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John

John L. Mericle
Retired
Seattle

John Mericle's career involved the representation of clients that are a part of a broad range of activities governed by transactional securities regulation, including: corporations in a wide variety of industries and with securities traded on the NASDAQ, NYSE American, Toronto, TSX Venture, Canadian Securities, and London AIM exchanges; U.S. and Canadian securities dealers; corporations and partnerships involved in oil and gas exploration; and real estate syndication.   

John advised corporations in securities litigation matters as counsel to both plaintiffs and defendants, including defense of certain public utilities in the Washington Public Power Supply System Securities Litigation. He had also been an expert witness called by both plaintiffs and defendants in matters before the Federal and State courts of the U.S. and the Province of British Columbia as well as an adviser to the British Columbia Securities Commission on certain matters of U.S. Federal and State securities law.

Professional Experience

Harris, Mericle & Wakayama, PLLC (formerly Harris & Mericle), Seattle, Washington

  • Member (1981-1987; 1996-2016)
  • Co-founder

Seattle University School of Law, Adjunct Professor of Securities Regulation (1992-2000; 2007-2008)

Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, Washington

  • Of Counsel (1991-1996)
  • Shareholder (1988-1991)

ENI Exploration Company, Securities Counsel, Seattle/Bellevue, Washington (1978-1980)

Foreman, Dyess, Prewitt, Rosenberg & Henderson, Associate Attorney, Houston, Texas (1975-1978)
 

Community Involvement

Washington State Bar Association

  • Business Law Section, Securities Law Committee (1993-Present)
  • Special District Counsel, Disciplinary Board (1990-Present)
  • International Practice Section

Washington State Securities Division Advisory Committee

  • Chair (2006)
  • Member (1998-2006)

American Bar Association, State Regulation of Securities Committee (1981-Present)

  • Liaison to the Washington State Securities Division (1986-Present)
  • Liaison to the North American Securities Administrators Association’s Cross-Border Trading Committee (1997-1998)

Northwest Securities Institute, Planning Committee Member (February 1996; April 2016; May 2017; May 2018; May 2019)

American Arbitration Association, Securities Panel, Member

Port Townsend Public Library Foundation, Board Member (2011-2019)

 

Thought Leadership

  • April 8, 2019Publication
    Digital Assets and the Securities Laws: Important New Guidance From the SEC Staff (but Remember the Blue Sky Laws)
    Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Legal Update
  • May 4, 2018Event / CLE
    Program Chair, 38th Annual Northwest Securities Institute
    Washington State Bar Association
  • May, 2017Event / CLE
    Hot Topics in Federal and State Transactional Law
    Northwest Securities Institute
  • April 30, 2016Event / CLE
    Securities: Developments in Transactional Practice — Important New and Proposed Regulations
    Washington State Bar Association | Seattle
  • January, 2013Event / CLE
    A Summary of the JOBS Act
    The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia
  • February, 2012Event / CLE
    Crowd Funding and the JOBS Act
    Northwest Securities Institute
  • February, 2007Event / CLE
    That (Occasionally) Cross Border: Some Common Questions and Conundrums
    Northwest Securities Institute
  • March, 2006Event / CLE
    Anatomy of a U.S. Cross-Border Deal
    The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia
  • February, 2003Event / CLE
    U.S. Exempt Offerings
    Northwest Securities Institute
  • March, 2002Event / CLE
    Selected Topics Under U.S. Securities Law
    The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia Securities
  • January, 2000Event / CLE
    The Basics of U.S. Securities Law
    British Columbia Securities Commission
  • February, 1999Event / CLE
    Cross-Border Pricate Placements: Comparison of Canadian and U.S. Laws
    Northwest Securities Institute
  • 1998Publication
    U.S. Companies and Canadian Public Offerings: The U.S. Securities Laws Still Apply
    Vancouver Stock Exchange
  • January, 1998Event / CLE
    Listing on NASDAQ
    The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia
  • October, 1995Event / CLE
    The Revolution of 1995: Major Changes in U.S. Securities Regulation
    Vancouver Insights Conference
  • November, 1994Event / CLE
    U.S. Securities Law: Selected Cross-Border Issues
    Simon Fraser University Faculty of Business Administration
  • November, 1994Event / CLE
    The Multi-Jurisdictional Disclosure System and Other Cross-Border Issues
    Vancouver Insights
  • February, 1994Event / CLE
    Regulation S: An Overview and Selected Problems
    Northwest Securities Institute
  • February, 1993Event / CLE
    Cross-Border Securities Offerings
    Northwest Securities Institute
  • February, 1992Event / CLE
    Recent Judicial Developments Regarding the Role of Attorneys Under the Federal Securities Laws
    Northwest Securities Institute
  • March, 1991Event / CLE
    U.S. Securities Law: An Overview
    Simon Fraser University Faculty of Business Administration
  • April, 1990 Event / CLE
    U.S. Securities Law: An Overview
    Simon Fraser University Faculty of Business Administration
  • December, 1989 Event / CLE
    U.S. Securities Law
    The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia
  • April, 1989Event / CLE
    Amendments to the Washington Securities Act
    Washington State Bar Association
  • February, 1989Event / CLE
    State Legislation Banning Arbitration Clauses
    Northwest Securities Institute

Practices & Industries

  • Corporate, Securities, and M&A

Education

  • The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1974
    • Legal Research Board, Member
    • Phi Delta Phi
  • The University of Texas at Austin, B.A., Government, with honors, 1972

Admissions

  • Washington
  • Texas (Inactive)

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