Lynne Bolduc

PARTNER

Over the past three decades, Lynne Bolduc has established herself as one of the premier corporate and securities attorneys on the West Coast.  She has structured and implemented billions of dollars worth of business and financing transactions and has represented both domestic and international clients in complex transactions across multiple industries.  She specializes in crafting creative financing solutions for companies wanting to raise money, go public, sell, or acquire other companies.

Lynne represents both private and public companies, as well as investment bankers, venture capitalists, funds, and other financing companies.  Lynne’s experience includes corporate governance; contract negotiations; mergers and acquisitions; private offerings; public offerings; and public company reporting with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Not only has she earned the trust of her clients and the respect of her peers, Lynne is also a frequent speaker and expert witness on business and securities law issues, has published numerous articles, and was recognized as a Southern California Rising Star Attorney by Los Angeles Magazine and Southern California Super Lawyers three years in a row.  Lynne also serves as a Director on the Board of Directors of the National Investment Banking Association.

Securities Transactions

  • Represents numerous start-up and development stage companies in various stages of equity and debt private offerings

  • Performed first ever Initial Public Offering (IPO) of a Pakistani technology company in the U.S.

  • Represented Chinese healthcare company in IPO on NASDAQ

  • Represented oil and gas company in IPO on NASDAQ

  • Represents life sciences company with spin-offs of multiple divisions into separate public companies

Real Estate Securities Transactions

  • Represents residential real estate development company in Wall Street  underwritten firm commitment IPO and four follow-on public offerings on NASDAQ raising over $122.2 million and ongoing corporate governance and SEC reporting

  • Represented commercial real estate development company in IPO using Regulation A+

  • Represents real estate companies in multiple private offerings

  • Represents private real estate fund in multiple domestic and offshore private offerings

Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Represented aerospace company in its acquisition by a New York Stock Exchange company

  • Advised California healthcare organization (HCO) on its stock sale to a national HCO

  • Represented a life sciences company in its acquisition of a research and development company

  • Represented a manufacturing company in its asset sale

  • Advised an association management services company in its sale to its employees

Regulatory and Compliance

  • Advises nationwide investment banks on transactions and compliance

  • Advises private equity funds on regulatory compliance

  • Assists clients with regulatory examinations and investigations with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and state regulatory agencies

Professional Activities and Awards

  • OC Visionaries Most Influential Leaders, LA Times (2023)

  • Orange County Business Journal’s Women in Business Award Nominee (2023)

  • Director on the Board of Directors of the National Investment Banking Association (2010 through the present)

  • Director on the Board of Directors of a private, for-profit corporation (2007 through the present)

  • Director Coach, The National Conversation on Diversity, 50/50 Women on Boards, 2021, 2020, and 2019

  • Member of the Investment Committee of a private, for-profit corporation (2013 through the 2019)

  • Member of the Compensation Committee of a private, for-profit corporation (2008 through the present)

  • Corporate Secretary of private, for-profit companies (2008 through the present)

  • Qualified Expert Witness in corporate and securities matters (2000 through the present)

  • Named a Southern California Rising Star Attorney by Los Angeles magazine and Southern California SuperLawyers Three Years in a Row (2006, 2005, and 2004)

Speaking Engagements

  • Speaker, How to Raise Money in the U.S., Planet MicroCap Conference, Vancouver, September 2023

  • Panelist, Making the Right Choice: IPO, SPAC or Reverse Merger and At-The-Market, Registered Direct Offerings or a PIPE, Planet MicroCap Showcase, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2023

  • Presenter, The Innovators Radio Show, and Podcast, Stanford University, September 2022

  • Moderator, Trending Legal Topics Panel, Planet MicroCap Showcase, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2022

  • Presenter, The Deal Flow Show Podcast, October 2020

  • Presenter, She Wears Stilettos Summit, September 2020

  • Panelist, COVID-19 Impact: What’s Next from a Legal Perspective, SNN Network Conference, August 2020

  • Panelist, COVID-19: Legal Ramifications for Small Companies, Planet MicroCap Showcase, April 2020

  • Panelist, Disruptive Financing – Regulatory and Legal Issues to Consider for ICOs and Token Sales, Planet MicroCap Showcase, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2018

  • Presenter, Business Law Myths, Women’s Business Development Initiative, Irvine, California, April 2016

  • Presenter, Starting a Small Business, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, California, March 2013

  • Speaker, The Colorful World of Securities Law, Business Development Initiative, Irvine, California, March 2012

  • Speaker, Everything You Wanted to Know About Securities Law, But Were Afraid to Ask, National Investment, Banking Association Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 2008

Published Articles

  • The Private Offering Super Highway, Micro-Cap Review Magazine, Quarter 2, 2012

  • Underwriters Now Held to Higher Standards of Due Diligence, February 27, 1998

  • A Case without a Client, The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, The Federal Lawyer, May 1996

  • Time for a Change: Problems with the American Jury System, Women Lawyers Journal, December 1995

  • My Two Moms, Johnson v. Calvert, Western State University Law Review, Fall, 1993

Memberships and Associations

  • Founder and Chairperson of the Women’s Business Development Initiative (2011 through the present)

  • Member of 50/50 Women on Boards (2019 through the present)

  • Committee Member, Octane Women Leaders, Women on Boards Committee (2021 through the present)

  • Member of the Trusted Advisor Council (2020 through 2023)

  • Member of the Women in Influence Network (2014 through 2020)

  • Member of the OSEA Angels Investors Network (2019)

Illustrative Transactions