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David Strong
Partner
Tax
Palo Alto
Boulder

D303-256-5908

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David Strong is a partner in the Palo Alto and Boulder offices of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he focuses on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity and venture capital investments, restructurings, and distressed situations. He also has substantial experience with regards to the tax aspects of a wide variety of capital markets transactions for domestic and foreign issuers, including initial public offerings and convertible note offerings. Dave has worked on transactions across a broad range of industries, including consumer, healthcare, manufacturing and industrial services, media and entertainment, mining and natural resources, real estate, technology, life sciences, and internet and telecommunications.

Prior to joining the firm, Dave was a partner in Morrison & Foerster’s tax practice, a co-chair in that firm’s tax department, and a member of the firm’s board of directors. Additionally, Dave has experience as an investment banker with Deutsche Bank.

Dave is an adjunct professor and member of the faculty at The University of Denver Law School’s Graduate Tax Program, where he teaches a class on corporate reorganizations, spin-offs, recapitalizations, and restructurings. He is a former chair of the Corporate Tax Committee of the Tax Section of the American Bar Association, a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel, and a frequent speaker on corporate and other tax matters at local, regional, and national seminars and continuing legal education programs.

Dave is admitted in Colorado and New York.  He is not admitted in California and is therefore not authorized to practice law in the state of California. 

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David Strong is a partner in the Palo Alto and Boulder offices of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he focuses on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity and venture capital investments, restructurings, and distressed situations. He also has substantial experience with regards to the tax aspects of a wide variety of capital markets transactions for domestic and foreign issuers, including initial public offerings and convertible note offerings. Dave has worked on transactions across a broad range of industries, including consumer, healthcare, manufacturing and industrial services, media and entertainment, mining and natural resources, real estate, technology, life sciences, and internet and telecommunications.

Prior to joining the firm, Dave was a partner in Morrison & Foerster’s tax practice, a co-chair in that firm’s tax department, and a member of the firm’s board of directors. Additionally, Dave has experience as an investment banker with Deutsche Bank.

Dave is an adjunct professor and member of the faculty at The University of Denver Law School’s Graduate Tax Program, where he teaches a class on corporate reorganizations, spin-offs, recapitalizations, and restructurings. He is a former chair of the Corporate Tax Committee of the Tax Section of the American Bar Association, a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel, and a frequent speaker on corporate and other tax matters at local, regional, and national seminars and continuing legal education programs.

Dave is admitted in Colorado and New York.  He is not admitted in California and is therefore not authorized to practice law in the state of California. 

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Wilson Sonsini Advises Upstart in Private Offering of $500 Million of Convertible Senior Notes
On November 15, 2024, Upstart Holdings, Inc. completed an offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 1.00% convertible senior notes due 2030 in a private transaction. The offering amount included the exercise in full of the option that Upstart had granted to the initial purchasers to purchase up to an additional $75 million of notes. 
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On September 20, 2024, Box, Inc., a leading intelligent content cloud, completed an offering of $460 million aggregate principal amount of 1.5% convertible senior notes due 2029 in a private placement. The offering amount included the exercise in full of the option that Box had granted to the initial purchasers to purchase up to an additional $60 million of notes. In connection with the offering, Box entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with certain of the initial purchasers or their respective affiliates and other financial institutions. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Box on the transaction.
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Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings 2024
Wilson Sonsini partner David Strong will be appearing on the panel, "Interesting Corporate Transactions of the Past Year" which will review recent M&A transactions. After completing this session, participants will be able to:
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ABA Section of Taxation 2024 May Meeting
The May Tax Meeting is the ABA Tax Section’s largest and premier event for lawyers interested in all aspects of tax law. Join us in Washington, D.C. to learn from and meet with the country's leading tax attorneys and government officials, discussing the latest federal, state, and local tax policies and more. Registered attendees have access to all CLE and CPE programming, including ethics, presented by over 30 Tax Section committees. In addition to high-level programming, the meeting offers numerous opportunities for participants to network, exchange ideas, and build new business relationships. During the event, Wilson Sonsini partner Dave Strong will be participating on the panel “Excise Tax on Stock Buybacks,” and associate Brandon King will be a participant on “Structuring Transactions: An Introduction and Overview” and “Stepping Back into the Step-Transaction Doctrine.”
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