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Pat

Patrick J. Franke

ShareholderBusiness Department Director

Pat Franke is a corporate and M&A attorney, and trusted advisor to startup and emerging company founders, boards of directors and investors.

He advises clients at every stage of the business lifecycle on a broad range of issues, including venture capital financings, corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, licensing and distribution transactions, and other commercial matters. Pat also counsels individual and institutional investors with respect to their investment activities and transactions.

Experience

Bridge and Venture Financings
SCI Solutions, Inc.
Acquisition of Clarity Health Services
$20M Sale to Vishay Precision Group, Inc.
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. $285M Acquisition of Weyerhaeuser's Longview Liquid-Packaging Business.
Airbiquity
Series C Financing
Acquisition of OEM Channel Partner's Business Unit
Series Seed Financing
Series A Financing
DimensionalMechanics Convertible Debt Financing
Series Seed Financing
Sale of Business
Refinancing of The Edgewater Hotel
Series B Financing
Convertible Debt Financing
Venture Capital Investments
Series A-3 Financing
Thermal Hydra Plastics LLC
Acquisition of Hydra Plastics Inc.
Acquisition by Providence St. Joseph Health
2018 Investment
Follow-on Investment in Markforged
Private Equity Financing
$310M Acquisition of Sid Richardson Carbon, Ltd.

Valant Medical Solutions, Inc. A-2 Preferred Stock Financing and Recapitalization
Advised Valant Medical Solutions, the market leader behavioral health software for private practices, in its A-2 preferred stock financing and recapitalization.
Vibrant Cities, LLC Financing, Acquisition and Development Activities
Counsel Vibrant Cities in its financing, acquisition and development activities.

Professional Experience

Graham & Dunn PC, Partner (2006-2013)

Leary Franke Droppert PLLC, Founding Partner (2000-2006)

Smith & Leary PLLC, Associate (1993-2000)

Community Involvement

Supervising Attorney, University of Washington School of Law Entrepreneurial Law Clinic (2017-Present)

Member, Washington State Bar Association (1993-Present)

Sponsor, Keiretsu Forum Northwest (2015-Present)

Sponsor, Zino Society (2005-2015)

Sponsor, Entrepreneurs’ Organization Seattle (2008-2013)

Chairman, King County Bar Association, Community Involvement Committee (1997-2000)

Member, Federal Bar Association (1993-2000)

Thought Leadership

March 18, 2020Publication
Will Coronavirus Make Some Contracts Unenforceable?
COVID-19 Resource
August 15, 2019News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 Recognizes 63 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
June 10, 2019News
Thirty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and Nine Named ‘Washington Rising Stars’
Awards & Honors
April 26, 2019News
Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2019 Chambers® USA
Awards & Honors
December 6, 2018Event / CLE
Fifth Annual Startups Seminar: Celebrating the Pacific Northwest’s Startup Ecosystem
Lane Powell Seminar | Seattle
August 22, 2018News
Lane Powell Represents AI-Startup DefinedCrowd in $11.8M Series A Financing
Client Conversations
August 15, 2018News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 Recognizes 62 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
June 18, 2018News
Thirty-two Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and 14 Named ‘Washington Rising Stars’
Awards & Honors
December 7, 2017Event / CLE
Fourth Annual Startups Seminar: Building for Scale
Lane Powell Seminar | Seattle
June 9, 2017News
Thirty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and 16 Named ‘Washington Rising Stars’
Awards & Honors
December 8, 2016Event / CLE
Third Annual Startups and Emerging Companies Seminar
Lane Powell Seminar | Seattle
December 2, 2015Event / CLE
Second Annual Startups and Emerging Companies Seminar: The Startup Journey — Idea to Exit
Lane Powell Seminar | Seattle
August 21, 2015Event / CLE
Advanced Concepts in Licensing IP and Technology
Seminar | Seattle
June 12, 2015News
Thirty-two Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and 11 Named as ‘Washington Rising Stars’
Awards & Honors
November 5, 2014News
Lane Powell Featured in Puget Sound Business Journal Special Insert About Dec 4 Startups and Emerging Companies Seminar
In the News
June 13, 2014News
Thirty-five Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and Fifteen Named as ‘Washington Rising Stars’
Awards & Honors
May 22, 2014Publication
Reward v. Risk: Advantages and Disadvantages of Courting Strategic Investors
Seattle Business
June 14, 2013News
Thirty-Six Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and Sixteen Named as ‘Washington Rising Stars’
Awards & Honors

Practices & Industries

Corporate, Securities and M&A
Startups & Emerging Companies
Japan Practice

Education

The University of Texas, J.D., 1993
Santa Clara University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1990
- Phi Beta Kappa

Admission

Washington

Honors

Chambers® USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate, Securities and M&A (2019)

“Washington Super Lawyer,” Thomson Reuters, Business/Corporate (2005-2019)

“League of Justice,” Washington CEO magazine (2006)

“Washington Rising Star,” Thomson Reuters (2000)

AV Preeminent® in Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™

“Life Member,” National Registry of Who’s Who Among Lawyers

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