Richard Jones Esq., Secretary-Legal Counsel

Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP

Rick Jones has a long association with the Pasadena Bioscience Collaborative and recently joined Nixon Peabody’s Public Finance Team after serving in the Transactions Department of O’Melveny & Myers LLP. He has extensive experience in both tax-exempt and taxable government financings, having practiced in the public finance area since 1977. He has acted as bond counsel for many California state and local agencies and as underwriter’s counsel, borrower’s counsel, and liquidity/credit provider’s counsel in a wide range of transactions. Mr. Jones also has experience in mergers and acquisitions and in corporate equity financings.