industries in a broad range of transactional matters.
Eddie has represented clients in over 200 mergers and acquisition transactions, including a $1.8 billion merger of two publicly traded pharmaceutical companies; a $500 million acquisition of a private software company by a Fortune 100 company; a $250 million acquisition of pharmaceutical company by a publicly traded pharmaceutical company; a $193 million acquisition of a private software company by a publicly traded internet and software development company; a $157 million leverage buyout of a private electronics company by a private holding company; a $102 million merger of two publicly traded commercial real estate information providers; a $90 million acquisition of a private petroleum supply chain software company by a publicly traded petroleum company; a $90 million acquisition of a private software company by a publicly traded software company; a $75 million merger of two publicly traded pharmaceutical companies; a $73 million merger of two publicly traded telecommunications companies; a $60 million acquisition of a private drug discovery company by a publicly traded drug discovery company; over $50 million of roll-up acquisitions for a publicly traded software company; and over $40 million of acquisitions for a health care private equity fund.
Eddie has represented investors and private companies in numerous private equity financings valued in excess of $200 million. Some recent financings include the $5 million financing of a chemical research company; the $5 million financing of a wireless company; the $8 million financing of a telecommunications company; the $2.5 million financing of a medical device company; the $6 million financing of a software company; the $3.5 million financing of a health care company; the $2 million financing of an electronics component company; and the $2 million financing of a consumer products company. Eddie has represented clients in numerous securities offerings, including Comps.com, a $67.5 million initial public offering of common stock, and Rhythms NetConnection, a $250 million PIPES transaction.
Eddie is admitted to practice in California. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the California Bar Association, and the San Diego Bar Association. He received his B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles (1991) and his J.D. from Stanford Law School (1994). While studying at Stanford Law School, Eddie was the Editor-in-Chief of the Stanford Journal of International Law and the Articles Editor of the Stanford Law and Policy Review. He was named in the 2006 edition of Lawdragon's Lawdragon 500 New Stars, New Worlds guide, a publication that recognizes "the freshest faces in American law." In 2003, Eddie was honored as one of "40 of the brightest young professionals, executives, entrepreneurs and civic leaders in San Diego County" under the age of 40 by San Diego Metropolitan magazine. In 2006, he was named to the "Transcript Ten" by The Daily Transcript. This honor is awarded to San Diego's top attorneys across all practice areas selected by the editorial team of the major local daily business publication.
Eddie's recent lectures and publications include:
· Instructor, "Introductions to Mergers and Acquisitions," UCSD CONNECT Executive Education Program, 2000-present.
· "Due Diligence Basics," UCSD CONNECT Executive Education Program, 2002-present.
· "Lifecycle of a Company Seminar Series: Turning a concept into a business, funding and growing the business and exiting," San Diego Chinese Association Entrepreneur Program, October 2002-February 2003.
· Lecturer: "Start-Up Company Basics Seminar Series: Nuts and Bolts for Companies During Their Lifecycles," San Diego State University Business School Entrepreneur Program, 2002-Present.
· "Financing and Corporate Partnering Transactions," UCSD Executive Programs, February 2003.
· Speaker: "Basics of Mergers & Acquisitions for Scientists and Engineers," UCSD Executive Program for Scientists and Engineers, May 2003.
· "Doing Business in China: Financing and Technology Transfer Issues," China Round Table, April 2003.
· "Growing and Exiting through Mergers & Acquisitions: Critical Issues in Today's Economy," First Annual Symposium on Biopharmaceuticals, May 2002.
· "Buying In or Cashing Out: Making the Most of Your M&A Deal," Executive Briefing by Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison and J.P. Morgan, January 2002.
· "Mergers & Acquisitions and the Telecommunications Industry," Telecom Law Conference, January 2001.
· "Mergers & Acquisitions - Positioning Your Company for Success," M&A Executive Briefing by Broadview International LLC, Red Herring and Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, LLP, September 2000.
· Author: "Utilizing a Term Sheet for Sustained Growth," San Diego Business Journal, June 9, 2003.
· "Strategies for your company's economic development," San Diego Daily Transcript, March 20, 2003.
· "Developing Your Business Idea," San Diego Daily Transcript, March 19-20, 2003.
· "Avoiding Pre-Merger Antitrust Pitfalls," San Diego Daily Transcript, December 6, 2001.
Industries
Energy & Clean Technology
Venture Capital and Emerging Companies