William W. Lin

William W. Lin

Areas of Practice

William Lin focuses his practice in the areas of public and private securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, state and federal securities regulation compliance, executive compensation and general corporate matters.

Securities Regulation Compliance - William assists private and public companies in complying with state and federal securities regulations. He assists public companies in preparing their annual reports, proxy statements, Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, press releases and their compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. William routinely provides management, boards and board committees with detailed analysis on issues relating to corporate governance. He also helps private and public companies facilitate restricted/affiliate stock transactions and helps insiders of public companies prepare Section 16 reports.

General Corporate Law - William has broad experience on corporate law matters, including, contract negotiation; drafting and interpretation; corporate formation and record-keeping; implementation and administration of benefits plans; and various regulatory compliance issues. He also regularly assists public and private companies prepare for board, board committee and shareholder meetings.

Professional Experience

· Financial Analyst, Starbucks Coffee Company (1994-1996)

Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships

· Business

· Corporate Finance and Securities

· Mergers and Acquisitions

Representative Matters

William has been involved in numerous mergers, acquisitions and corporate finance transactions. Some examples of those transactions include the following:

· Assisted a jewelry retailer in its acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

· Assisted Enchanted Parks in the sale of the park to Six Flags, Inc.

· Assisted an internet-based printing service company in the acquisition of a Web-based publishing company

· Assisted an internet-based corporate travel solutions company in its acquisition by Galileo International, Inc., a subsidiary of Cendant Corporation

· Assisted a national retailer in spinning off its catalog and internet businesses into a separate subsidiary involving various inter-company agreements

· Assisted an e-business portal solutions company in its acquisition by Netegrity, Inc.

· Assisted an internet-based design and printing service company complete a $5,000,000 "PIPE" transaction involving common stock and warrants (Form S-3)

· Assisted a regional travel company in its acquisition by Expedia, Inc.

· Assisted a national retailer in issuing $300,000,000 8.95% Senior Notes. Also assisted the same company in registering shares to be issued pursuant to its various employee benefit programs (Forms S-8) and "shelf" registering shares acquired in an acquisition for resale by its shareholders (Form S-3)

· Assisted a biotechnology company in its initial public offering of common stock (Form S-1)

In addition to the above, William has been involved in numerous private placements of securities.

Awards and Honors

· Named "Rising Star" in Washington Law and Politics (2001)

Professional and Community Activities

· Washington State Bar Association