Areas of Practice Mike Morgan is one of the most recognized lawyers in the Pacific Northwest. He has acted as counsel to a number of major publicly and privately held companies. Mike acts as regular outside counsel for Nordstrom, Inc., Bank of Hawaii Corporation and New Wave Group AB. He has also represented a number of other public companies including Cutter & Buck Inc., ImageX, Inc., Edmark Corporation and N2H2, Inc. Some of his other representative clients include Advanced H20, SanMar Corporation, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Washington Roundtable and Intelius. Mike also provides regular representation in a wide range of business transactions including private equity, proxy contests, tender offers, various venture capital investments and strategic relationships. He has been involved in numerous public offerings as well as other conventional and innovative corporate finance transactions utilizing common stock, various forms of preferred stock, PIPES, straight debt and convertible debt. He regularly represents clients on corporate governance matters and also serves as special counsel to Boards and to individual Board members of many companies. Mike has led a number of Board and special committee investigations involving conflict of interest, corporate governance and risk management issues. Mike has an active merger and acquisition practice and represents both buyers and sellers. Some of his recent transactions include representing New Wave Group AB in its purchase of Ahead, Inc., Rogers & Norman in its sale to Brown & Brown, Inc., the Special Committee of Zones, Inc. in its going-private transaction, Alaska Distributors Co. in the sale of its business to Columbia Distributing and to The Odom Corporation, Liberty Mutual Group in its purchase of Safeco Corporation, Nordstrom, Inc. in its sale of Façonnable and its purchase of an interest in Jeffrey's, Cutter & Buck Inc. in its sale to New Wave Group AB, Simon Golub & Sons, Inc. in its sale to Shrenuj and Company Limited, Java Trading Co. in its sale to Distant Lands Trading Company and Advanced H20 in its sale to HM Capital. Mike has over 30 years of experience in representing clients in business transactions. He is a regular speaker at securities programs and has served on the advisory board of the Seattle University Center on Corporations, Law & Society's Director Training Academy. Recent Transactions · New Wave Group AB (NEWAB.ST) in its purchase of Ahead, Inc. · Rogers & Norman in its sale to Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO) · MCM in its combination with Bacic Group, Inc. · Fleischmann Office Interiors, Inc. in its sale to Chukchansi, Inc. · Special Committee of Zones, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZONS) in the going private transaction · Alaska Distributors Co. in the sale of its Washington business to Columbia Distributors · Alaska Distributors Co. in the sale of its Alaska business to The Odom Corporation · Liberty Mutual Group in the purchase of Safeco Corporation (NYSE: SAFC) · Advanced H2O, LLC and its management team in the sale of the company to HM Advanced Holdings, LLC · KAREC FCI, Inc. and its management in the sale and related transactions with Bentall U.S. Limited Partnership and Rushmore Partners LLC · Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) with respect to the $210 million sale of its Façonnable fashion house to M1 Group · Cutter and Buck Inc. with respect to its sale to New Wave Group AB · Simon G. Golub & Sons, Inc. in its sale to Shrenuj and Company Limited · Java Trading Co. with respect to the company's sale to Distant Lands Trading Company · Kennedy Associates Real Estate Counsel, Inc. in connection with its sale to Bentall U.S. Limited Partnership · Advanced H20 with respect to the sale to LaSalle Capital · Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) with respect to the purchase of a majority interest in Jeffrey's · Enchanted Parks in the sale of the park to Six Flags, Inc. (NYSE: PKS) · Alltel Corp. (NYSE: AYZ) with respect to the company's acquisition of Western Wireless Corp. (NASDAQ: WWCA) · Private equity with respect to the purchase of Essential Baking Company · United Online, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNTD) with respect to the company's purchase of Classmates.com · Abacus Engineered Systems, Inc. with respect to the company's sale to Schnieder Electric · Metropolitan Travel, Inc. with respect to the company's sale to Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) · Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) with respect to the company's repurchase of the interests held by Benchmark Capital and Madrona in Nordstrom.com, Inc. · ImageX.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMGX) with respect to the company's sale of Extensis, Inc. to Cleartum Technology, USA, Inc. and its sale to Kinko's, Inc. · Highwire, Inc. with respect to the company's sale to Galileo International, Inc., a subsidiary of Cendant Corporation (NYSE:CD) · ImageX.com (NASDAQ: IMGX) in the acquisition of CreativePro.com, Inc. and with respect to the company's Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPE) financing of Common Stock Publications · "Executive Compensation and the Economy - Can We Learn From Our Mistakes?" Seattle Business magazine, July 2009 · Securities Regulation of Real Estate Transactions, Washington Real Property Deskbook, January 2009 · "Executive Pay Comes Under Renewed Scrutiny," Puget Sound Business Journal, May 2007 · Sales Remedies, Washington Commercial Law Deskbook (Editor) Speaking Engagements · "Corporate & Securities Law Insights," December 2010 · "2009 Securities Review," Corporate & Securities Law Insights Seminar, December 2009 · "Oversight and Foresight: The Evolving Board Agenda," Seattle University 5th Annual Directors Training Academy, June 2007 · "Best Practices for Your Compensation Committee," Seattle and Portland Directors Roundtable Seminar: "What Your Audit and Compensation Committee Needs to Know," December 2006 Awards and Honors · Named as one of The Best Lawyers in America®, Corporate Governance, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, 1987-2012 · Named as a "Top Business Lawyer" in Corporate Law, Seattle Business magazine, 2008 · Named as a "Top Lawyer," Washington CEO, 2008 · Named as a "Washington Super Lawyer," Super Lawyers magazine, Mergers and Acquisitions, ("Top 100 Washington Super Lawyers," 2011) · Listed as one of Puget Sound's top lawyers who completed "regions biggest deals of 2010," Puget Sound Business Journal, February 25, 2011 · Peer Review Rated "AV" in Martindale-Hubbell · Recommended by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/Commercial Professional and Community Activities · Chairman of the Board of Kline Galland which operates residential and community services for seniors · Past President and Board Member of the Samuel and Althea Stroum Jewish Community Center · Past Advisory Board Member, Seattle University Center on Corporations, Law and Society's Directors Training Academy News 12.28.2011, Twenty Lane Powell Attorneys Listed as 'Best in the Business' by Seattle Business Magazine 08.31.2011, 43 Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 08.09.2011, Thirty-six Lane Powell Attorneys Listed as Top Lawyers in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine 06.20.2011, Twenty-six Lane Powell Attorneys Named 'Washington Super Lawyers;' Ten Lane Powell Attorneys Named As 'Washington Rising Stars' 06.14.2011, Chambers USA Recommends Lane Powell in Multiple Categories for 2011 03.21.2011, Chambers USA Recommends Eighteen Lane Powell Attorneys and Ten Practice Groups 03.07.2011, Morgan and Grohman Featured in Puget Sound Business Journal for Representing Nordstrom's Investment in a Children's Apparel Company 08.05.2010, 41 Lane Powell Attorneys Named in 'Best Lawyers in America' 2011 07.20.2010, 58 Lane Powell Attorneys Listed as Top Lawyers in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine 06.11.2010, Chambers USA Recommends Twenty Lane Powell Attorneys and Nine Practice Groups 06.06.2010, 28 Lane Powell Attorneys Named Washington Super Lawyers 2010 04.13.2010, Puget Sound Business Journal Names Best Lawyers 2010 07.30.2009, 34 Lane Powell Attorneys Named in 'Best Lawyers in America' 2010 06.12.2009, Chambers USA Recommends 19 Lane Powell Attorneys and Nine Practice Groups 06.02.2009, 25 Lane Powell Attorneys Named Washington Super Lawyers 06.01.2009, Puget Sound Business Journal Names Best Lawyers 2009 01.21.2009, Lane Powell Ranked Second in the Nation in the "Law360? List of Securities Practices 09.19.2008, 29 Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America 2009 06.02.2008, 23 Lane Powell Attorneys Named Washington Super Lawyers 02.21.2008, Fourteen Attorneys Recommended by Chambers Articles 06.19.2009, Executive Compensation and the Economy - Can We Learn From Our Mistakes? 05.25.2007, Executive Pay Comes Under Renewed Scrutiny Events 01.11.2007, Meeting Your New Responsibilities on Audit and Compensation Committees (Portland) 01.09.2007, Meeting Your New Responsibilities on Audit and Compensation Committees (Seattle) |