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Extensive Transactional Experience
Patrick has substantial experience in public offerings, M&A, and private financings, representing companies at all stages of development as well as underwriters and venture capital investors.
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A Leading Corporate Attorney
Patrick has been recognized as a leading corporate attorney by Chambers USA, Washington CEO Magazine, Best Lawyers, and Washington Super Lawyers.
Patrick Schultheis is a partner in the Seattle office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He joined the firm in 1989, and opened the Pacific Northwest office in December 1998.
Patrick's practice focuses on the representation of technology, life sciences, healthcare, and other growth companies throughout the United States and internationally. These companies range from start-ups to large public companies. In addition, Patrick regularly represents underwriters and venture capital investors in transactions throughout the world. Patrick has extensive transactional experience in public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and private financings.
Patrick is active in numerous civic and professional organizations, and is a frequent speaker on topics relating to securities laws and corporate governance.
Patrick Schultheis is a partner in the Seattle office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He joined the firm in 1989, and opened the Pacific Northwest office in December 1998.
Patrick's practice focuses on the representation of technology, life sciences, healthcare, and other growth companies throughout the United States and internationally. These companies range from start-ups to large public companies. In addition, Patrick regularly represents underwriters and venture capital investors in transactions throughout the world. Patrick has extensive transactional experience in public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and private financings.
Patrick is active in numerous civic and professional organizations, and is a frequent speaker on topics relating to securities laws and corporate governance.
- J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1989
- A.B., History, Stanford University, 1986With Distinction and Departmental Honors
- Member, Advisory Board, Washington Chapter of the Institute for Justice
- Member, Business Law Section, American Bar Association
- Member, Board of Directors, The Golf Club at Aldarra
- Honored as the 2016 M&A Law "Lawyer of the Year" for Seattle by Best Lawyers
- Honored as the 2011 “Seattle Securities Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers
- Recognized as a "Top Lawyer" by Washington CEO Magazine for 2008
- Named as a top corporate attorney in the 2004-2023 and 2026 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, which praised his corporate work, with one peer commenting that "he's amazing at taking companies public, and has a great reputation"
- Recognized in the 2000-2017 editions of Washington Super Lawyers
- Selected for inclusion in the 2006-2018 editions of Best Lawyers in America
- Selected as one of the top 100 vote getters in the 2007 and 2010 Washington Super Lawyers poll
- State Bar of California
- State Bar of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1989
- A.B., History, Stanford University, 1986With Distinction and Departmental Honors
- Member, Advisory Board, Washington Chapter of the Institute for Justice
- Member, Business Law Section, American Bar Association
- Member, Board of Directors, The Golf Club at Aldarra
- Honored as the 2016 M&A Law "Lawyer of the Year" for Seattle by Best Lawyers
- Honored as the 2011 “Seattle Securities Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers
- Recognized as a "Top Lawyer" by Washington CEO Magazine for 2008
- Named as a top corporate attorney in the 2004-2023 and 2026 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, which praised his corporate work, with one peer commenting that "he's amazing at taking companies public, and has a great reputation"
- Recognized in the 2000-2017 editions of Washington Super Lawyers
- Selected for inclusion in the 2006-2018 editions of Best Lawyers in America
- Selected as one of the top 100 vote getters in the 2007 and 2010 Washington Super Lawyers poll
- State Bar of California
- State Bar of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Select Clients
Companies represented in public offerings include:
- Apptio
- Domo
- eHealth
- Fusion-io
- Impinj
- Juno Therapeutics
- Micron
- NanoString Technologies
- Nighthawk Radiology
- nLight
- Omniture
- RealNetworks
- Trubion Pharmaceuticals
Underwriters represented in public offerings include:
- Goldman Sachs
- JP Morgan
- Merrill Lynch
- Morgan Stanley
Companies represented in mergers and acquisitions transactions include:
- Apptio in its acquisition by Vista Equity
- Avocent in multiple acquisitions, as well as its sale to Emerson
- Blue Nile in its acquisition by Bain Capital
- Calistoga Pharmaceuticals in its acquisition by Gilead Sciences
- Classmates Online in its acquisition by United Online
- Drugstore.com in its acquisition by Walgreens
- iConclude in its acquisition by Opsware
- NightHawk Radiology in its acquisition by Providence Equity
- Omniture in multiple acquisitions, as well as its sale to Adobe
- RealNetworks in multiple acquisitions
- ShareBuilder in its acquisition by ING Direct
- World Wide Packets in its acquisition by Ciena
Companies represented in private equity or venture capital financings include:
- Apptio
- Calistoga Pharmaceuticals
- Domo
- Dreambox Learning
- ExtraHop
- Impinj
- Juno Therapeutics
- nLIGHT Photonics
- Skytap
Venture capital investors represented in financings include:
- Frazier Healthcare Ventures
- Ignition Partners
- Madrona Venture Group
- Oak Investment Partners
- Polaris Ventures
- Voyager Capital
Select Clients
Companies represented in public offerings include:
- Apptio
- Domo
- eHealth
- Fusion-io
- Impinj
- Juno Therapeutics
- Micron
- NanoString Technologies
- Nighthawk Radiology
- nLight
- Omniture
- RealNetworks
- Trubion Pharmaceuticals
Underwriters represented in public offerings include:
- Goldman Sachs
- JP Morgan
- Merrill Lynch
- Morgan Stanley
Companies represented in mergers and acquisitions transactions include:
- Apptio in its acquisition by Vista Equity
- Avocent in multiple acquisitions, as well as its sale to Emerson
- Blue Nile in its acquisition by Bain Capital
- Calistoga Pharmaceuticals in its acquisition by Gilead Sciences
- Classmates Online in its acquisition by United Online
- Drugstore.com in its acquisition by Walgreens
- iConclude in its acquisition by Opsware
- NightHawk Radiology in its acquisition by Providence Equity
- Omniture in multiple acquisitions, as well as its sale to Adobe
- RealNetworks in multiple acquisitions
- ShareBuilder in its acquisition by ING Direct
- World Wide Packets in its acquisition by Ciena
Companies represented in private equity or venture capital financings include:
- Apptio
- Calistoga Pharmaceuticals
- Domo
- Dreambox Learning
- ExtraHop
- Impinj
- Juno Therapeutics
- nLIGHT Photonics
- Skytap
Venture capital investors represented in financings include:
- Frazier Healthcare Ventures
- Ignition Partners
- Madrona Venture Group
- Oak Investment Partners
- Polaris Ventures
- Voyager Capital
Select Publications
- Co-author, The Initial Public Offering: A Guidebook for Executives and Boards of Directors, Bowne, Second Edition, 2004, and Third Edition, 2008
Select Speaking Engagements
- Advisor, East Coast Board Committee Peer Exchange, Corporate Board Member, New York, New York, 2007-2014
- Advisor, West Coast Board Committee Peer Exchange, Corporate Board Member, Scottsdale, Arizona, March 2013
- Advisor, West Coast Board Committee Peer Exchange, Corporate Board Member, San Diego, California, March 2010
- Panelist, "Latest Developments in Capital Market Deals," TheCorporateCounsel.net webcast, October 2008
- Co-chair, Ernst & Young IPO Conference, November 2007
- Panelist, SEC "Hot Topics" Institute, Seattle, Washington, 2005-2018
- "Financing Innovation & Growth—The CEO's Agenda," Ninth Annual Ernst & Young IPO Transformation CEO Retreat, Dana Point, California, May 2005
- "A Perfect Storm: Practicing Law at the Convergence of Private Securities Litigation, SEC Enforcement, and Criminal Proceedings," Northwest Securities Institute, Portland, Oregon, February 2005
Select Publications
- Co-author, The Initial Public Offering: A Guidebook for Executives and Boards of Directors, Bowne, Second Edition, 2004, and Third Edition, 2008
Select Speaking Engagements
- Advisor, East Coast Board Committee Peer Exchange, Corporate Board Member, New York, New York, 2007-2014
- Advisor, West Coast Board Committee Peer Exchange, Corporate Board Member, Scottsdale, Arizona, March 2013
- Advisor, West Coast Board Committee Peer Exchange, Corporate Board Member, San Diego, California, March 2010
- Panelist, "Latest Developments in Capital Market Deals," TheCorporateCounsel.net webcast, October 2008
- Co-chair, Ernst & Young IPO Conference, November 2007
- Panelist, SEC "Hot Topics" Institute, Seattle, Washington, 2005-2018
- "Financing Innovation & Growth—The CEO's Agenda," Ninth Annual Ernst & Young IPO Transformation CEO Retreat, Dana Point, California, May 2005
- "A Perfect Storm: Practicing Law at the Convergence of Private Securities Litigation, SEC Enforcement, and Criminal Proceedings," Northwest Securities Institute, Portland, Oregon, February 2005
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