I am a Seattle-based attorney and President of The Otto Law Group. My practice focuses on corporate finance, securities, mergers and acquisitions and corporate law and governance. I began my law practice on Wall Street in New York City in 1987, where I concentrated on significant corporate acquisitions, equity and debt offerings and regulatory compliance.  In 1991, I moved to Seattle in order to dedicate my experience in corporate law and finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, public and private securities offerings and private equity and venture capital financing to entrepreneurs, technology innovators, start-up, emerging growth and middle-market businesses.

In July of 1999, I founded my own firm, The Otto Law Group, PLLC, in Seattle, Washington, to better serve privately-held and publicly traded technology-based start-up, emerging growth and middle-market companies with respect to corporate finance, capital markets, securities, strategic development, corporate governance, mergers, acquisitions and venture capital and private equity matters.  Representative transactions completed by The Otto Law Group include an initial public offering for a digital technology company, acquisition and financing of an education services and products public company, private financing for the expansion of a window coverings manufacturer and “reverse” mergers and financings for companies in the medical and pharmaceutical products, alternative energy, environmental products and services, security technology, alternative power and gas production, internet domain and network construction and plastics recycling industries. The Otto Law Group also handles ’34 Act compliance work for several technology and service businesses, share exchanges and filings for publicly held companies, renders opinions regarding various financings and acquisitions and advises businesses on entity governance and fiduciary standards, commercial contracts, executive employment agreements and intellectual property transfers.