ABOUT Josh Geffon

Joshua D. Geffon is a shareholder in Stradling’s Corporate practice group.

Josh is a strategic partner to entrepreneurs, executives and in-house legal teams, collaborating with innovative companies throughout their life-cycles, from nascent-stage startups to billion-dollar public corporations. He regularly advises emerging growth companies, conducts mergers and acquisitions for middle-market and public corporations, and provides counsel and advice to boards of directors and senior management on corporate governance, intellectual property and technology transactions. His experience includes a significant number of sales transactions.

Awards

“Rising Star,” by Southern California Super Lawyers, 2012-2014 and 2017
Finalist, Corporate Counsel of the Year, Los Angeles Business Journal, 2015
“Top 40 Under 40”, Pacific Coast Business Times , 2010

Recent Speaking Engagements

“Organizing and Financing the Emerging Growth Company,” UCSB Technology Management Program (May 2016)
“What Every Business Lawyer Needs to Know but They Did Not Teach You in Law School,” Business Law Education Committee of the ABA Business Law Section (April 2014)
“Securities and Exchange Commission’s Latest Proposals in Light of the JOBS Act and the Dodd-Frank Act,” Angel Subcommittee of the Venture Capital and Private Equity Committee of the ABA Business Law Section (August 2013)
“Intellectual Property and Incorporation,” UCLA Startups 101 Presentation (May 2013)
“A Lesson From the Ground Floor – 10 Legal Things to Fortify Your Startup,” Loyola Marymount University (January 2013)
“‘Top 10’ Legal Things to (Hopefully) Keep Your Startup Out of Trouble,” UCSB Technology Management Program (February 2012)
“Considerations When Organizing a New Company,” UCSB Technology Management Program (January 2011)

Featured Experience

Riverside Company Acquires Be Green Packaging

Represented Santa Barbara-based Be Green Packaging, which designs and manufactures Cradle to Cradle™ certified, environmentally friendly products and packaging for the consumer packaged goods and foodservice industries, in its acquisition by the Riverside Company.
Evolus, Inc. Completes Its Acquisition by Strathspey Crown Holdings, LLC

Represented Evolus, Inc. in its acquisition by Strathspey Crown Holdings LLC. Read the press release.
Deckers Outdoor Corporation Completes $120 Million Asset Acquisition of Sanuk

Represented Deckers Outdoor Corporation in connection with its asset acquisition to acquire the Sanuk brand, an action sport and adventure footwear brand.
Riverside Company Acquires Be Green Packaging

Represented Santa Barbara-based Be Green Packaging, which designs and manufactures Cradle to Cradle™ certified, environmentally friendly products and packaging for the consumer packaged goods and foodservice industries, in its acquisition by the Riverside Company.
Evolus, Inc. Completes Its Acquisition by Strathspey Crown Holdings, LLC

Represented Evolus, Inc. in its acquisition by Strathspey Crown Holdings LLC. Read the press release.
Evolus, Inc. Signs Licensing Deal With Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co.

Represented Evolus, Inc., a U.S. biotech venture, in its exclusive licensing deal with Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co., a major South Korean drugmaker, in Daewoong’s bid to sell its botox products in the U.S. and European markets beginning as early as 2016.
Stellar Biotechnologies, Inc. Completes $12 Million Private Placement

Represented Stellar Biotechnologies, Inc. (OTCQB: SBOTF) (TSX VENTURE: KLH) in its $12 million private placement. The proceeds will be used for product research, aquaculture and Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin (KLH) production development, capital expenditures and working capital. Read the press release.
Dragoneer Venture Capital Fund Completes $3 Million Series A Preferred Stock Investment in Onapsis SRL

Represented Dragoneer Venture Capital Fund (formerly, Pioneer Global Investors, LLC) in connection with its investment into Onapsis SRL, an Argentinian company.
Anchovi Labs Completes Sale to Dropbox

Represented Anchovi Labs (a Caltech spin-out) in connection with its sale to Dropbox.
Deckers Outdoor Corporation Secures $400 Million JP Morgan Credit Financing

Represented Deckers Outdoor Corporation in its credit financing from JP Morgan.
Facebook, Inc. Completes Initial Public Offering

Represented a private investment group in connection with Facebook’s IPO and certain private sale transactions.
Cool Planet Systems Secures $25.5 Million in Series C Venture Capital Financing

Represented Cool Planet Energy Systems, Inc. in its Series C venture capital financing, with investments by Google Ventures, ConocoPhillips, GE Capital, NRG Energy, Constellation Energy, British Petroleum, and North Bridge Venture Partners.
Deckers Outdoor Corporation Completes $120 Million Asset Acquisition of Sanuk

Represented Deckers Outdoor Corporation in connection with its asset acquisition to acquire the Sanuk brand, an action sport and adventure footwear brand.
Cool Planet BioFuels Secures $20 Million in Series B Venture Capital Financing

Represented Cool Planet BioFuels, Inc. in its $20 million Series B venture capital financing, with investments by Google Ventures, ConocoPhillips, GE Capital, NRG Energy, and North Bridge Venture Partners.
United Sample, Inc. Acquires Digital Marketing Services from AOL

Represented United Sample, Inc. (now uSamp) in connection with its acquisition of Digital Marketing Services from AOL.
Eucalyptus Systems Secures $20 Million in Venture Capital Financing

Represented Eucalyptus Systems, Inc. in connection with its $20 million venture capital financing.
Stellar Biotechnologies Completes Reverse Merger Into a Public Entity

Represented Stellar Biotechnologies, Inc. in its reverse merger into a public entity transaction on the TSX Venture Exchange.