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Description of Practice:
Mr. Mertz is a partner in the firm's San Francisco office. He is engaged in a general corporate practice providing business-based solutions to legal problems relating to mergers and acquisitions, public and private securities offerings, joint ventures, general business agreements and international transactions. He represents clients in diverse fields such as e-commerce, medical equipment, software development, consumer products, publishing, real estate finance and financial services. His recent experience includes representation of an e-commerce company in connection with a $350 million public offering; representation of a Fortune 10 company in connection with a $750 million acquisition of a privately held company; representation of an e-commerce company in connection with a $50 million of private placement to institutional investors; representation of a public company in connection with the sale of its principal operating business; representation of a bank holding company in connection with the sale of a thrift and loan association; representation of selling shareholders in connection with a $100 million sale of a privately held technology company; and representation of a public company in connection with the formation of a joint venture in the People's Republic of China. He has also represented public and private companies in connection with numerous distribution, technical assistance, licensing, development and related agreements. His public company representation has also included corporate governance issues and numerous proxy statements, annual reports and other securities laws filings. Mr. Mertz regularly represents offshore investors in connection with venture investments in the United States.
Educational History:
Mr. Mertz received his B.A. in History from Stanford University in 1966 and his J.D. from the University of Southern California in 1969. | 