Lynne Bolduc

PARTNER

Over the past three decades, Lynne Bolduc has established herself as one of the premier corporate and  securities lawyers on the West Coast. She has structured and implemented billions of dollars’ worth of  business and financing transactions, and has represented both domestic and international clients in  complex transactions across multiple industries. She specializes in crafting creative financing solutions  for companies wanting to raise money, go public, sell, or acquire other companies. 

Lynne represents both private and public companies, as well as investment bankers, venture capitalists,  funds, and other financing companies. Lynne’s experience includes corporate governance; contract  negotiations; mergers and acquisitions; private offerings; public offerings; and public company reporting  with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  

Not only has she earned the trust of her clients and the respect of her peers, Lynne is also a frequent speaker and expert witness  on business and securities law issues, has published numerous articles, and was recognized as a Southern California Rising Star  Attorney by Los Angeles Magazine and Southern California Super Lawyers three years in a row. Lynne also serves as a  Director on the Board of Directors of the National Investment Banking Association.

Securities Transactions

  • Represents numerous start-up and development stage companies in various stages of equity and debt private  offerings 

  • Performed first ever Initial Public Offering (IPO) of a Pakistani technology company in the U.S.

  • Represented Chinese healthcare company in IPO on NASDAQ 

  • Represented oil and gas company in IPO on NASDAQ 

  • Represents life sciences company with spin-offs of multiple divisions into separate public companies

Real Estate Securities Transactions

  • Represents residential real estate development company in Wall Street  underwritten firm commitment IPO and four follow-on public offerings on NASDAQ raising over $122.2 million and ongoing corporate governance and SEC reporting

  • Represented commercial real estate development company in IPO using Regulation A+

  • Represents real estate companies in multiple private offerings 

  • Represents private real estate fund in multiple domestic and offshore private offerings

Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Represented aerospace company in its acquisition by a New York Stock Exchange company

  • Advised California healthcare organization (HCO) on its stock sale to a national HCO

  • Represented a life sciences company in its acquisition of a research and development company

  • Represented a manufacturing company in its asset sale 

  • Advised an association management services company in its sale to its employees

Regulatory and Compliance

  • Advises nationwide investment banks on transactions and compliance 

  • Advises private equity funds on regulatory compliance 

  • Assists clients with regulatory examinations and investigations with the Securities and Exchange Commission  (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and state regulatory agencies 

Professional Activities

  • Director on the Board of Directors of the National Investment Banking Association (2010 through the present)

  • Director on the Board of Directors of a private, for-profit corporation (2007 through the present)

  • Director Coach, The National Conversation on Diversity, 50/50 Women on Boards, 2021, 2020, and 2019

  • Member of the Investment Committee of a private, for-profit corporation (2013 through 2019)

  • Member of the Compensation Committee of a private, for-profit corporation (2008 through the present)

  • Corporate Secretary of private, for-profit companies (2008 through the present)  

  • Qualified Expert Witness in corporate and securities matters (2000 through the present)

Awards and Accolades 

  • Orange County Inspirational Women & Leadership Award Nominee, Los Angeles Times, March 2024

  • Named an Orange County Visionary by the Los Angeles Times, October 2023 

  • Orange County Business Journal Women in Business Awards Nominee, September 2023

  • Named a Southern California Rising Star Attorney by Los Angeles magazine and Southern California Super  Lawyers Three Years in a Row, 2006, 2005, and 2004

Speaking Engagements

  • Moderator, Legal Trends and Insights for MicroCap Issuers in 2024, Planet MicroCap Showcase, Las Vegas,  Nevada, May 2024 

  • Guest, The Brunch Club Podcast, March 2024 

  • Keynote Speaker, How to Raise Capital in the United States, Planet Microcap Showcase, Vancouver, Canada,  September 2023 

  • Presenter, Trends in Public Markets, Pondel Wilkinson Conference, July 2023 

  • Panelist, Making the Right Choice: IPO, SPAC or Reverse Merger and At-The-Market, Registered Direct  Offerings or a PIPE, Planet MicroCap Showcase, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2023 

  • Presenter, The Innovators Radio Show and Podcast, Stanford University, September 2022

  • Moderator, Trending Legal Topics Panel, Planet MicroCap Showcase, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2022

  • Director Coach, National Conversation on Board Diversity, 50/50 Women on Boards, 2021, 2020, and 2019

  • Presenter, The Deal Flow Show Podcast, October 2020 

  • Presenter, She Wears Stilettos Summit, September 2020 

  • Panelist, COVID-19 Impact: What’s Next from a Legal Perspective, SNN Network Conference, August 2020

  • Panelist, COVID-19: Legal Ramifications for Small Companies, Planet MicroCap Showcase, April 2020

  • Panelist, Disruptive Financing – Regulatory and Legal Issues to Consider for ICOs and Token Sales, Planet  MicroCap Showcase, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2018 

  • Presenter, Business Law Myths, Women’s Business Development Initiative, Irvine, California, April 2016

  • Presenter, Starting a Small Business, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, California, March 2013

  • Speaker, The Colorful World of Securities Law, Business Development Initiative, Irvine, California, March  2012 

  • Speaker, Everything You Wanted to Know About Securities Law, But Were Afraid to Ask, National Investment  Banking Association Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 2008 

  • Panelist, Real Estate: New Ideas for Today’s Fast Changing Market, Brookstreet Securities Corporation 2005  Annual Product Marketing Conference, San Diego, California, May 2005

Published Articles

  • Murphy is Alive and Well. Murphy’s Law: Whatever Can Go Wrong, Will Go Wrong (Particularly When  Trying to Raise Money), Planet MicroCap Review Magazine, Winter/Spring 2024 

  • The Private Offering Super Highway, Planet MicroCap Review Magazine, June 2012 • Underwriters Now Held to Higher Standards of Due Diligence, February 27, 1998 

  • A Case without a Client, The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, The Federal Lawyer, May 1996

  • Time for a Change: Problems with the American Jury System, Women Lawyers Journal, December 1995

  • My Two Moms, Johnson v. Calvert, Western State University Law Review, Fall 1993

Memberships and Associations

  • Founder and Chairperson of the Women’s Business Development Initiative, 2011 through the present

  • Member of 50/50 Women on Boards, 2019 through the present 

  • Member of the Trusted Advisor Council, 2020 through the present 

  • Committee Member, Octane Women Leaders, Women on Boards Committee, 2021 through the present

  • Member of the Women in Influence Network, 2014 through 2020 

  • Member of the OSEA Angels Investors Network, 2019

Illustrative Transactions