CONTACT: 701 Fifth Avenue Suite 5100 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone | 206-883-2500 Fax | 206-883-2699
 Email | Douglas Greene
| | CONTACT: 701 Fifth Avenue Suite 5100 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone | 206-883-2500 Fax | 206-883-2699
 Email | Douglas Greene
| | | EXPERIENCE: Douglas Greene is a partner in Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's Seattle office. Doug defends public companies and their directors and officers in securities class actions, litigation concerning mergers and acquisitions, shareholder derivative actions, claims of breach of contract, and SEC investigations and enforcement proceedings. He also advises companies during internal corporate investigations. SELECT CLIENTS: Doug has represented the following public companies in one or more shareholder class actions and/or derivative actions: - Alcide Corporation
- Amazon.com, Inc.
- Ambassadors Group, Inc.
- aQuantive, Inc.
- The Boeing Company
- Cell Therapeutics, Inc.
- Dendreon Corporation
- drugstore.com, inc.
- Egghead, Inc.
- Expedia, Inc.
- InfoSpace, Inc.
- Jones Soda Co.
- Merix Corporation
- Metawave Communications Corporation
- Micron Technology, Inc.
- OfficeMax Incorporated
- Onyx Software Corporation
- Primus Knowledge Solutions, Inc.
- ProCyte Corporation
- Safeco Corporation
- Spacelabs Medical, Inc.
- TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.
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continued | - Washington Mutual (represent former CEO)
- Western Wireless Corporation
- WSB Financial Group, Inc
- Zumiez Inc
EDUCATION: - J.D., University of Iowa College of Law, 1992
High Distinction; Order of the Coif; Articles Editor, Iowa Law Review - B.A., Economics, St. Olaf College, 1988
Cum Laude ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS: - Board of Advisors, Securities Reform Act Litigation Reporter (2008-present)
- Co-chair, Northwest Securities Institute (2004-2007)
- Member, Board of Trustees, King County Bar Foundation (2001-present)
- Member, Securities Committee, Washington State Bar Association (2003-present)
HONORS: - Selected to Washington CEO Magazine's list of Top Washington Lawyers in 2008
- Named a "Washington Super Lawyer" in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 by Washington Law & Politics
- Named a "Rising Star of Washington Law" in 2003 by Washington Law & Politics
- AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
SELECT PUBLICATIONS: - "Citigroup Shareholder Derivative Litigation: A Hard Case That Didn't Make Bad Law," Securities Reform Act Litigation Reporter, June 2009
- "Courts Should Increase Their Focus on Falsity Allegations (In My Opinion)," Securities Reform Act Litigation Reporter, May 2009
- "Securities Litigation Developments: More From the Ninth Circuit, and a 'Meaningful Cautionary' Tale," Securities Reform Act Litigation Reporter, March 2009
- "Ninth Circuit Addresses Several Pleading Issues in Securities Class Actions," Securities Reform Act Litigation Reporter, January 2009
- "Securities Litigation Landscape," International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, June 2006
- "D&O Insurance Policies after Securities Lawsuits," Corporate Governance Advisor, March/April 2004
- "Recent Trends in Private Securities Litigation - Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: The Counter-Reform Act," Glasser LegalWorks Seminars, 2003
- "CEO and CFO Certifications under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and SEC Rules," Practical Lawyer, December 2002
- The Public Company Handbook, A Practical Guide, Bowne Publishing, 2002 and 2003
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continued | SELECT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS: - "Ethical Dilemmas for Corporate Counsel: Representation and Privilege Issues," Corporate Counsel Institute, Washington State Bar Association, Seattle, Washington, October 2009
- "Stock Options: Emerging Issues and Developments," PricewaterhouseCoopers General Counsel Forum, Seattle, Washington, January 2007
- "Securities Litigation: Overview and Current Issues," Successful Prosecution of Complex Business Disputes, WSBA CLE, Seattle, Washington, 2006
- "The New Era of Corporate Governance Litigation: Claims against Directors and Internal Investigations," Association of Corporate Counsel (ACCA), Phoenix, Arizona, 2004
- "The New Era of Corporate Governance Litigation: Claims against Directors and Internal Investigations," Perkins Coie LLP Seminar for Portland-area Corporate Counsel, Portland, Oregon, 2004
- "Between the Pit and the Pendulum: Director Education and the Duties of Care and Good Faith One Year after Sarbanes-Oxley," Annual Corporate and Securities Law Update, Seattle, Washington, 2003
- "Proxy Season: The Reality of Corporate Governance Reform Sinks In," PricewaterhouseCoopers General Counsel Forum, Seattle, Washington, 2003
- "Securities Litigation after Enron: Analysis and Predictions," National Investor Relations Institute, Seattle, Washington, 2002
- "How the Enron Mess May Affect You," PricewaterhouseCoopers General Counsel Forum, Seattle, Washington, 2002
- "Sarbanes-Oxley and Other Earthquakes: The Corporate Governance Ground Has Shifted," Perkins Coie LLP/Deloitte & Touche LLP Corporate Governance Seminar, Seattle, Washington, 2002
ADMISSIONS: - State Bar of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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