Robert L. Wernli, Jr.

Mr. Wernli is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton's Del Mar Heights office.

Areas of Practice

Mr. Wernli’s practice focuses on corporate finance, securities regulation, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, and general business and corporate matters.

Education

• J.D., University of San Diego, 2002, magna cum laude
• B.A., University of California, San Diego, 1998, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

• California

Representative Matters

Represented Clean Energy Fuels Corp. in $120 million initial public offering.

Represented OMNI Life Science, Inc. in acquisition of Apex Surgical, LLC.

Represented Axesstel, Inc. in $38 million follow-on public offering.

Advised public company clients on disclosure obligations under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as well as on listing exchange compliance and general corporate governance issues. Representative clients have included Clean Energy Fuels Corp., Overland Storage, Inc., Venoco, Inc., Axesstel, Inc., Open Energy Corporation, American Technology Corporation, MicroIslet, Inc., and Kfx, Inc.

Represented numerous issuers in public offerings and private investments including several PIPEs (public investment in private equity) transactions.

Memberships

• Member, San Diego County Bar Association