Lunch and program sponsored by Procopio.

Program Overview:
2008 is the year of opportunity. With the recent tightening of credit, the mergers and acquisitions industry has felt the effects; however private equity firms, strategic partners and venture capitalists are still searching for opportunities.  While this may pose new challenges to the industry, it is imperative to stay on top of the latest developments and trends, and the time may be right for a company looking to grow by acquisition.
 
This presentation will look at the latest trends in acquisitions of privately-held companies, with a focus on topics of interest to in-house counsel, such as indemnity and employee benefits issues.

Cost:
There is no cost to attend.

Speaker:
Paul B. Johnson’s practice focuses on securities offerings and compliance, startup companies, venture capital investments, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, and general business counseling.

Mr. Johnson has counseled some of San Diego's most successful public companies, including QUALCOMM, Invitrogen, Accredited Home Lenders, Barbeques Galore, Kintera and Jack-in-the-Box in corporate governance, SEC and NASDAQ compliance matters, public and private securities offerings and acquisitions. He has also guided a number of companies and investors through venture capital financings, including S5 Wireless, Senforce Technologies, Ascendent Telecommunications (acquired by RIM), Entropic, vSpring Capital, Enterprise Partners, Bay Partners, Kline Hawkes and Sigma Ventures. Mr. Johnson has also assisted a number of privately-held companies in mergers and acquisitions, including the recent sales of Senforce Technologies to Novell, a privately-held digital content delivery company to an internationally-recognized movie and television distributor and the sale of a software company to Golden Gate Capital, as well as sales of San Diego-based companies to Texas Instruments, National Semiconductor and Titan.

Mr. Johnson received his B.S. in business management (international finance) in 1992, and his M.B.A. in international finance and J.D., cum laude, in 1996, all from Brigham Young University. He served as articles editor of the law review at BYU’s J. Reuben Clark Law School. Currently, Mr. Johnson serves on the board of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society. Mr. Johnson also enjoys providing pro bono legal services to the 4S Ranch Little League.


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