Professional Experience

Mr. Mayo’s practice focuses on a wide variety of business & transaction matters.  He represents both emerging companies and venture capital investors in private equity financings, mergers & acquisitions, strategic partnerships and general corporate matters.

In addition, Mr. Mayo has advised companies with respect to their compliance with the filing and disclosure requirements under the securities laws and regulations, and recent corporate governance legislation, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Education

University of California Davis School of Law, J.D., 1998.
Senior Research Editor, U.C. Davis Law Review.

Cornell University, S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management, M.B.A., 1995.

University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1991.

Representative Matters

Mergers and Acquisitions
IPG Photonics Corporation. Represented Metrowave Communications Inc. in connection with its sale of assets to IPG Photonics Corporation.

Precise Software Solutions, Ltd.  Represented The Middleware Company in connection with its merger with and into Precise Software Solutions, Ltd. (acquired by Veritas Software Corporation).

Hollywood Media Corp.  Represented Always Independent Entertainment Corp. in connection with its sale of assets to Hollywood Media Corp.

Debt and Equity Financings
MVC Capital (formerly meVC Draper Fisher Jurvetson Fund I).  Represented meVC in connection with its Series D Preferred Stock investment in Sygate Technologies, Inc.; its Series E Preferred Stock investment in 0-In Design Automation, Inc.; and its Series A Preferred Stock investment in Safestone Technologies PLC.

Always Independent Entertainment Corp.  Represented Always Independent Entertainment Corp. in connection with its Series A Preferred Stock Financing.

Quantum Technology Partner I, L.P.  Represented Quantum Technology Partners in connection with its Series A Preferred Stock investment in Southampton Photonics, Inc.

Synchronous, Inc.  Represented Synchronous, Inc. in connection with its Series A Preferred Stock Financing.

TheRightSize, Inc.  Represented TheRightSize, Inc. in connection with its convertible debt offering.

Memberships & Activities

Admitted to practice in California.

Board Member, Asian Pacific Bar Association of Silicon Valley, 2006-present. 

Member, Asia Silicon Valley Connection, Chair of the Legal Committee, 2002-2004.

Member, Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Santa Clara County.