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Bill Kleinman
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Mr. Kleinman focuses on corporate and securities law. His expertise includes public offerings and private finance (including venture capital), corporate governance, SEC/S-OX compliance, mergers, acquisitions and buy-outs.
Mr. Kleinman’s recent transactional matters include the following:
§ Represented telecommunications hardware, enterprise software, wireless PCS and international distribution companies in IPOs, public offerings of equity and debt, 144A transactions, and ’34 Act Filings.
§ Represented voice over IP, network processor, semiconductor and e-commerce companies, and their investors in seed and venture capital fundings, stock option plans, and stockholder agreements.
§ Represented buyers and sellers in acquisitions of technology, software, service, and industrial products companies in transactions involving mergers, auctions, LBOs, ESOPs, publicly traded securities and registration rights.
§ Represented publicly traded companies in connection with corporate governance matters, poison pills, shark repellants, proxy fights and acquisitions.
§ Represented companies in connection with the formation of joint ventures and strategic partnerships.
§ Represented technology startups in the adoption of stock option plans, restricted stock plans, and stockholder agreements.
Mr. Kleinman has written and spoken extensively on corporate governance and Sarbanes-Oxley topics.
Education
J.D., University of TexasLawSchool, 1983, Associate Editor, Texas Law Review
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979
Memberships
American Bar Association (Business Law Section, Committee on the Regulation of Securities, Task Force on the Section 307 Attorney Standards, Subcommittees on Registration of Securities and Disclosure); Co-Chair, Best Practices Program, Corporate Compliance Center; Board of Directors, Metroplex Technology Business Counsel; College of the State Bar of Texas 2005-2006; Texas Bar Foundation; University of Texas at Dallas Development Board
Publications and Presentations
“Above and Beyond,” The Deal, 2004;“Directors’ Duty to Respond to Whistleblower Reports and Implement a Compliance Program,” Directorship, 2003; “The (Developing) Role of the Legal Department Under 404,” American Society of Corporate Secretaries, 2004; “Attorney Standards of Professional Conduct: Practical Implications for Legal Departments and Law Firms,” Haynes and Boone’s Corporate Officers Forum 2003; “Sarbanes-Oxley Codes of Ethics: Practical Considerations,” Haynes and Boone Legal Officers Forum, 2002; “The Board’s Duty of Oversight,” Haynes and Boone Legal Officers Forum, 2002; “Practical Aspects of Going Public,” Haynes and Boone Legal Officers Forum, 2002.“
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