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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 is also the Director of the firm’s Business Department comprising all of its transactional, business and other non-litigation practices.

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, joint ventures, strategic transactions and relationships, licensing and distribution transactions, and other commercial matters. Pat also counsels individual and institutional investors (including venture capital firms and corporations) with respect to their investment activities and transactions.

Chambers® USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has recognized Pat as a leading corporate lawyer. One source mentions, “he is by far one of the best attorneys I've ever worked with” and highlights his “outstanding business acumen.”

Experience

Valant Medical Solutions, Inc. Bridge and Venture Financings
Advised Valant Medical Solutions, the market leader behavioral health software for private practices, in its 2015 bridge and venture financings.
SCI Solutions, Inc. Acquisition of Clarity Health Services
Advised SCI Solutions, a health care software developer, in its acquisition of Clarity Health Services, an insurance billing platform.
Stress-Tek, Inc. $20M Sale to Vishay Precision Group, Inc.
Advised Stress-Tek in its $20M sale to Vishay Precision Group.
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. $285M Acquisition of Weyerhaeuser's Longview Liquid-Packaging Business
Represented Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. in $285M acquisition of Weyerhaeuser's Longview liquid-packaging business.
Airbiquity Series C Financing
Assisted Airbiquity in its successful $15M Series C financing.
Datacastle Corporation Acquisition of OEM Channel Partner's Business Unit
Counseled Datacastle, a data security company, in its acquisition of OEM Channel Partner's business unit.
DefinedCrowd Series Seed Financing
Advised DefinedCrowd, an artificial intelligence startup, in its Series Seed financing.
DefinedCrowd Series A Financing
Advised DefinedCrowd, an artificial intelligence startup, in its Series A financing.
DimensionalMechanics, Inc. Convertible Debt Financing
Advised DimensionalMechanics, an AI software company, on its convertible debt financing.
Evrnu Series Seed Financing
Advised Evrnu, a textile recycling technology company, in its Series Seed financing.
Guardian Roofing Sale of Business
Advised Guardian Roofing in the sale of its business.
Noble House Hotels & Resorts Refinancing of The Edgewater Hotel
Advised Noble House Hotels & Resorts in the refinancing of The Edgewater Hotel.
Tempered Networks Series B Financing
Advised Tempered Networks, a cybersecurity solution provider, in its Series B financing.
Tempered Networks Convertible Debt Financing
Advised Tempered Networks, a cybersecurity solution provider, in its Convertible Debt financing.
Trilogy Equity Partners Venture Capital Investments
Regularly advise Trilogy Equity Partners in venture capital investments.
Valant Medical Solutions, Inc. Series A-3 Financing
Advised Valant Medical Solutions, the market leader behavioral health software for private practices, in its Series A-3 financing.
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.
Thermal Hydra Plastics LLC Acquisition of Hydra Plastics Inc.
Represented Thermal Hydra Plastics in connection with its acquisition of Hydra Plastics, Inc., d/b/a Clearwater Spas, a manufacturer and distributor of hot tubs.
Lumedic, Inc. Acquisition by Providence St. Joseph Health
Advised Lumedic, a next-generation revenue cycle management platform based on blockchain technology, in its acquisition by Providence St. Joseph Health, one of the nation's largest health systems.
Porsche SE 2018 Investment
Represented Porsche SE, the holding company with a controlling interest in the Volkswagen Group, in its 2018 investments.
Porsche SE Follow-on Investment in Markforged
Represented Porsche SE, the holding company with a controlling interest in the Volkswagen Group, in its follow-on investment in Markforged.
SkinSpirit Holdings Private Equity Financing
Represented SkinSpirit Holdings in its private equity financing.
Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. $310M Acquisition of Sid Richardson Carbon, Ltd.
Represented Tokai Carbon in its $310M acquisition of Sid Richardson Carbon, Ltd.
Vibrant Cities, LLC Financing, Acquisition and Development Activities
Counsel Vibrant Cities in its financing, acquisition and development activities.
iFoodDecisionSciences, Inc. Acquisition of HarvestMark
Advised iFoodDecisionSciences, Inc. (iFood) on its acquisition from Trimble, Inc. of its food traceability and quality management business operating through Trimble’s HarvestMark division.
Artificial Intelligence Technology Service $50.5M Series B Financing
Represented company in its $50.5 million Series B financing.
DCC Propane LLC Acquisition of Pacific Coast Energy
Represented DCC in its acquisition of Pacific Coast Energy representing a major expansion of DCC’s retail propane operations into the Pacific Northwest.
Freestone Capital Management Acquisition of Controlling Interest in Quik Pik LLC
Represented Freestone in its investment in a platform company in connection with its execution of an industry roll-up strategy.
Give InKind, Inc. Convertible Debt Financing
Represented Give InKind in its convertible debt financing to enable Give InKind to expand its service to help people help others in need.
Harbor Wholesale Grocery Inc. Acquisition of Kent, WA Operations of Food Services of America
Represented Harbor in its acquisition of a distribution center from Food Services of America as part of the FCC-mandated divestiture of that DC in connection with the acquisition of FSA by US Foods, Inc.
iFoodDecisionsSciences, Inc. Series Seed Preferred Stock Financing
Represented iFood in its $10 million Series Seed financing. iFood develops food safety software products for the agriculture industry.
Tempered, Inc. Series B Preferred Stock Financing
Represented Tempered in its $17 million Series B financing. Tempered develops solutions for secure networking.
Vibrant Cities, LLC Advise on Real Estate Development Financing Transactions
Served as counsel to Vibrant in connection with its financing transactions to support its mixed-use and other commercial and residential real estate development activities.
Red Tricycle Inc. Sale to Tinybeans Group Limited
Represented Red Tricycle in its sale to Tinybeans which is an Australian public company.
Evrnu, SPC Series A Preferred Stock Financing
We represented Evrnu in its $10.6 million Series A financing which included impact investors from all over the world.
Porsche SE US Venture Investments
Served as counsel to Porsche SE with respect to its investments in US automotive and transportation-related technologies.

Professional Experience

Graham & Dunn PC, Partner (2006-2013)

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

Smith & Leary PLLC, Associate (1993-2000)

Community Involvement

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

Washington State Bar Association, Member (1993-Present)

Keiretsu Forum Northwest, Sponsor (2015-Present)

Zino Society, Sponsor (2005-2015)

Entrepreneurs’ Organization Seattle, Sponsor (2008-2013)

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

Federal Bar Association, Member (1993-2000)

Thought Leadership

August 20, 2020News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 Recognizes 92 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
April 23, 2020 News
Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2020 Chambers® USA
Awards & Honors
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

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 (2019-2020)

“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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