Jeff Hartlin is a partner in the Corporate practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Palo Alto and San Diego offices. Mr. Hartlin concentrates his practice in securities and corporate law and has represented public and private companies in the software, hardware, information technology, biotechnology/biopharmaceutical, medical device, semiconductor, clean technology and financial industries. His experience in all aspects of the capital formation process includes representing issuers, underwriters, venture capital firms and placement agents in IPOs, registered directs, at-the-market offerings and rights offerings, as well as private placements, PIPEs, debt financings, Rule 144A transactions, reverse mergers, Regulation S offerings.

Mr. Hartlin has represented several public and private companies in equity and debt private placements with a combined value of several billion. He also represents Nasdaq, NYSE, AMEX and OTC-traded companies with their periodic reporting requirements and listing qualification issues. He regularly advises boards of directors and management of public and private companies regarding corporate governance issues, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Act and the JOBS Act.

Mr. Hartlin also represents public and private corporations in merger and acquisition transactions, joint ventures, leveraged and non-leveraged acquisitions, spinoffs, spin-ins and dispositions.