I believe Law as Results means DELIVERING. I first listen to my clients to understand what they need. I then engage my experience, legal skill, practical knowledge and our firm's resources to do whatever it takes to meet those needs promptly and concretely. In the end, I deliver: the right answer and the basis for sound decisions, the closed financing and funds for growth, the key acquisition and new business opportunities.

I devote myself to helping clients structure, set up and run businesses, handle complicated securities and corporate finance transactions and issues, put together and understand key contracts and complete critical mergers and acquisitions.

I've advised on numerous private placements and have worked on both sides of urgent M&A transactions. I have considerable experience on the public-company side and in advising non-U.S. companies and their counsel about U.S. securities law aspects of cross-border transactions.

The qualities that set me apart are creativity, flexibility and knowing what's important. My clients rely on me to understand their priorities and in the legal landscape, to explain all of it clearly so they can make good decisions. This approach keeps the focus - both mine and theirs - on the important things when situations and transactions are shifting. When challenges and obstacles arise, my clients need me to be unflappable, react briskly, ask the right questions and create solutions that will get the deal done.

I am energized and motivated when I can watch the deals I've helped clients complete become part of their developing "big pictures". Law as Results for me means helping my clients move forward, understanding where they want to be and delivering results.

RESULTS IN ACTION

BigDoor Media, Inc., Series A Preferred Stock Financing, Investment Contract Financing and Convertible Note Financing

Innovative Healthcare Incorporated, Convertible Note Financing

BluWater Consulting, LLC, sale of the company to Sogeti USA LLC (representation of a selling member)

Rushforth Construction Co., Inc., sale of the company to Adolfson & Peterson, Inc.

2008 Granite Bay Lands Fund, Formation of $130 million Private Equity Real Estate Fund

Imagekind, Inc. sale of the company to CafePress.com, Inc.

HSC Real Estate, Inc., sale of the company to Consolidated American Services, Inc.

Trinity Real Estate, Inc.
LLC Formations and Private Placement Financings for Des Moines Place Investors, LLC ($2,950,000) and Scandia Investors, LLC ($3,125,000)

Inkaar Corporation, $750,000
Private placement financing

StraitShot Communications, Inc., $5,000,000
Private Placement Financing

Neah Power Systems, Inc., $1,200,000
Private Placement Financing

E-Zone Networks Inc., $80,000,000
Private merger with Netpulse Communications, Inc. and Xystos Corp.

ZoneNetwork.com, Inc., $25,000,000
Private merger with Quokka Sports, Inc.

ARIS Corporation, $10,000,000
Public merger with fine.com International Corp.

Virtual Relocation.com, Inc., $6,000,000
Private Placement Financing

BRIAZZ, Inc.
Private Placement and Bridge Financings

CD Radio Inc. (now Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.), $135,000,000
Private Placement Financing

Unity Wireless Corporation, $20,000,000
Public Offering

AREAS OF PRACTICE:

Corporate Law
Securities Law

EDUCATION:

Columbia Law School
(J.D., 1992)
• Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
• Haft Foundation Moot Court Prize

Harvard College
(A.B., magna cum laude, Social Studies, 1989)

ASSOCIATIONS:

Washington State Bar Association

STATE LICENSES:

Washington, 1995
New York, 1993

Matthew W. Runkel

8.4/10

Excellent

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