Melanie G. Rubocki
- Boise Office Managing Partner
Informed by her finance and entrepreneurship background, Melanie provides thoughtful counsel to business clients at any phase in their life cycle.
Melanie Rubocki uses her foundation in finance and entrepreneurial studies to bring a business sensibility to her client relations and any negotiated transaction. She represents business clients from startup formation to exit, utilizing a proactive approach to help them avoid legal pitfalls.
Melanie represents clients in various industries, counseling on emerging growth company issues, operating entity legal issues, and commercial transactions. She has also led clients in all forms and stages of equity and debt financings and has an active mergers and acquisitions (M&A) practice, advising both buy- and sell-side clients on complex M&A and other strategic business joint ventures and arrangements. She also works with a range of investors and regularly assists directors and officers with board management, corporate governance, and fiduciary duty matters.
Melanie is active in the community and serves on multiple nonprofit boards.
Education & Credentials
Education
- Notre Dame Law School, J.D., Executive Editor, Journal of College and University Law Review, 1997
- Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, B.S., Economics, 1993
- College of Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, B.A., Psychology, 1993
Bar and Court Admissions
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Idaho
Related Employment
- Holland & Hart LLP, Boise, ID, Associate, 2000-2003
- Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, Chicago, IL, Associate, 1997-2000; Summer Associate, 1996
Additional Languages
- Italian
Professional Recognition
Recipient of “Professionalism Award” by the Idaho State Bar, 2022
Ranked by Chambers USA as “America’s Leading Lawyer” for Corporate/Commercial, 2007-2024
Named "Corporate Law Expert of the Year in Idaho" by The Lawyer Network, 2021
Nominated as a "Leader in Law" by the Idaho Business Review, 2020
Nominated as a "Women of the Year" by the Idaho Business Review, 2011
Named "Accomplished Under 40" by the Idaho Business Review, 2008
Peer Review Rated AV Preeminent in Martindale-Hubbell
(AV® Preeminent ™ and BV® Distinguished™ are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.)
Impact
Professional Leadership
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- City of Boise Economic Recovery Task Force, 2020-present
- Trailhead, Legal Counsel, 2013 - present; Executive Board, 2017-present
- Idaho Technology Council, Executive Committee, 2011-present
- Idaho TechConnect, Chairman of the Board, 2007-2011, Vice Chairman 2006
- Business and Corporate Law Section of the Idaho State Bar, Governing Council, 2003-2010
- Committee for Limited Liability Act Code Reform, 2007-2009
- Venture Capital Task Force (subgroup of Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce and Boise Metro Economic Development Council), Committee Member, 2000-2006
- Committee for Corporate Code Reform, Member, 2002-2005
- Idaho State Bar Association
- Illinois State and Chicago Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Boise YMCA Swim Team, Council Member, 2011-present
- Bishop Kelly, President's Advisory Council, Member, 2011-present
- Bogus Basin Ski Education Foundation, Board Member, 2011-2017
- St. Joseph's School, Board Member, 2010-2016
- Friends of Zoo Boise, Board Member, 2003-2011, Vice President, 2004-2006
- Boise Family YMCA Finance Committee, Member, 2000-2005
- Notre Dame Club of Idaho, Board Member, 2000-2004
- Boise Children’s Initiative Task Force, Member, 2003-2004
- Leadership Boise Program, Participant, 2000-2002
News
Professional Experience
Mergers & Acquisitions
Acquisition of Empire Group Mining Claims
Represented Integra Holdings U.S. Inc. in its acquisition of mining claims, water and mineral rights, and other property located in Owyhee, County Idaho from Empire Mines Company.
Acquisition of TCHO Ventures, Inc. by Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd.
Represented TCHO Ventures, Inc. in its merger with and into Gold Craft Chocolate, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd.
Purchase and Sale of Target Units of RadQual, LLC
Represented the buyers in the acquisition of membership interests in RadQual, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company, from certain of its members.
Asset Sale by Bully Dog Technologies
Represented Bully Dog Technologies, LLC in the purchase of its assets by SCT Holdings, Inc.
Asset Sale of Boston Shade Company
Represented The Summit Group LLC in the asset sale of its Boston Shade Company business to System 7 Solutions Inc.
Acquisition of Conveyor Engineering
Represented Conveyor Engineering and majority shareholder in acquisition by FLSchmidt.
Acquisition of Unity Assets
Represented Transilio, Inc. in a purchase of IP assets of Unity Corporation.
Acquisitions by International Isotopes Inc.
Represented International Isotopes in various acquisitions, including assets for deconversion plant.
Acquisition of Northland Frozen Foods, Inc.
Acted as special counsel to Dickinson Frozen Foods, Inc. in its leveraged buyout to private equity owners.
Clearwater Analytics, LLC
Represented Clearwater Analytics, LLC and its affiliates in its purchase and redemption of equity interests from Caribou Consolidated, LLC.
IHI Corporation (TYO: 7013)
Represented a Japan-based public company and its wholly-owned subsidiary in a forward triangular merger with an Idaho, U.S.A.-based company.
Leveraged Buy-Out of Dickinson Frozen Foods Inc.
Represented Dickinson Frozen Foods in its leveraged buyout to private equity owners.
Merger of Dynamis Group LLC
Represented Dynamis Group, as the survivor, in its merger with Heartland Construction and its related entities.
Sale of Northwest Research Group
Represented Northwest Research Group in the sale of all of its operating assets to a wholly owned subsidiary of InfoUSA.
Sale of Quintex Corporation (Utah)
Represented Quintex Corporation - Utah in the sale of all its operating assets to Consolidated Container Corporation.
Sale of Quintex Corporation (Washington)
Represented Quintex Corporation - Washington in the sale of all its operating assets to Consolidated Container Corporation.
Sale of Trinity Springs Ltd.
Represented Trinity Springs Ltd. in the sale of all its operating assets to AMCON Distribution Company.
Stock Purchase of Hecla Ventures Corporation
Represented Great Basin Gold Ltd. in its stock purchase of Hecla Ventures Corporation.
Sale of Abbott Insurance
Represented TB Metal in the sale of insurance business to Alliance Insurance.
Corporate Finance
Natural Intelligence Systems, Inc. - Convertible Note Offering
Represented Natural Intelligence Systems, Inc. in a convertible note offering.
American Ostrich Farms - Convertible Note Offering
Represented American Ostrich Farms in a convertible note offering.
WantHub Inc. - Series Seed Offering
Represented WantHub Inc., a Delaware corporation in its Series Seed Preferred Stock financing.
Idaho Power Company Public Debt Offering
Represented Idaho Power Company in its public offering of $120,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Idaho Power’s 4.05% First Mortgage Bonds due 2046, Secured Medium-Term Notes, Series J.
Community Solar Energy
Representing developer of community solar energy projects involving panel sales, PPA with utility, and net metering arrangements.
Sale and Issuance of Series A-1 Preferred Stock
Represented Focus IP, Inc. in the sale and issuance of Series A-1 Preferred Stock.
pSiFlow Technology Inc. (Idaho)
Represented company in preferred stock offering.
SmartStory Technologies, Inc.
Represented SmartStory Technologies, Inc. in a Series AA Preferred Stock Financing and Debt conversion in an amount up to $4,853,268.
SmartStory Technologies, Inc. - 2017 Debt Financing
Represented SmartStory Technologies, Inc. in a Note Financing.
SmartStory Technologies, Inc. - Series AAA Preferred Stock Financing and Recapitalization
Represented SmartStory Technologies, Inc. in a Series AAA Preferred Stock Financing and Debt Conversion in an amount of $1,358,000.
TCHO Ventures, Inc. - Series A Preferred Stock Financing
Represented TCHO Ventures, Inc. in a Series A Preferred Stock Financing and Debt Conversion in an amount up to $6,717,358.
Series Seed Offering
Assisted client with Series Seed Financing including debt conversion.
Convertible Note Financing
Represented issuer in sale of convertible notes.
Mindshare Networks
Represented Mindshare Networks, Inc. in various common stock and preferred stock offerings.
Talus Holdings Investment in SpyderLynk, LLC
Represented Talus Holdings LLC in its original and follow-on Series B Preferred Units investment in SpyderLynk, LLC.
Transilio, Inc.
Represented Transilio, Inc. in its various convertible debt and preferred stock offerings.
Core Concepts Outdoor, Inc.
Represented Core Concepts Outdoor, Inc. in various Preferred Stock Offerings.
Fit Wrapz
Represented Fit Wrapz, Inc. in a Series Seed Preferred Stock Offering.
GenZ Corp.
Represented GenZ Corp. in a various Common Stock and Preferred Stock Offerings.
GoGo Labs, Inc.
Represented GoGo Labs, Inc. in various Common Stock and Preferred Stock Offerings.
Meesh & Mia Inc.
Represented Meesh & Mia Inc. in various Common Stock, Convertible Debt and Preferred Stock Offerings.
DG-Southfork, LP
Advised private equity fund in formation and offering.
Idaho Trust Bank
Advised Bank in relation to various private offerings.
ImQuant Inc.
Represented company in various preferred offerings.
Organix Inc.
Advised company in common stock offering.
TriGeo
Represented company in various common and preferred offerings.
Trinity Springs Ltd.
Represented company in various common and preferred offerings.
Aravah Organics Preferred Stock Financing
Represented Aravah Organics, Inc. in its Series A Preferred Stock offering.