Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Lora Blum practices corporate and securities law, and her practice is focused on capital markets transactions. She represents issuers, underwriters, and agents in public and private offerings, including initial public offerings, follow-on and secondary offerings, private investments in public equity, 144A offerings, and registered direct offerings. In addition, she counsels investment banks on issues relating to federal securities laws and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and advises on underwriting agreement forms. Lora also works on M&A transactions, representing buyers, sellers, and investment banks as financial advisors and advises company clients on general corporate legal and business issues.

Examples of Lora's experience include representation of Obagi Medical Products in its initial public offering and follow-on secondary offering, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch in the initial public offering of Map Pharmaceuticals, Merrill Lynch in the initial public offerings of Thermage and Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Deutsche Bank Securities in follow-on offerings for Stereotaxis and ThermoGenesis Corp., Cell Therapeutics, Inc. in multiple registered direct transactions, Banc of America Securities in numerous PIPE and registered direct transactions, and Macrovision Corporation and NuVasive, Inc. in 144A offerings.

Lora is a member of the State Bar of California and the American Bar Association. She is a coauthor and/or contributor to chapters 24, 30, and 32 of Venture Capital & Public Offering Negotiation, Third Edition, Aspen Law & Business.

Areas of Practice

• Capital Markets

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Business & Commercial Law

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• U of California - Los Angeles

Published Works

• Deleveraging and Capital-Raising Alternatives in a Turbulent Market, 2008

Address

555 California Street
26th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104

Phones

1.415.875.5814 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.415.875.5700 (Business Fax)

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