Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel

Lawyer Overview

Richard Meamber practices corporate and securities law, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and joint venture transactions. His experience includes representation of acquirors, targets, and significant security holders in a variety of business combination transactions as well as representation of companies in the creation of joint ventures. Richard also has significant experience representing venture capital firms and companies in domestic and international corporate financing transactions and has a thorough knowledge of the California and Delaware corporation laws and the periodic reporting requirements of publicly held companies.

Areas of Practice

• Private Equity
• Buyouts
• Venture Capital - Investor
• Venture Capital - Issuer
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
• M&A

Representative Cases

• $332 million acquisition by Hewlett-Packard Company
• Acquisition by AOL
• Acquisition by ValueClick
• Acquisition of Allegro Systems, Inc.
• Acquisition of Andiamo Systems, Inc.
• Acquisition of AuroraNetics, Inc.
• Acquisition of California Ice
• Acquisition of CompuCom by Platinum Equity
• Acquisition of G International
• Acquisition of Hammerhead Networks, Inc.
• Acquisition of Matrix Semiconductor
• Acquisition of Maverick Enterprises
• Acquisition of National Semiconductor's Advanced PC Business
• Buyout
• Buyout
• Issuance of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
• Issuance of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock
• Issuance of Shares by AdBrite, Inc.
• Issuance of Shares by Market Wire, Incorporated
• Issuance of Shares by MicroDisplay Corporation
• Private Placement
• Private Placement
• Private Placement
• Private Placement
• Private Placement
• Private Placement
• Private Placement
• Private Placement by Apexone Microelectronics, Inc.
• Solvency Opinion in Marathon Ashland Petroleum Transaction
• StepUp Commerce (Project Jumpstart)

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Lending & Secured Transactions, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Trade Associations, Venture Capital

Bar Admissions

• California
• Illinois
• New York

Education

• Northwestern University

Published Works

• Changes to California Rules Relating to Equity Compensation Plans, 2007
• Rule 10b-5 and Related Considerations in Acquisition Agreements, 2004

Address

1755 Embarcadero Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303

Phones

1.650.739.3970 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.650.739.3900 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com