Jeffrey C. Selman
Partner

Practice Areas

Experience

Jeffrey Selman has extensive experience in general transactional representation, which focuses on technology and life sciences public and private companies with an emphasis on general corporate and securities matters, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and intellectual property licensing and collaborative arrangements.

Jeffrey represents start-up and venture capital–backed technology and life sciences companies on formation, equity and debt financing, restructurings, board and management issues, licensing, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate and commercial transactional matters.

Jeffrey has mergers and acquisitions experience on both the buy-side and the sell-side, and on both sides of public-public, public-private, private-public, and private-private transactions. He handles asset and stock acquisitions, mergers, and tender offers (both cash and stock). Jeffrey regularly does cross-border transactions.

Jeffrey advises public companies reporting under the ’34 Act on general transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions, board and management issues, SEC and national exchange compliance, investor relations, corporate governance, including under the Sarbanes Oxley Act, and board committee investigations.

Speaking Engagements

"Executive Compensation Disclosure", California Bankers Association, Webinar, 2006.

"Executive Compensation Disclosure: Better Information for Stockholders and Boards," RR Donnelley, Palo Alto and San Francisco, 2006.

“Getting Ready for Real-Time Disclosure: The SEC’s New Form 8-K Requirements,” RR Donnelley, Palo Alto and San Francisco, 2004.

“Legal Ramifications for Public and Private Companies That Everyone Should Know About,” Sarbanes Best Practices Round Table, Ajilon Finance, San Francisco, 2003.

“Sarbanes Oxley Legal Considerations,” How Do I Achieve and Maintain SOX Compliance? National Teleconference, MetaGroup, 2003.

Publications

“The Process of Electronic Contracting: New Rules for the New Commerce,” Business Law News, State Bar of California, Vol. 22, No. 1 (Winter 2002).

“Court Refuses to Enforce ‘Browse-Wrap’ Web Software License Agreement,” Cyberspace Lawyer, Vol. 6, No. 6 (September 2001, Glasser Legal Works).

“Asset-Based Financing of Software Licenses: Exploring the Conflicts Between Developers and Lenders,” Journal of International Taxation, Vol. 10, No. 1 (January 1999, RIA Group).

“Steering the Titanic Clear of the Iceberg: Saving the Sale of Software from the Perils of Warranties” (with Christopher S. Chen), University of San Francisco Law Review, Vol. 31, No. 3 (Spring 1997).

Admissions

Admitted to practice in California.

Affiliations

Jeffrey served as vice chair of the State Bar of California’s Business Law Section in 2004–2005. He is also a former appointed member of the Business Law Section’s Committee of Cyberspace and Law (1997–2001). Jeffrey is also a member in the American Bar Association’s Section of Business Law, including the Negotiated Acquisitions Committee, the Federal Regulations of Securities Committee, and the Corporate Governance Committee.

Education

Columbia University School of Law, J.D.
Stanford University, A.B. (with distinction and honors)