Rafael Pacquing Email & Phone Number

Oakland, Ca, Us

Legal counsel for the University of California's startup equity investments at all of its campuses, health centers, and national laboratories.

Led, represented, and advised clients on general business transactions, litigation, and dispute resolution matters.Corporate- formation, structuring, and governance- corporate finance and fund formation- securities complianceCommercial- standard form agreements for customer, including equipment leases- independent contractor agreementsLitigation and Dispute Resolution- litigation and resolution of business disputes, including disputes involving stockholders, vendors, and customers- international employment arbitration

Santa Clara, California (Ca), Us

Represented and advised technology and tech-adjacent clients as outside general counsel in a variety of business transactions and matters.Leading Transactions- Represented an online remote guarding company in a $10 million private equity investment and two revolving credit facilities of $15 million and $7 million.- Represented a health care software analytics company in its acquisition for $7 million.- Represented an AI ops software company in its acquisition for $10 million.- Represented a solid-state drive software company in its reorganization, asset sale, and liquidation for $2 million.- Completed multiple preferred stock offerings ranging from $500,000 to $10 million.Corporate Experience- mergers and acquisitions- venture capital and private equity investment- corporate finance, including commercial banking transactions and offerings for preferred stock, Safes, convertible and non-convertible debt- corporate formations, structuring, and reorganizations- corporate governance- securities law compliance- related due diligenceCommercial Experience- standard customer agreements, including terms of service and purchase agreements- reseller and distributor agreements- licensing, including SaaS agreements, EULAs and open source compliance- privacy- commercial real property leasesEmployment Experience- stock option plans and other equity compensation- executive and standard employment agreements- advisor, consultant, and independent contractor agreementsLitigation Management Experience- review of litigation risks for clients’ products and services- management of outside counsel on litigation matters- responses to litigation demands

Advised on and negotiated business transactions such as US and overseas entity formation, corporate governance, commercial agreements, employment agreements, licenses, and corporate finance. Provided outside general counsel services for startup, technology, and international companies. Litigated cases from preparation of pleadings and discovery to settlement negotiations.

Engaged in litigation and transactions primarily in the real estate, corporate, and entertainment practice areas. Drafted research memoranda, conducted legal research, and reviewed documents.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

Researched, analyzed, and prepared proposals for foreign investment arbitration provisions in the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca

Instructed first-year undergraduates in an introductory course in the social sciences.

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B.A., Political Science

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