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Education
  • Brigham Young University (B.A.,1984)
  • Brigham Young University (M.B.A.,1991)
  • Brigham Young University (J.D.,1991)


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Justin L. Bastian Justin L. Bastian

Partner
Primary Office: Palo Alto

Email: jbastian@mofo.com
Phone: (650) 813-5641
Fax: (650) 494-0792

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Justin Bastian, a partner in Morrison & Foerster’s Palo Alto office, is a corporate lawyer with extensive securities compliance and corporate finance and M&A experience. In addition to regularly representing public companies in their public reporting and compliance issues, Mr. Bastian has undertaken company-side and banker-side representations to complete over 75 public offerings involving companies in a wide variety of industries including semiconductor, semiconductor equipment, software, communications, computer, Internet and REITs. Mr. Bastian has counseled numerous companies and all major investment banks in connection with various preferred stock offerings and convertible and high-yield debt financings.

Mr. Bastian’s extensive experience in advising public companies includes ‘34 Act reporting and disclosure issues such as Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K; Regulation FD; Regulation G; Section 16; as well as the myriad disclosure and compliance issues in corporate governance under Sarbanes-Oxley. Representative public company clients Mr. Bastian has advised include: Electroglas, Inc.; Semitool, Inc.; Novellus Systems, Inc.; JDS Uniphase; Merix Corp.; O2 Micro International Limited; Sonics, Inc.; PLX Technology, Inc.; Pericom Semiconductor Corporation; Micrel Inc.; Aerocentruy Corp.; Spieker Properties; Essex Property Trust, Inc.; and Glenborough Realty Trust.

Mr. Bastian regularly counsels public and private companies, venture funds and investment banking firms in general corporate, transactional and securities disclosure and compliance issues. He advises the management and boards of directors of public companies in strategic and corporate issues related to the growth of their businesses.

Mr. Bastian regularly lectures at seminars and conferences on various ‘33 Act and ‘34 Act law matters, and is a Staff member of the Practicing Law Institute specializing in ‘34 Act reporting and Section 16.

Mr. Bastian was born in Fairbanks, Alaska in 1960. He received his B.A. in Economics in 1984 and his M.B.A and J.D. degrees, magna cum laude, in 1991 from Brigham Young University.

Representative Transactions


Transactions
 
Investment Bank
 
Source Photonics, Inc.
In-Process
Initial Public Offering
 
Credit Suisse
Cowen and Company
Needham & Company, LLC
Merriman Curhan Ford & Co.
 
Sonics Solutions
In-Process
Initial Public Offering
 
UBS Investment Bank
Cowen and Company
ThinkEquity Partners LLC
Caris & Company
 
EastGroup Properties, Inc.
May 21, 2008
$60,000,000
Follow-on Offering
 
Merrill Lynch & Co.
 
Komag
April 17, 2007
$250,000,000
Debt Offering
 
Credit Suisse
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
Citigroup
Piper Jaffray
 
Electroglas, Inc
March 25, 2007
$25,750,000
Debt Offering
 
Piper Jaffray
 
Glenborough Realty Trust
$1.9 Billion
M&A
Announced August 21, 2006
 
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
 
Loopnet, Inc.
June 6, 2006
$82,800,000
Initial Public Offering
 
Credit Suisse
Thomas Weisel Partners, LLC.
Pacific Crest Securities
Pacific Growth Equities, LLC
 
JDS Uniphase
May 10, 2006
$425,000,000
Debt Offering
 
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Credit Suisse
 
Nextest Systems Corporation
March 21, 2006
$84,000,000
Initial Public Offering
 
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Needham & Company, LLC.
SG Cowen & Co.
 
O2 Micro International
Hong Kong Listing
By Introduction
Hong Kong IPO
 
Morgan Stanley
Piper Jaffray.
Needham & Company
 
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
$235,000,000
October 28, 2005
Debt Offering
 
Banc of American Securities
UBS.
 
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
$495,000,000
Represented Ray Dolby, selling stockholder
February 16, 2005
Initial Public Offering
 
Morgan Stanley
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
JP Morgan
Adams Harkness
William Blair & Company
 
Glenborough Realty Trust
$83,200,000
Follow-on Offering
December 14, 2004
 
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
 
Glenborough Realty Trust
March 11, 2004
$72,080,000
Follow-on Offering
 
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
 
AlphaSmart
February 6, 2004
$26,400,000
Initial Public Offering
 
Deutsche Bank Securities
Jeffries & Company, Inc.
Legg Mason Wood Walker
 
Carrier Access
February 5, 2004
$73,500,000
Follow-on Offering
 
Credit Suisse First Boston
Deutsche Bank Securities
Needham & Company, Inc.
 
Komag
January 28, 2004
$80,500,000
Follow on Offering
 
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
Piper Jaffray
Needham & Company, Inc.
Thomas Weisel Partners LLC
 
Komag
January 28, 2004
$80,500,000
Debt Offering
 
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
Piper Jaffray
Needham & Company, Inc.
Thomas Weisel Partners LLC
 
Emulex Corporation
December 9, 2003
$450,000,000
Debt Offering
 
Credit Suisse First Boston
Deutsche Bank Securities
 
RadiSys
November 13, 2003
$100,000,000
Debt Offering
 
Banc of America Securities
Credit Suisse First Boston
 
EastGroup Properties, Inc.
November 13, 2003
$25,000,000
Direct Offering
 
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
 
Portal Software, Inc.
September 12, 2003
$60,000,000
Follow-on Offering
 
Raymond James
Kaufman Bros., L.P.
 
EastGroup Properties, Inc.
May 20, 2003
Directed offering of 571,429 shares
 
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
 
Electroglas, Inc.
June 21, 2002
$35,500,000
Debt Offering
 
Robertson Stephens
 
Emulex Corporation
January 29, 2002
$300,000,000
Debt Offering
 
Credit Suisse First Boston
Thomas Weisel Partners LLC
 
Nassda Corporation
December 12, 2001
$57,500,000
Initial Public Offering
 
Robertson Stephens
SG Cowen
UBS Warburg
 
O2 Micro International Limited
November 26, 2001
$64,075,000
Follow-on Offering
 
Robertson Stephens
SG Cowen
U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray
Needham & Company, Inc.
 
Novellus Systems, Inc.
July 26, 2001
$880,000,000
Debt Offering
 
Merrill Lynch & Co.
 
Simplex Solutions, Inc.
May 2, 2001
$55,200,000
Initial Public Offering
 
Credit Suisse First Boston
Robertson Stephens
SG Cowen
 
Numerical Technologies, Inc.
April 7, 2000
$77,476,000
Initial Public Offering
 
Credit Suisse First Boston
Chase H&Q
SG Cowen
 
eMachines
March 23, 2000
$180,000,000
Initial Public Offering
 
Credit Suisse First Boston
Chase H&Q
Robertson Stephens
Salomon Smith Barney
 
Digital Think, Inc.
February 24, 2000
$61,600,000
Initial Public Offering
 
Credit Suisse First Boston
Chase H&Q
Robertson Stephens
 
VA Linux Systems Inc.
December 9, 1999
$151,800,000
Initial Public Offering
 
Credit Suisse First Boston
Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown
Hambrecht & Quist
Lehman Brothers
 
Gadzoox Networks, Inc.
July 19, 1999
$73,500,000
Initial Public Offering
 
Credit Suisse First Boston
Hambrecht & Quist
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
 
CyberSource Corporation
June 24, 1999
$50,600,000
Initial Public Offering
 
Merrill Lynch & Co.
J.P. Morgan & Co.
PaineWebber Incorporated
C.E. Unterberg, Towbin
 
pcOrder.com, Inc.
February 25, 1999
$46,200,000
Initial Public Offering
 
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Credit Suisse First Boston
SG Cowen
 
Beyond.com
April 13, 1999
$140,000,000
Follow-on Offering
 
Credit Suisse First Boston
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
BancBoston Robertson Stephens
C.E. Unterberg, Towbin
 
Plantronics, Inc.
February 4, 1999
$88,750,000
Follow-on Offering
 
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Salomon Smith Barney
Hambrecht & Quist
McDonald Investments Inc.
 
  • August 21, 2006; $1.9 billion; Merger.
  • June 6, 2006; 82,800,000; Initial Public Offering.
  • May 10, 2006; $425,000,000; Debt Offering.
  • March 21, 2006; $84,000,000; Initial Public Offering.
  • October 28, 2005, $235,000,000; Debt Offering.
  • February 16, 2005, $495,000,000; Initial Public Offering
  • December 14, 2004; $83,200,000; Follow-on Offering
  • March 11, 2004; $72,080,000; Follow-on Equity Offering.
  • February 6, 2004; $26,400,000; Initial Public Offering.
  • February 5, 2004; $73,500,000 Follow-on Equity Offering.
  • January 28, 2004: $80,500,000 Convertible Debt Offering.
  • January 28, 2004; $80,500,000 Follow-on Equity Offering.
  • December 9, 2003; $450,000,000 Debt Offering.
  • November 13, 2003; $100,000,000 Debt Offering.
  • November 13, 2003; $25,000,000 Direct Offering.
  • September 12, 2003; $60,000,000 Follow-on Offering.
  • May 20, 2003; $571,429 Direct Offering.
  • June 21, 2002; $35,500,000; Debt Offering.
  • January 29, 2002; $300,000,000; Debt Offering.
  • December 12, 2001; $57,500,000; Initial Public Offering.
  • November 26, 2001; $64,075,000; Common Stock Offering.
  • July 26, 2001; $880,000,000; Debt Offering.
  • May 2, 2001; $55,200,000 Initial Public Offering.
  • April 2000; $77,476,000 Initial Public Offering.
  • March 2000; $180,000,000 Initial Public Offering.
  • February 2000; $61,000,000 Initial Public Offering.
  • December 1999; $151,800,000 Initial Public Offering.
  • July 1999; $73,500,000 Initial Public Offering.
  • June 1999; $50,600,000 Initial Public Offering.
  • April 1999; $140,000,000 Common Stock Offering.
  • February 1999; $46,200,000 Initial Public Offering.
  • February 1999; $88,750,000 Common Stock Offering.
  • November 1998; $21,000,000 Private Placement Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units.
  • March 1998; $150,000,000 Private Debt Offering.
  • February 1998; $60,000,000 Series B Preferred Units.
  • January 1998; $250,000,000 Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.
  • December 1997; $53,250,000 Common Stock Offering.
  • October 1997; $282,500,000 Common Stock Offering.
  • September 1997; $46,345,000 Common Stock Offering.
  • July 1997; $158,000,000 Common Stock Offering.
  • March 1997; $58,500,000 Common Stock Offering.
  • March 1997; $70,875,000 Common Stock Offering.
  • January 1997; $375,935,000 Common Stock Offering.
  • December 1996; $125,000,000 Debt Offering.
  • December 1996; $77,228,250 Common Stock Offering.
  • October 1996; $55,846,875 Common Stock Offering.
  • August 1996; $57,557,500 Common Stock Offering.
  • July 1996; $40,000,000 Private Placement of Preferred Stock.
  • June 1996; $200,000,000 Medium Term Note Offering.
  • March 1996; $158,076,750 Common Stock Public Offering and Concurrent Private Placements.
  • January 1996; $100,000,000 Debt Offering.
  • December 1995; $260,000,000 Debt Offering.
  • December 1995; $115,000,000 Perpetual Preferred Stock Offering.
  • October 1995; $100,000,000 Senior Debt Offering.
  • September 1995; $64,750,000 Common Stock Offering.
  • May 1995; $173,562,500 Common Stock Public Offering and Concurrent Private Placements.
  • February 1995; $39,000,000 Initial Public Offering.
  • June 1994; $27,621,000 Initial Public Offering.
  • May 1994; $25,000,000 Private Placement of Preferred Stock.
  • December 1993; $25,300,000 Initial Public Offering.