Andrew B. Moore
A leader in corporate law, Andrew guides major public and private companies through legal challenges and strategic growth opportunities.
Andrew Moore assists corporate clients with public offerings, corporate finance, securities regulation, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). He regularly advises public companies on best corporate governance practices, disclosure matters, and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission compliance. Andrew has particular experience with securities offerings, including initial and follow-on public offerings and shelf offerings of both debt and equity securities. Andrew’s clients include such industry leaders as Adobe, Avalara, Boise Cascade, Costco Wholesale Corporation, Idaho Power Company, Microsoft Corporation, OfferUp, Porch Group, Inc., Puget Sound Energy, Weyerhaeuser Company, and Zillow, Inc.
Andrew also has extensive M&A experience, advising on numerous transactions for clients across a range of industries, including representing Microsoft Corporation in numerous deals over more than a decade, and Costco in its $1 billion acquisition of logistics company Innovel Solutions.
An authority in the industry, Andrew is a co-author of The Public Company Handbook: A Corporate Governance and Disclosure Guide for Directors and Executives and The Initial Public Offering Handbook: A Guide for Entrepreneurs, Executives, Directors and Private Investors.
Areas of focus
Industries
Services
Education & Credentials
Education
- Seattle University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, Editor-in-Chief, Seattle University Law Review, 1997
- University of Washington, B.A., Business Administration, 1994
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
Professional Recognition
Listed in Thomson Reuters “Stand-out Lawyers,” 2024
Named Best Lawyers in America "Lawyer of the Year, Mergers and Acquisitions Law," 2020; "Lawyer of the Year, Securities / Capital Markets Law," 2023
Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation, 2012-2024
Ranked by Chambers USA, as “America’s Leading Lawyers" for Corporate: Mergers and Acquisitions, 2010-2024
Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine, “Washington's Super Lawyers", 2005, 2011-2020
Listed in Washington Law & Politics, “Rising Stars of Washington Law", 2001-2020, 2004-2005
Recommended by The Legal 500: Industry Focus: M&A/Corporate and Commercial - M&A: middle market (sub-$500m), 2015
Impact
Professional Leadership
- University of Washington Business School, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Advisory Board, 2007
- American Bar Association, Business Law Section
- Washington State Bar Association, Business Law Section
Community Involvement
- Bellevue Boys and Girls Club, Board Member
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Professional Experience
Corporate Finance
Nordstrom, Inc.
Represented Nordstrom, Inc. in its private offering of $675 Million in Senior Notes, including $250 Million of 2.300% Senior Notes due 2024 and $425 Million of 4.250% Senior Notes due 2031.
Avalara Inc. IPO
Represented Avalara in its initial public offering.
Zillow Inc. IPO
Represented Zillow in its initial public offering.
EDEN Bioscience Corporation IPO
Represented EDEN Bioscience Corporation in its initial public offering.
ImageX.com IPO
Represented ImageX.com in its initial public offering.
Ragen MacKenzie Group IPO
Represented Ragen MacKenzie in its initial public offering.
ImageX.com Follow-On Public Offering
Represented ImageX.com in its S-1 registered follow-on public offering.
Weyerhaeuser Company Common Stock Offering
Represented Weyerhaeuser in its $855 million public offering of common stock.
Puget Energy, Inc. Common Stock Offerings
Represented Puget Energy in public offerings of over $500 million of common stock.
144A Debt Financing for Puget Energy Inc.
Represented Puget Energy in its $450 million 144A debt financing.
Puget Sound Energy Inc. Debt Offerings
Represented Puget Sound Energy in public offerings of over $2 billion of debt.
Jones Soda Company Common Stock Offerings
Represented Jones Soda in its public equity line financing.
Zillow Follow-On Public Offering
Represented Zillow in $190 million follow-on public offering.
Public Companies
SEC Compliance and Corporate Governance
Representation of Adobe, Alliant Energy, Avalara, Costco, Microsoft, Idaho Power Company, Puget Sound Energy, Starbucks, Tronc and Zillow in SEC compliance and corporate governance matters.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Acquisition by Microsoft Corporation
Represented Microsoft in its acquisition of Nasdaq-listed Greenfield Online Inc., via all-cash tender offer.
Disposition by Microsoft Corporation
Represented Microsoft in its disposition of the internet survey solutions business of Greenfield Online Inc.
Microsoft Corporation / Yahoo! Inc. Search Agreement
Represented Microsoft in aspects of its Internet search agreement with Yahoo!
Acquisition by Microsoft Corporation
Represented Microsoft in its acquisition of AVIcode Inc.
Acquisition by Expedia, Inc.
Represented Expedia, Inc. in its acquisition of Metropolitan Travel Inc.
Acquisitions by Amazon.com, Inc.
Represented Amazon.com, Inc. in its acquisitions including acquisition of Woot Inc.
Puget Energy Inc.
Represented Puget Energy, the parent company of Puget Sound Energy Inc., in aspects of its sale to a consortium of long-term infrastructure partners for approximately $7.4 billion.
Acquisition of Seattle SuperSonics and Seattle Storm
Represented The Basketball Club of Seattle, LLC in its acquisition of Seattle SuperSonics and Seattle Storm.
Sale of Seattle SuperSonics and Seattle Storm
Represented The Basketball Club of Seattle, LLC in its $350 million sale to The Professional Basketball Club LLC.
Sale of Captaris, Inc.
Represented Captaris, Inc. in its $131 million sale to Open Text Corporation.
Acquisitions by Captaris Inc.
Represented Captaris in its acquisitions of Infinite Technology Inc., Information Management Research Inc. and Canadian entity Teamplate Inc.
Sale of CallXpress Product Line and MediaLinq Division
Represented Captaris Inc. in the sale of its CallXpress Product Line and MediaLinq Division.
Zillow Inc.
Represented Zillow in its acquisitions of RentJuice Corporation and Diverse Solutions.
Acquisition by Microsoft Corporation
Represented Microsoft in its acquisition of Yammer Inc.
Acquisition of Mortech Inc.
Represented Zillow Inc. in acquisition of Mortech Inc.
Venture Capital
Apparent Networks Inc. Financing
Represented Apparent Networks in venture debt and equity financings.
Dategrity Corporation Financing
Represented Dategrity Corporation in preferred stock financings.
Ignition Partners Investments
Represented Ignition Partners in preferred stock financings of Extend America and Network Magic.
Emerging Companies
Formation of Athleon Inc.
Represented Athleon in formation, general corporate and financing matters.
Formation of Tastemakers Inc.
Represented Tastemakers in formation, general corporate and financing matters.