Jefferey A. Wooten has broad legal experience in representing technology companies and new ventures in the Silicon Valley. Mr. Wooten's particular expertise is in structuring and successfully closing technology transactions. These deals include strategic alliances and partnerships, intellectual property licenses, OEM agreements, distributorships/reseller relationships, referral agreements, and sales and marketing contracts. Mr. Wooten's reputation is one of a tough but fair negotiator who closes transactions quickly, efficiently and effectively.

Mr. Wooten's years of corporate management experience as a General Counsel includes guiding clients through the often difficult and sometimes laborious process of obtaining financing in difficult financial times. He has worked effectively with a number of technology companies and their prospective investors in raising new venture capital money under terms and conditions fair to all parties. Mr. Wooten also has significant expertise in business buy-sell agreements including the sale of technology businesses and traditional brick and mortar retail businesses.

	Mr. Wooten has handled and/or managed nearly all legal matters that concern his clients including major business transactions, intellectual property acquisition and management, real estate purchases and development, leases, litigation management, statutory and regulatory compliance and employment policy and process review. Mr. Wooten's track record includes earnings in the millions of dollars from real estate development transactions and from intellectual property management and litigation. While Mr. Wooten's focus is now clearly on the boardroom, his courtroom experience continues to be successfully leveraged by his clients; this includes keeping clients out of trouble.
	Mr. Wooten is formerly with the law firm of Damrell, Nelson, Schrimp, Pallios & Ladine, where he enjoyed a practice that included business litigation and transactions. While in private practice at that time, Mr. Wooten served as a court appointed arbitrator and mediator -- skills he continues to utilize effectively in business transactions. Mr. Wooten is a graduate of the University of California, School of Law at Davis and has an undergraduate degree from the University of California, College of Letters and Science at Berkeley.