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David A. Westenberg

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Partner
Boston, MA, USA


David Westenberg is a partner in WilmerHale's Corporate Practice Group. He joined the firm in 1983. Mr. Westenberg has focused on the software, Internet and information technology industries for more than twenty years. He has advised industry pioneers and world leaders such as Arch Wireless, Boston Technology, Panera Bread, Prodigy and Varian Semiconductor. He has also counseled numerous start-ups, helping guide clients from formation through venture financing and on to successful acquisitions or IPOs. As outside corporate counsel to many public and private companies, Mr. Westenberg advises clients on a wide variety of corporate, securities, disclosure and governance matters. His transactional practice focuses on public offerings, venture capital financings and M&A transactions.
David A. Westenberg is associated with the following items:
MP3 Audio  MP3 Audio IPO Market on the Upswing: The JOBS Act and Other Recent Developments , Monday, June 04, 2012
Audio Only On-Demand Web  Audio Only On-Demand Web IPO Market on the Upswing: The JOBS Act and Other Recent Developments 2012 (Audio-only) , Monday, June 18, 2012
Treatise  Treatise Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public
Treatise Chapters  Treatise Chapters Form 21: Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter (NYSE Company) - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
An Overview of the IPO Process - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Corporate Governance; And Appendices 5A-5B - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Demystifying the Underwriting Process - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 22: Corporate Governance Guidelines (NYSE Company) - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
The Quiet Period and Other Publicity Issues - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Oversight, Controls, and Policies - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Index to Initial Public Offerings - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Effectiveness, Pricing, Trading, and Closing; And Appendices 20A-20C - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 23: Code of Business Conduct and Ethics - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Potential Liability and the Purposes of Due Diligence - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 18: Compensation Committee Charter (Nasdaq Company) - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Pre-IPO Acquisitions - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 3: Timetable and Responsibility Checklist (Emerging Growth Company) - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 29: Amended and Restated Bylaws (Public Delaware Corporation) - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Out-of-the-Ordinary IPOs--Special issues for Special Issuers - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 24: Insider Trading Policy - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 6: Confidential Submission Checklist - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Preparing the Form S-1 - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 19: Compensation Committee Charter (NYSE Company) - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Financial Planning for Executives of Pre-IPO Companies - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 1: Organizational Meeting Agenda and Checklist - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 4: Due Diligence Request List - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
The Elements of Success: Building a Startup Company for an Eventual IPO - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Glossary - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 15: Executive Compensation Questionnaire - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
First Days As a Public Company; And Appendix 22A: Summary of Public Company Obligations and Consequences - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 25: Related Person Transaction Policy - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 11: Director, Officer, and 5% Stockholder Questionnaire (NYSE Company) - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 7: Preliminary Prospectus Checklist - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Selling Stockholders - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 20: Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter (Nasdaq Company) - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Assembling the IPO Team - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Accounting Preparation - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Marketing the Offering - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Table of Cases - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 17: Audit Committee Charter (NYSE Company) - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 2: Timetable and Responsibility Checklist (Non-Emerging Growth Company) - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 28: Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Public Delaware Corporation) - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 5: Filing Day Checklist - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Post-IPO Liquidity, Fundraising, and Acquisitions - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
An Introduction to the IPO Market - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 14: FINRA Questionnaire (Individual) - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 10: Director, Officer, and 5% Stockholder Questionnaire (Nasdaq Company) - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Corporate Housekeeping - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
The SEC Review Process - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Table of Initial Public Offerings - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 16: Audit Committee Charter (Nasdaq Company) - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 27: Disclosure Controls and Procedures - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Investor Relations and Other Public Communications - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Foreword; And Preface to Second Edition - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 13: FINRA Questionnaire (Issuer) - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 9: Closing Day Checklist - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Initial Filing or Confidential Submission of the Form S-1 - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 26: Disclosure Policy - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 12: Selling Stockholder Questionnaire - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Form 8: Effective Day Checklist - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
Stock Exchange Listing; And Appendix 15A: Summary of Stock Exchange Listing Requirements and Fees - Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public , Thursday, November 15, 2012
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