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Karl Israelsen Attorney 299 South Main Street, Suite 1300 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Direct: 801.244.1529 Fax: 801.494.5515 kisraelsen@clilaw.com

Karl Israelsen counsels clients on venture capital and angel financings, mergers and acquisitions, fund formation, private equity transaction, public offerings, SEC reporting, business formation and corporate governance. Karl has extensive transactional experience in corporate and securities law, including: 60+ venture capital transactions with total value over $350 million M&A and private equity deals with total value over $4.5 billion public offerings with total value over $2 billion fund formations with total value over $250 million.   Karl advises entrepreneurs, companies and investors ranging from small startups and individual investors to national and multinational companies and large investment funds. Karl has been involved in a number of cross-border and international transactions involving both foreign and domestic clients. Mr. Israelsen serves on a number of boards of directors and boards of advisors. He is an adjunct professor of Economics and Finance at the Utah State University Huntsman School of Business and has taught courses on Law and Economics, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility. Mr. Israelsen Karl currently serves as the firm’s managing partner. Professional Experience Attorney, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. Attorney, Stoel Rives, LLP Education J.D., University of Chicago, 2004, Chicago Journal of International Law M.P.A, University of Texas, 2000 B.A., Economics, with honors, Utah State University, 1999 Admissions State bar of California State bar of Utah Professional Memberships American Bar Association Utah Bar Association California Bar Association Mountain West Capital Network Utah Valley Entrepreneur Forum Second Languages Chinese Japanese