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Jim Carroll is a partner at Faegre & Benson. He joined the firm’s Boulder office in 2003. Jim brings over two decades of experience in securities law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, venture capital and general corporate law to the firm. Jim has extensive experience representing issuers and underwriters in public offerings of debt and equity securities, including numerous IPOs. Jim has represented publicly and privately held companies in a broad range of industries including computer hardware and software, manufacturing, biotechnology, energy, utilities, telecommunications, banking, insurance and healthcare. Jim is a frequent lecturer to legal and business groups on venture capital, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, securities law, and counseling start-ups and emerging businesses. Jim moved to Colorado in 1996 to join Cooley Godward, a national law firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California, as a partner. Previously, Jim had practiced in the Philadelphia office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, one of the nation’s largest law firms, where he was elected to partner. Representative corporate transactions in which Jim has acted as lead counsel include the following: $105 million private financing for Adam Aircraft Industries $248 million secondary public offering for Crocs, Inc. (Nasdaq: CROX) $93 million venture capital financing for Adam Aircraft Industries $239 million initial public offering of Crocs, Inc. (Nasdaq: CROX) $89 million acquisition of RMH Teleservices (Nasdaq: RMHT) by NCO Group (Nasdaq: NCOG) Numerous venture capital/private equity financing transactions representing start-up companies, entrepreneurs and institutional investors $72 million sale of RogueWave Software (Nasdaq: RWAV) to Quovadx (Nasdaq: QVDX) $100 million sale of BEI Medical (Nasdaq: BMED) to Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) $375 million acquisition of New Era of Networks (Nasdaq: NEON) by Sybase (NYSE: SY) $125 million sale of American Coin Merchandising (Nasdaq: AMCN) to Wellspring Capital Management $38 million initial public offering of New Era of Networks (Nasdaq: NEON) Education J.D., University of Virginia (1985), Law Review (Articles Editor) B.A., Fordham University (1982), summa cum laude Professional Recognition. The Best Lawyers in America®, Venture Capital Law; 2008, 2007 Venture Capital Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business,Corporate/M&A, 2008, Presentations Navigating the 2006 Annual Report and Proxy Season Faegre & Benson Seminar (2006), Securities Law Update: SEC Public Offering Reforms Practicing Law Institute/Bowne (2005). | 