Gwyneth E. McAlpine
- Director of Knowledge & Innovation Services
Gwyn McAlpine has been overseeing the firm's Knowledge Management (KM) program since February 2008.
Prior to taking on this role on a full-time basis in January 2010, Gwyn was an associate in the firm's Business group. As Director of KM Services, Gwyn is responsible for providing structure and access to the firm's work product, in-depth experience, and resources which allows our attorneys and paralegals to produce a high quality work product more efficiently.
Education & Credentials
Education
- UCLA School of Law, J.D., Editor, UCLA Law Review; Chief Articles Editor, Journal of Internal Law and Foreign Affairs, 2000
- University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Political Economy of Industrial Societies/German, 1994
Bar and Court Admissions
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Oregon
Related Employment
- Perkins Coie LLP, Portland, OR, KM Manager, 2010
- Perkins Coie LLP, Portland, OR, Associate, 2004 - 2009
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto, CA, Associate, 2000 - 2004; Summer Associate, 1999
- Judicial Extern to The Hon. Dennis Montali, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, San Francisco, CA, 1998
Additional Languages
- German
- Serbo-Croatian
Impact
Professional Leadership
- Oregon Women Lawyers, Board of Directors, 2005 - 2010
Co-President, 2009 - 2010
Co-Vice President, 2008 - 2009
Treasurer, 2007 - 2008
- Co-President, 2009 - 2010
- Co-Vice President, 2008 - 2009
- Treasurer, 2007 - 2008
- Oregon State Bar, Member
Community Involvement
- Pearl District Business Association, Board of Directors, 2006 - 2007
- Oregon Women Lawyers, "Dragonflies" Dragonboat Team, 2005 - present; Treasurer, 2006 - present; Co-Captain, 2008 - 2009
News
Professional Experience
Experience
Mergers & Acquisitions
Acquisition by Corillian Corporation
Represented Corillian in its acquisition of InteliData Technologies Corporation.
Sale of Accent Optical Technologies Inc.
Represented Accent Optical Technologies in its sale to Nanometrics Inc.
Acquisition by Teekay Corporation
Represented Teekay Corporation in its joint venture $2.2 billion acquisition of public company OMI Corporation.
Sale of Corillian Corporation
Represented Corillian in its sale to CheckFree Corporation.
Public Companies
Max-Viz, Inc.
Represented Max-Viz in preferred stock financings.
Emerging Companies
Inovise Medical Inc.
Represented Inovise Medical in venture capital financings.
Corporate Finance
Teekay LNG Partners L.P. and Teekay Offshore Partners L.P.
Master limited partnership initial public offerings and NYSE listings, follow-on common and preferred equity public offerings, PIPE and at-the-market offerings, securities law compliance, corporate governance.
PacifiCorp
Represented PacifiCorp in public and private debt offerings, securities law compliance and corporate governance.
144A Debt Financing for Merix Corporation
Represented Merix Corporation in a Rule 144A debt financing.