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  • Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., Securities and Financial Regulation, 2004), with distinction
  • University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 2003), magna cum laude
    Order of the Coif; Executive Editor, San Diego Law Review
  • University of California, Irvine (B.A., Economics, 2000), magna cum laude

  • California

Jason Wisniewski

Associate
Southern California, Palo Alto
P: (714) 800-1456
F: (714) 800-1499
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Jason R. Wisniewski is a senior associate in Dorsey’s Corporate group and concentrates his practice in corporate transactional work. He focuses primarily on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, the public and private placement of securities and SEC compliance. In the mergers and acquisitions area, a major portion of his practice involves the negotiation, structuring and financing of acquisitions and dispositions for privately held companies. In the capital markets area, he has handled public and private offerings of equity securities, representing both issuers and underwriters. In the private equity and venture capital area, he has represented both funds and issuers. In addition to his transactional practice, he regularly advises companies on general corporate compliance and governance matters. Mr. Wisniewski’s clients are primarily privately held high growth, technology, life science and manufacturing companies located in Southern California and Silicon Valley.

Representative Transactions

Selected Mergers, Acquisitions and Reorganizations
  • Innotech Solar ASA in connection with its acquisition of certain solar related assets from Geckolgic USA, Inc.
  • Western Emulsions, Inc., a Marwit Capital portfolio company, in connection with its acquisition of certain assets from Vulcan Materials Company
  • Fluid Medical, Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Volcano Corporation
  • Aktino, Inc. in connection with the sale of substantiall all of its assets to AI Acquisition Corporation
  • Logical Apps, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of certain assets from Applimation, Inc. and the acquisition of the company by Oracle Systems Corporation
  • O’Neil Product Development, Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Dover Technologies International, Inc.
  • TechSpace Inc.in connection with its management buyout
  • Cornerstone Overseas Investment Ltd. in connection with its acquisition of Wham-O, Inc.
  • 8e6 Technologies, Inc. in connection with its merger with Marshal Ltd.
  • Softbrands, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of MAI Systems Corporation
  • MedicineNet, Inc. in connection with its acquisition by WebMD, Inc.
  • Syntax Groups Corporation in connection with its merger with Brillian Corporation
  • Buy.com Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Shoperion, Inc. and DecisionStep, Inc., and by the acquisition of the company by Rakuten, Inc.
  • OneEighty Communications, Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Eschelon Telecom, Inc.
  • OtisMed Corporation in connection with its acquisition by Stryker Corporation
  • ISC8 Inc. (f/k/a Irvine Sensors Corporation) in connection with its acquisition of Optex Systems, Inc. and the sale of its thermal imaging business to Vectronix Inc.

Selected Venture Capital, Private Equity and Strategic Investment Transactions
  • Spiracur Inc., in connection with its Series C financing
  • Western Emulsions, Inc. in connection with its Series A, Series A-1 and Series B preferred stock financings
  • CrownPeak Technology in connection with its Series A, Series B and Series C preferred stock financings
  • Aktino, Inc. in connection with its Series C preferred stock financing
  • Kareo, Inc. in connection with its Series A, Series B and Series C preferred stock financings
  • PreDx Corporation in connection with is Series A preferred stock financing
  • OHMX Corporation in connection with multiple rounds of its Series A preferred stock financing
  • OHMX Corporation in connection with the issuance of warrants and promissory notes
  • Glidewell Laboratories in connection with its purchase of Series A preferred stock of IOS Technologies, Inc.
  • Buy.com Inc. in connection with its Series A preferred stock financing
  • CoreObjects Software, Inc. in connection with its Series A preferred stock financing
  • Investors in connection with the issuance of Series A-1 preferred stock of Prospect Hills, Inc.
  • Investors in connection with the issuance of Series A preferred stock of Starport Systems, Inc.
  • Investors in connection with the issuance of Series B preferred stock of Azuro, Inc.
  • Pelvalon, Inc. in connection with its Series A preferred stock financing
  • Providence Medical Technology, Inc. in connection with its Series B preferred stock financing
  • Canitmer Incorporated in connection with its Series A-2 preferred stock financing
  • CuraSeal Inc. in connection with its Series B preferred stock financing
  • Chest Innovations, Inc. in connection with its Series B preferred stock financing

Selected Public Offering Transactions
  • HireRight, Inc., in connection with its IPO
  • U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. in connection with its IPO
  • NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in connection with its IPO
  • Underwriters in connection with the IPO of Volcom, Inc.
  • Underwriters in connection with the secondary offerings by Barrett Business Services, Inc., Zoo Entertainment, Inc. and ECOtality, Inc.

Professional Activities

  • State Bar of California, Business Law Section
  • Member, Orange County Chapter of the Association of Corporate Growth

Attorney Articles

2004
"Defeating Commodity Price Manipulation Through Cash Inventory Disclosure," Graduate Thesis at Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M. Program (Unpublished)