Ms. Hallsten returns to Pillsbury as a partner, having been Of Counsel for the Sacramento office from 1995 through 2000.

Ms. Hallsten represents emerging and established companies in a variety of practice areas, including general corporate, securities, corporate governance, private debt and equity financings, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions and public offerings. Her client base covers many industries, including technology, healthcare, insurance, business services, life sciences, retail, publishing, professional services and real estate.

After receiving her law degree, Ms. Hallsten served as a staff attorney in the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, DC. She was also in private practice in the Washington, DC office of Rogers & Wells for four years before relocating to Sacramento in 1990.

Education

J.D., University of Alabama School of Law, 1984

B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1979

Admissions

State of California, State of Alabama, District of Columbia

Affiliations

Board of Directors, Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance

Board of Directors, Sacramento Entrepreneurship Academy

Board of Directors, Sacramento Angels

Board of Directors, Resource Area For Teaching (Sacramento Chapter)

State Bar of California (former member, Corporations Committee, Business Law Section)

Sacramento County Bar Association (founder and former chair, Business Law Section)

Sacramento Zoological Society Board of Directors (1991-1997)

Recent Presentations

Panel Moderator, Techcoire, "Software Perspectives: Where is the Hot Money in 2006?," Rancho Cordova, California, January 26, 2006

Speaker, UCDConnect, Entrepreneurial Information Session, "Startups: The Top 10 Employment Mistakes," University of California, Davis, May 10, 2005

Speaker, Golden State Capital Network, Sacramento 2005 Section Showcase Series, "Strategic Compensation and Private Technology Company Compensation Findings and Trends," Sacramento, California, February 28, 2005

Speaker, UCDConnect Business for Academics Session, "Starting a Company: The Founder’s Perspective on Retention of Ownership," University of California, Davis, December 7, 2004

Speaker, Golden State Capital Network, Sacramento 2004 Section Showcase Series, "Strategic Compensation in the New Environment," Sacramento, California, February 10, 2004

Panelist, Seminar by ABD Insurance Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP, "What Every Private Company Needs to Know about Sarbanes-Oxley," Redwood City, California, May 20, 2003

Panelist, March 2003 Seminar of Business Law Section of Sacramento Bar Association, "Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley Act on Private Companies," March 11, 2003

Speaker, Golden State Capital Network, 2nd Annual Silver and Gold Venture Capital Conference, "Down Round Financings: The Founder’s Perspective," Resort at Squaw Creek, Squaw Valley, California, October 22, 2002

Panelist, Seminar by Ernst & Young, Morgan Stanley and Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP, "Corporate Governance Requirements and Best Practices Briefing: Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002," Sacramento, California, September 4, 2002

External Publications

Key Contributor, Guide to California Securities Law Practice by the Corporations Committee of the State Bar of California, 01-May-2003

Co-Author, Report of the Corporations Committee, California, Legislative Bulletin, Business Law News, 01-Jan-1994

Co-Author, Report of the Corporations Committee, California, Legislative Bulletin, Business Law News, 01-Jan-1993

Co-Author, The Effect of Warranty Disclaimers on Revocation of Acceptance Under the Uniform Commercial Code, 37 Alabama Law Review 307, 01-Jul-1986

Rescission Offers Under Federal and State Securities Law, 12 Journal of Corporation Law 383, 01-Jul-1987