News

Welcome		Welcome to our new clients Protiant, AppNANO, TAE LLC and Bayfire Acquistion Corporation. April 2008
Congratulations		We would like to congratulate our clients RNA Networks and Vitamin D for completing financings this past month.  Congratulations are also in order for ActiveWeave, which was acquired. April 2008
White & Lee welcomes Bill Miller		This month we welcome Bill Miller to the firm. Bill is a very experienced transactional lawyer who will bring more depth to our practice. April 2008
Secretary to the EDA Consortium		Mark White was reappointed for the 2008-2009 fiscal year as Secretary to the EDA Consortium – the trade organization for the EDA publishing industry.  April 2008
Welcome!		Welcome to our new clients PowerChem, Thinsy and Genigraph. March 2008
Incubate Group Corp launch new venture fund		White & Lee is assisting Incubate Group Corp in the launch of their new venture fund. The fund will be identifying and investing in promising early-stage entertainment and media companies. > full story February 2008
White & Lee welcomes Ralph Kokka		This month we welcome Ralph Kokka to the firm.  Ralph is “of counsel”, a graduate of Boalt School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley and holds a master of taxation degree.  He is a great addition to our team – and provides added depth to our transaction practice. January 2008
New building purchased for White & Lee offices		The firm has purchased a building in downtown Redwood City for our future home.  We are making renovations now, and expect to move in this summer.   This is very exciting for all of us here at White & Lee – and we will welcome all of you to our new office once we complete the move!  We’ll keep you apprised of developments as we “move” forward. January 2008
Silicon Forest Forum 2008		Silicon Forest Forum co-organized with Intel Capital will be Friday, September 12, 2008 at Intel’s Jones Farm Campus in Hillsboro, Oregon - stay turned for further details.  The theme for this year’s program will be “clean tech”. January 2008
Welcome!		Welcome to our new clients CineGoGo, Jax Inc., Vault IT, Inc, and CIMA-CI Inc.
2007 in Review		We saw our best year ever…. and worked on many high profile financings and acquisitions – including the sale of clients to Google and Ingram Micro.  The pipeline is full, and the companies and investors we work with in the Valley and Pacific Northwest continue to be very active.  Also, the firm purchased an office building in downtown Redwood City this past year – and will move our Silicon Valley office to that new location in June 2008.  We will provide you with updates as we get into the New Year. December 2007
Visiting Hours Program		Beginning January 2008 we will expand our “Visiting Hours” program to companies that are members of the EDA Consortium, in addition to members of the SD Forum as is now the case.  Also, we will be organizing a new quarterly event with the SD Forum next year called  “The Real Enchillada!” - stay tuned for more information on this. December 2007
Platform Solutions, Inc. raises $37M in its Series C financing.		Congratulations to our client Platform Solutions for a successful closing of their Series C financing.  The company raised $37 million from Microsoft, Blueprint Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Intel Capital, InterWest Partners and Investcorp. November 2007
Welcome!		Welcome to our new clients Axcient, Career Athletes and Envox. November 2007
mFoundry, Inc. secures up to $15M in Series C financing.		Congratulations to our client mFoundry, Inc. for successfully completing its Series C financing for up to $15 million. The round was led by Motorola Ventures and new investors included: PayPal, Inc., NCR Corporation and a leading wireless operator, along with existing investors. October 2007
Atria Genetics acquired by Celera for $33M.		White & Lee represented Atria Genetics, Inc. in the acquisition of substantially all of its assets by Celera (NYSE:CRA), a division of Applera Corporation, for approximately $33 million in cash. Atria developed a line of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) testing products that are used for identifying potential donors in the matching process for bone marrow transplantation. Read the press release. October 2007
The Band of Angels		We are pleased to report that The Band of Angels, the Valley’s oldest institutional angel group, is now a client of the firm and is a subtenant in our Silicon Valley offices. Octber 2007
Mark White awarded Super Lawyer of California		Mark White was recognized as a Northern California Super Lawyer this year. Super Lawyers magazine identifies the top 5% of attorneys in each state, as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics. October 2007
Welcome to new clients		Welcome to our other new clients Finomical, Solar Power Assets, The Consumer Group, Applied Protection LLC and VIP Passport. Octber 2007
Open-E closes large institutional funding		Congratulations are in order to our client Open-E, which just closed a large institutional financing. The transaction involved restructuring operations in Germany, Poland and the United States. September 2007
Mark James elected to partnership		We are delighted to announce that Mark James has been elected as a partner at White & Lee. Congratulations Mark! August 2007
Freeline Sports - highlighted on TV coverage of X-Games.		We are pleased to announce that our client Freeline Sports was recently highlighted on national television during the X-Games programming for their innovative skating products – and have been labeled as the “the next big thing” in X-Games sports. Check out the full story here! (this is a large file, please be patient while it loads) August 2007
Financing completed for Vitamin D & KonaWare		We are pleased to announce two more financings just completed in the past week: our client Vitamin D just closed on its first outside financing; and KonaWare completed an expansion stage financing for its continuing growth. June 2007
Tero Sarkkinen, appointed the new CEO of Futuremark		Congratulations are also in order for Tero Sarkkinen, who was just appointed as the new CEO of our client Futuremark – based in Helsinki, Finland. June 2007
Nau opening four "Webfront" stores		We are pleased to announce our client Nau opened what it calls a "Webfront" in Chicago earlier this month. It is one of four stores the online retailer is opening nationwide. May 2007
Infrant Technologies, Inc. was acquired by NetGear		Another significant acquisition that closed this past month. Our client Infrant Technologies, Inc. was acquired by NetGear, a public company acquirer. May 2007
Tonic Systems, Inc. acquired by Google		Congratulations to our client Tonic Systems, Inc. who was recently acquired by Google. April 2007
March Madness event, Portland		We are pleased to announce the success of our “March Madness” client appreciation event held in March in our Portland office. March 2007
Tesla Motors announces new manufacturing facility.		Congratulation to our client Tesla Motors on the announcement of its new manufacturing facility in New Mexico. March 2007
Lightpole completes early stage bridge financing		Our client Lightpole completed a critical early stage bridge financing. March 2007
Quantcast closes Series A financing		Our client Quantcast has closed its Series A financing. March 2007
Capella Photonics closes Series II financing		Capella Photonics closed its Series II financing. Details about this round of funding were published in DowJones, Lightreading and Lightwave. March 2007
Ingram Micro acquisitions		Ingram Micro completed its acquisition of our client VPN Dynamics and an investment in Securematics. More information March 2007
Neopad Technologies closes Series B financing		Neopad Technologies closed its Series B Preferred Stock financing, led by BlueRun Ventures. March 2007
Welcome to all of these very exciting and innovative companies		Welcome to our new clients: Groundhog Ltd., Signature Devices, Infrant Technologies, ASCIU/Invento, and Nano Synergies Inc. March 2007
White & Lee sponsors of Angel Oregon 2007		White & Lee were proud sponsors of Angel Oregon 2007 - the Northwest's premier education and networking event for Oregon-based angel investors and early-stage entrepreneurs. February 2007
Birdstep, Inc. buys Aramova		Congratulations to our client Aramova, they were recently bought by Birdstep, Inc. – a public Norwegian company. January 2007
Noventi Ventures invests in Aurora Biofuels		White & Lee represented lead investor Noventi Ventures in its investment in Aurora Biofuels. January 2007
Mark White & Tom Armstrong present to TechBA companies		During the week of January 22nd, Mark White and Tom Armstrong both made presentations to new Mexican companies coming to the US through the TechBA. January 2007
Nau featured on cover story of Outside magazine		Our client “Nau” was featured as the cover story in the January issue of “Outside” magazine. January 2007
Welcome		Welcome to our new clients: Universomo and Lightpole, Inc. January 2007
FastScale - completes Series A financing.		Congratulations to our client FastScale for completing its $5.5M Series A financing. Investors include Leap Frog and ATA Ventures. December 2006
White & Lee client Party - thank you for visiting with us.		The White & Lee client party on December 3rd was a big success, many thanks to all of our clients and friends of the firm for visiting with us. December 2006
Capella Photonoic - completes bridge financing		Congratulations to Capella Photonic for completing its most recent bridge financing. December 2006
Tesla Motors - shows Tesla Roadster		Congratulations to Tesla Motors for the successful showing of the Tesla Roadster in the San Francisco Auto Show and the Los Angeles Road Show. December 2006
Nau - profiled in the Portland Oregonian		Our client Nau was profiled in the Portland Oregonian on December 10, 2006. December 2006
EDA Consortium - cocktail hour		White & Lee were proud sponsors of the cocktail hour at the Annual Kaufman Awards Dinner at the EDA Consortium, on Thursday, November 2. White & Lee has been legal counsel for the EDA Consortium for over 10 years, and Mark White is the Secretary for this trade organization that represents the global electronic design publishing industry. October 2006
TechBA - Webinar series		Mark White and Tom Armstrong completed their 3rd Webinar this year for the TechBA. October 2006
William Caffee co-hosts and speaks at a Multnomah Bar Association Program		William Caffee co-hosted and spoke at a Multnomah Bar Association Program in Portland, on October 26. The two-hour seminar was designed to give the general business practitioner an insight into the world of the Venture Capitalist and it was titled: "Who Has the Money and How to Get It: Financing Business Acquisitions, Expansion and Workouts". October 2006
Incentive Technology Corp. aquires the CompCentral business unit of Centive.		White & Lee recently represented Incentive Technology Corp. in its acquisition of the the CompCentral business unit of Centive. The acquisition of the CompCentral business includes the intellectual property related to the CompCentral application as well as the Centive sales, services and engineering resources assigned to that business unit. September 2006
Jon Summers speaks at a Labs2Market Initiative		Jon Summers recently presented at a Labs2Market Initiative - "Overview of How to Set-up a Business to Avoid Legal Pitfalls". September 2006
Berggruen HR, Inc. purchases Centive, Inc		Our client BlueFire Management recently formed a buyout fund with J Sat Berggruen. The new fund, Berggruen HR, Inc. have completed their first purchase of Centive, Inc. September 2006
Capella Photonics enters into a strategic investment		Our client Capella Photonics has entered into a contract manufacturing agreement, and strategic investment with Furukawa Electric Ltd. September 2006
Neopad completes second closing of bridge financing		Our client Neopad has completed the second closing of a bridge financing leading into its Series B round. September 2006
ClearLead and DirectoryM		Our client ClearLead entered into a letter of intent for a business combination with DirectoryM. September 2006
White & Lee and SDForum Host the third session in 2006 of Business Books That Matter		The third session this year of our "Business Books that Matter" event discussed the book "Innovation and Its Discontents: How Our Broken Patent System is Endangering Innovation and Progress, and What to Do About It". Thank you to the panel for the insight and lively debate. September 2006
DriversEd.com launch TV ad campaign		Our client DriversEd.com recently launched their first television ad campaign. The advertisements will be aired approximately 1,000 times on local cable-TV outlets in California and Texas. August 30, 2006
White & Lee and SDForum Host the second session in 2006 of Business Books That Matter		The second session this year of our "Business Books that Matter" event discussed the book "Dealing with Darwin:How Great Companies Innovate at Every Phase of Their Evolution" by Geoffrey A. Moore. The panel included: Tom Kosnik from the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and John Metcalf of TCG Advisors. Don't miss the next Business Books That Matter event on September 14.
Fox Technologies credit line		Our client Fox Technologies completed their line of credit transaction with Mirabilis - July 19th. July 2006
Tesla Motors unveils the Tesla Roadster		Congratulations to our client Tesla Motors, they unveiled their high-performance, zero-emissions Tesla Roadster before a throng of well-wishers, car buffs, and potential customers on July 19th. July 2006
Mark White and Tom Armstrong, conducted a webinar for TechBA		Mark White and Tom Armstrong, conducted a webinar for Mexican companies on the legal aspects of setting up a US business. The event recording and the presentation are available at the TechBA web site. July 2006
Mark White reappointed as Corporate Secretary.		Mark White has been reappointed as the Corporate Secretary to the EDA Consortium. June 2006
Tesla Motors secures $40M in Series C financing.		Our client Tesla Motors successfully completed its $40 million Series C financing. The lead investor VantagePoint Venture Partners, is one of the largest CleanTech investors in Silicon Valley. May 2006
Mark White to moderate an EDA Consortium panel		Mark White moderated the EDA Consortium panel for "Government Changes Impacting EDA & IP Companies" the panel discussed: Sarbanes Oxley for pre-public companies; new government regulations that impact EDA & IP companies; IRC 409A option pricing rules that you need to know; and corporate controls that strengthen performance. Speaker presentations are available here. May 31, 2006
Futuremark Corporation sign significant multi-year deal with Microsoft.		Congratulations to our client Futuremark Corporation, who recently announced they have signed a deal with Microsoft Corp. The contract covers online services and performance analysis tools in support of Microsoft Windows XP and the upcoming Windows Vista operating systems. May 16th, 2006
PhotoBucket Closes $10.5M From Trinity Ventures		Our client PhotoBucket closed $10.5 million in funding from Trinity Ventures and General Partner Gus Tai will join the PhotoBucket board of directors. Photobucket was also part of the cover story of the Wall Street Journal's May 16th edition with the article entitled "A Problem for Hot Web Outfits: Keeping Pages Free From Porn". May 16, 2006
StumbleUpon officially launches		Our client StumbleUpon, the Web site that lets you stumble across other sites related to your interests, has officially launched. In January, it raised over $1 million from well-known angels. May 2006
Mark White and Tom Armstrong, conducted a webinar for TechBA		Mark White and Tom Armstrong, conducted a webinar for Mexican companies on doing business in the US, raising funds and expanding into global markets from the United States. April 2006
Mark White completes two legal clinics		Mark White completed a legal clinic for the Software Development Forum providing expert advice to start-up and emerging growth companies. April 2006 TechBA invited Mark White to provide a legal clinic for Mexican companies seeking to expand into the US marketplace. White and Lee now represents 3 of the Mexican companies - Ingressio - a unique identity verification solution company; C-cube; and Hildebrando - a software developer and $100M company.
Welcome new clients:		Fox Technologies, ClearLead, FastScale, VCELL, SpongeCell, Antigua Doors, Hildebrando, Ingressio, C-cube, Ad-counting, Aztec Arizona, OnNet, Business First, Medicos, Symmid Semiconductor and XE Mobile.
Futuremark Corporation awarded "Red Herring 100 Europe"		Congratulations to our client Futuremark Corporation, Red Herring named them as a "Red Herring 100 Europe" Award Winner. The award recognizes the 100 "Most Promising" firms driving the future of technology. April 2006
White & Lee and SDForum Host the first session in 2006 of Business Books That Matter		The first session this year of our "Business Books that Matter" event discussed the book "The Search" by John Batelle. Our panelists included Louis Monier of Google (founder of Alta Vista), Tim Mayer of Yahoo, and Dave McClure of Simply Hired, each provided thought provoking discussion points and valuable insights.
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Press Room
	White & Lee is featured in The Stanford Daily. Mark White reflects on entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley. May 11, 2004
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Events

	Silicon Forest Forum (Portland and Hillsboro, Oregon)
	Silicon Forest Forum is a two-session advanced technology management conference organized by White & Lee and Intel Capital. The conference features leading investors, bankers, service providers and entrepreneurs from the Pacific Northwest and Silicon Valley. They share their ideas and observations on critical issues companies must address to be successful. Silicon Forest Forum is the Pacific Northwest's only "operations focused" program designed for experienced management teams looking for the latest information on how to grow companies in the current market.
	Executive Leadership Series (Menlo Park, California)
	Executive Leadership Series is a case study-based educational program organized by White & Lee, the Software Development Forum (SDForum) and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The program is designed to provide senior-level executives (CEO's, COO's, VP's) with highly interactive discussions on issues, trends and problems that confront mid- and later-stage company management teams, investors and directors.
	Soup to Nuts (San Jose, California)
	Soup to Nuts was a four-session seminar series for entrepreneurs organized by White & Lee and the SDForum. A precursor to the Executive Leadership Series, Soup to Nuts was one of the most successful programs at the SDForum.
	HotMail founder Sabeer Bhatia attended the Soup to Nuts series when he was trying to raise money for HotMail, and has subsequently succeeded in selling his company to Microsoft.