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Joe Prencipe

Attorney-at-law
Email: joe@prencipe.com
Phone: (310) 728-9994

J.D., University of Washington
B.A., Honours, University of Washington

Joe advises clients on business, corporate, and finance matters.

Joe’s from the Seattle area. He started his career in Tokyo at the leader of the Magic Circle of top international law firms, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. He also practiced law at one of the top-5 largest law firms in the world, Baker McKenzie. He summered at Morgan Lewis Bockius, clerked at the SEC Division of Enforcement, and clerked at the Seattle City Attorney’s Office.

Joe has extensive experience working with technology businesses. He has worked in-house at several businesses, including the Elon Musk ideated business associated with Richard Branson, Virgin Hyperloop One. He has also worked in-house as General Counsel at several fast growing startups, two of which have been acquired by major companies.

Let's meet & talk about your case.

Our initial meeting is free and you will not be charged.

Matters which I advise on.

  • Entity Formation
  • Corporations
  • LLCs
  • Partnerships
  • Holding Companies
  • Offshore HoldCos
  • Bespoke Structuring
  • Founder Stock Structuring
  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Documentation
  • Employee Benefits & ERISA
  • Stock Option Plans
  • Business Transactions
  • Commercial Agreements
  • SaaS Agreements
  • Supply Agreements
  • Licensing Agreements
  • IP Agreements
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Tender Offers
  • Roll-ups
  • Seller Financing
  • SBA Financing
  • Startup Financing
  • Venture Capital
  • Equity Preferred Financing
  • Venture Debt
  • Convertible Notes
  • Warrants
  • Loans
  • Mezzanine Financing
  • Structured Financing
  • SEC Securities Filings
  • Entity Formation
  • Corporations
  • LLCs
  • Partnerships
  • Holding Companies
  • Offshore HoldCos
  • Bespoke Structuring
  • Founder Stock Structuring
  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Documentation
  • Employee Benefits & ERISA
  • Stock Option Plans
  • Business Transactions
  • Commercial Agreements
  • SaaS Agreements
  • Supply Agreements
  • Licensing Agreements
  • IP Agreements
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Tender Offers
  • Roll-ups
  • Seller Financing
  • Startup Financing
  • Venture Capital
  • Equity Preferred Financing
  • Venture Debt
  • Convertible Notes
  • Warrants
  • Loans
  • Mezzanine Financing
  • Structured Financing
  • SEC Securities Filings

Many of our transactions have been headlines in the news.

Represented Virgin Hyperloop One on its $80m Series B preferred equity financing.

Represented Novartis AG on the USD5.4bn sale of Novartis Animal Health Division to Eli Lilly.

Represented Chubu Electric Power Co. on its partial merger with Tokyo Electric Power Co.

Represented the Asian Development Bank on the first Climate Bond in Asia and the Pacific.

Represented Hess Exploration and Production Malaysia B.V. on the USD12bn acquisition of the North Malay Basin Project gas blocks.

Represented OMERS on the structuring of the Global Strategic Investment Alliance.

Represented the Government of Japan on the USD18bn privatization of Kansai Airport.

Represented Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal on the acquisition of an Indian metal and car parts company.

Represented Mitsubishi UFJ on its USD12.5bn loan to Suntory Holdings to acquire Jim Beam.

Here is how you can reach me.

Our address.

1100 Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90401

phone.

(310) 728-9994
(Best to text or email) 

send a message.

joe@prencipe.com
  

Our clients are both major institutions and new startups.

Feel free to message me here to schedule a free call.