Rick Kline, a partner in Goodwin Procter’s Technology Companies and Capital Markets Practices, specializes in all areas of corporate and securities laws with a primary focus on capital markets transactions. He joined Goodwin Procter in 2011.
WORK FOR CLIENTS
Mr. Kline represents a full range of corporate clients on a wide variety of matters, including company formations, venture financings, M&A transactions, capital markets transactions, corporate governance and advising board of directors. He has also represented a number of banks in securities transactions.
MEDIA
Mr. Kline’s speaking engagements have included: “Preparing for an IPO,” Institute of Management Accountants, Santa Clara, California (May 2011); “Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company in 2011,” Practising Law Institute, San Francisco, California (May 2011); “The Current Environment and Emerging Issues,” SEC Reporting & FASB Forum for Mid-sized and Smaller Companies, sponsored by The SEC Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada (September 2010); and “KPMG and NYSE Euronext IPO Bootcamp,” sponsored by KPMG and the NYSE, Palo Alto, California (September 2009).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Prior to joining Goodwin Procter, Mr. Kline was a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto. Previously, he was employed as a CPA at Coopers & Lybrand in Boston.
BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS
Mr. Kline is admitted to practice in California.