Robert A. Koenig is a partner in the firm's Silicon Valley office and serves as global Co-Chair of the firm's Public Company Representation practice. He practices corporate securities law with a focus on technology companies. He represents issuers, investors and investment banks in the public and private equity markets. He has negotiated investments in every phase of company growth, including start-ups, venture financings, initial public offerings and acquisitions. Since joining the firm in 1986, Mr. Koenig has also represented many buyers and sellers of businesses, including both financial and strategic investors, in a broad range of mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Koenig serves as lead outside counsel for a number of publicly-held technology companies, providing advice on corporate governance standards and obligations under federal securities laws, including the regulation of insider trading under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act, Securities Act registration, Rule 144, proxy rules and disclosure requirements.
Mr. Koenig is a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County and a recipient of its 2004 "Guardian of Justice" award.
Among other clients and transactions, Mr. Koenig has represented:
- Tessera, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSRA) in its initial public offering and strategic acquisitions
- Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (NASDAQ: EFII) in strategic acquisitions and general corporate matters
- eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) in its corporate governance and securities law compliance
- Kyphon, Inc. (NASDAQ: KYPH) in its corporate development and general corporate matters
- Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) in strategic acquisitions and general corporate matters
- PayPal, Inc. in its initial public offering and general corporate matters
- Lehman Brothers, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Bear, Stearns & Co., J.P. Morgan and Merrill Lynch in the underwriting of initial public offerings, follow-on offerings and Rule 144A convertible note offerings for a range of technology issuers
- Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, Genstar Capital and GI Partners in their private equity investing activities
- Singapore Technologies Telemedia Pte Ltd in its strategic equity and debt investments in US technology companies
- Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) in strategic acquisitions and general corporate matters
- Investment banking firm Alliant Partners in its sale to Silicon Valley Bank
- diaDexus, Inc. in its private financing and technology alliances