| EXPERIENCE: Robert Suffoletta is a partner in the corporate and securities practice of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He joined the firm's Austin office in 2001, after 11 years in the firm's Palo Alto office. Rob works with semiconductor, software, clean energy, and other emerging growth and technology companies, both public and private, as well as venture capital funds and investment banks. During his tenure at the firm, he has gained extensive experience with start-up company representation, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and public offerings. He regularly advises a number of public companies on corporate governance, disclosure, and SEC compliance matters. Prior to attending law school, Rob was a financial consultant with Peterson & Company in Chicago, where he specialized in financial and economic analysis for complex commercial litigation.
SELECT CLIENTS: - Companies represented include:
- APX
- BigBand Networks
- Cambridge Silicon Radio
- Coda Automotive
- Ecology Coatings
- EEStor
- eGistics
- Grocery Shopping Network
- Integrated Silicon Solution
- Menara Networks
- Microchip Technology
 J. Robert Suffoletta, Jr.
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- Seismic Micro-Technology
- Sierra Atlantic
- SolArc
- Taser International
- Underwriters represented include:
- Banc of America Securities/Merrill Lynch & Co.
- Goldman Sachs & Co.
- JP Morgan
- Morgan Stanley & Co.
- Thomas Weisel Partners
EDUCATION: - J.D., University of Notre Dame Law School, 1990
Magna Cum Laude - M.B.A., Indiana University, 1983
- B.S., Finance, Indiana University, 1982
With Honors
ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS: - Member, Business Law Section, American Bar Association
SELECT PUBLICATIONS: - "The Role of Mergers and Acquisitions in a Successful Fabless Semiconductor Strategy: An Overview of 'Front-End' Issues," Fabless Forum, Vol. 9, No. 4, December 2002
SELECT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS: - "Securities Offering Reform," SEC Issues Update Seminar, December 2005
- "Early Legal Issues for Entrepreneurs," address to students in the University of Texas MBA Program, Austin, May 2005
- "Securities Offering Reform," SEC Institute, 20th Midyear SEC Reporting Forum, Dallas, May 2005
- "Equity Compensation," Texas Entrepreneur Initiative—Legal Issues for Growing Companies, Austin, May 2005
- "Employment Issues," Texas Entrepreneur Initiative—Legal Issues for Growing Companies, Austin, May 2005
- "Coping with Sarbanes-Oxley in Its Third Year," SEC Institute, 19th Midyear SEC Reporting Forum, Dallas, May 2004
ADMISSIONS: - State Bar of California
- State Bar of Texas
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