JOHN M. EUSTERMANN
act05c@r.postjobfree.com
An accomplished, results driven, versatile executive, and active Senior Leadership Team (SLT) member with a proven track
record of crafting pragmatic solutions, aligning functional resources, building and inspiring the collaboration and teamwork
necessary to guide high growth companies through complex transactions and transitions. Highly regarded as an insightful,
confident, adaptable and even-keeled leader with solid experience developing first-in-kind legal and HR teams and depts. for
rapidly-growing companies.
As General Counsel (GC) & Corporate Compliance and Ethics (C&E) Officer of NuScale Power, LLC, a Corvallis, OR
based manufacturer of small modular reactors, responsible for all legal representation of NuScale, development of the C&E
program and legal team. Previously, Sr. VP, GC & Secretary to Harvest Power, Inc., a VC-backed, rapidly-growing organic
waste-to-energy/mulch (150+ SKUs) company in US/Canada; again, responsible for all legal matters including
creation/development of Legal and HR depts. and actively leading and participating in all Legal/HR strategies and activities.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NuScale Power, Inc. Corvallis, OR
General Counsel & Corporate Compliance and Ethics Officer 1/2015 to date
Responsible for all legal
representation of NuScale Power, LLC and member of NuScales SLT.
As Companys first GC,
developed legal department and legal budget from ground up, including policies, procedures, work request and
through-put protocol(s), legal expectations and overall department infrastructure with enterprise-wide MS SharePoint
access to all legal services from NuScales 5 offices in both US and Europe.
Designed/implemented Ethics
and Compliance Program/training also with FCPA, TPCC & Anti-bribery policies.
Legal team includes Sr. IP
counsel, Regulatory counsel, and Export Control (EC) manager and paralegals.
Work closely with
departmental-lead clients in HR, Accounting/Finance, Marketing, Licensing, Procurement, Operations and
Engineering; meet weekly with each on Task Status Dashboard Review ensuring legal team value.
In addition to negotiated,
transaction-specific documents, have developed key document templates for deal-flow efficiency, term
standardization and internal legal training; Negotiate/draft NDAs, MOUs, FRPs/RFQs, Master Staffing (direct
hire/temp), Master Services Agmts., Master Fuel Supply Agmts., Joint Development Agmts., Governmental
Cooperative Agmts., Sub-Award Agmts., EULA(s) and other transaction documents and agreements.
Intimately involved in all IP
issues including patents (NuScale has 190+), trademarks, copy rights, trade secrets; the licensing and protection of
the same including CI/Prop I/II data and ECI for ITAR/EAR and 810 compliance.
Work closely with CFO on Unit
(security) issuance, option issuance and cap table and Sec. Reg. compliance.
With HR, manage all
employment matters for full/part time and temp. hires & contractors, including compensation, options, offers and on-
boarding, dismissal/termination and claims/investigations.
As needed, manage outside counsel to assure valuable, consistent, and cost-effective service that meets quality and
budgetary expectations effectively, the company is a better consumer of legal services.
Harvest Power, Inc. Waltham, MA
Sr. VP, General Counsel and Secretary 2011 to 7/2014
Member of Harvest Powers SLT and strategic advisor to CEO, SLT, and Board of Directors (BOD).
Developed Legal & HR Depts., including budgets, policies & procedures. Drafted Employee. Policy/Proc. Manual
for US/Canada; led team/culture development fostering innovation, human capital strategy/needs assessments, legal
work requests, including creation of service/growth infrastructure (forms, templates, job/legal training, performance
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reviews, personnel on-boarding and retention, outside legal/misc. services procurement), making Harvest a strategic
processor of legal, HR & corp. risk. These activities supported SLT-created & BOD approved strategy/business plan.
Negotiated, drafted, and managed legal aspects for all corp. transactions (e.g. Project Development activities (e.g.
BOO, PPPs, financing, real estate, construction, PPPs, environmental permitting), Equity raises, Securities, IP
matters (e.g. trademarks, licensing, branding), Acquisitions-stock/asset, Product Development (e.g. labeling, co-
brand/pack arrangements, reseller/distribution agreements and environ. reg. compliance), Litigation/ADR matters
and Corp. Governance); and HR matters (e.g. employment, separation, compensation, 360 reviews, corporate
training, newsletter and collect. barg. matters in US/Canada). Trained and delegated as necessary and sensible.
Supported BOD and BOD committees; Created BOD best practices-including Authority Matrices, C&E program,
Compensation, Audit and Corp. Risk Committee charters meeting governance & pre-IPO standards/company needs.
Actively managed outside counsel, Insurance advisors and other service providers to ensure value, cost and quality.
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Stoel Rives, LLP Boise, ID
Partner, Business Services/Energy Practice Groups 2007 to 2011
By leveraging technology, worked remotely from Boise to effectively represent public and private clients in
the clean-tech industry, the bio-tech industry and renewable energy/fuel space (solar/wind/biomass), particularly with
regard to project and technology development/finance and then on-going general corporate representation.
Strategic legal advisor to clientscounselling them through product/project development, securing
technology, product production & distribution & off-take/sales, and marketing transactions both nationally and
internationally.
Negotiated and drafted: (i) SPE structure, creation and corp. governance/maintenance; (ii) Private placements
and equity raises (iii) Technology Licenses/Joint Development Agmts, Clinical Trial Agmts, CRADAs with national
labs, Technology Transfer Agmts., Cooperative Agmts (Gov. Grants/funding) and pre-definitive deal documents such
as RFPs/RFIs, NDAs, LOIs, MOUs and Term Sheets; (iv) Acquisitions (both Stock and Asset transactions); (v)
Documents to secure real property (options, acquisition, leases and easements); (vi) Corporate and project finance
facilities (i.e. credit agmts. and security documents); (vii) Project development documents (EPCs, feedstock supply,
off-takes (PPAs, Nat Gas Sales, Interconnection Agmts.) and O&M Agmts.; (viii) Construction, Engineering Services
and inter-company agmts. (design services, construction management and construction contracts including design-
bid-build, design-build, CM-at-Risk, Fast and EPC); (ix) All forms of equipment leasing, sales, distribution and
servicing agmts.
Structured post-closing debt transactions in accordance with client lender covenants and obligations.
Holland & Hart, LLP Boise, ID
Attorney, Corporate and Transaction Practice Group 2003 to 2007
Counselled privately-held, emerging-growth company clients in the bio and healthcare space. Negotiated, drafted
and counselled: (i) corporate entity formation documentation and corporate goveranance; (ii) Private Placement and
exempt security offerings, Public company reporting; (iii) IP-related matters (technology licenses (i.e. EULAs),
trade/service marks, trade secrets, invention assignments, Clinical Trial Agreements, CRADAs with multiple national
labs, NDAs, Technology Licenses and Tech. Transfer Agmts.), (iv) M&A transactions; (v) critical-path project
development documents such as EPC contracts, Feedstock and Off-take Agmts., Risk Management Agmts.,
Engineering Services Agmts., and Technology Licenses; (vi) financing documentation for both debt and equity
components such as construction/term loans (project financings) and Private Placement Memorandums; (vii) all
forms of real estate documentation (working with local counsel, as necessary); (viii) Co-pack/Co-brand and Product
Development Agmts.; (ix) Letters of Intent, Memorandums of Understanding, Term Sheets and (x) represented
physicians in contractual matters (practice entity structure, HR matters) and compliance matters (Anti-kickback,
Stark I, II & III, HIPPA). Led ADR activities on multiple IP-related & contractual disputes, including support on
several large litigation matters.
Hawley, Troxell, Ennis & Hawley Boise, ID
Attorney, Corporate and Transaction Practice Group 2000 to 2003
Counselled privately-held, emerging-growth companies in the bio and healthcare space on various legal and
business matters including entity formation, equity raises (private placement memorandums (PPMs)), IP-related
matters (technology licenses (EULAs), trade/service marks, trade secrets, Invention Assignments, CRADAs &
NDAs), Non-competition Agmts., Consulting Agmts. and other employment matters and compliance. Continued
representing physicians, healthcare entities and emerging growth/tech companies in the healthcare space with product
development, employment issues, general corporate and regulatory compliance matters. Led ADR activities on a
number of IP-related contractual disputes.
Hutchison, Hammond & Walsh Portland, OR
Attorney 1995 to 2000
Counselled privately-held, emerging-growth companies in the bio and healthcare space on various legal and
business matters including entity formation, equity raises (private placement memorandums (PPMs)), IP-related
matters (technology licenses (EULAs), trade/service marks, trade secrets, Invention Assignments, CRADAs &
NDAs), Non-competition Agmts., Consulting Agmts. and other employment matters and compliance. Represented
physicians, healthcare entities and emerging growth/tech companies in the healthcare space with product
development, employment issues, general corporate and regulatory compliance matters. Led ADR activities on a
number of IP-related contractual disputes.
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EDUCATION, BAR ADMISSIONS AND PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
Seattle University School of Law Seattle, WA
Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) 1994
University of Notre Dame South Bend, IN
Masters of Business Administration (MBA) - Finance 1989
Graduate Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach,
Notre Dame Athletic Department 1987 - 1988
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Philosophy 1987
UND Varsity Track Javelin - 4th 1986 Intercollegiate Natl. Championships 1984 -1988
State Bar Memberships
Admitted (by Bar examination not by reciprocity) to practice in California, Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
Admitted (by reciprocity) to practice in Massachusetts (in-house capacity).
Professional Credentials
Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009-2011
Chair, Terralex Intl Energy Practice Group (network of over 15,000 international lawyers), 2008-2011
Selected as one of Americas Leading Lawyers for Business (Idaho) by Chambers USA (Natural Resources and
Environment), 2008-2011
Chair, Idaho Strategic Energy Alliance Economic Development and Finance Task Force, as appointed by Idaho
Governor Butch Otter, 2008-2011
Member, Leadership Boise, 2006-2007
Board of Directors, Opera Idaho, 2005-2006
Member, Boise Metro Economic Development Council, Venture Capital Steering Committee, 2004-2005
Board of Directors, Family Advocate Program of Idaho, 2003-2005
Recipient, Idaho Business Reviews Accomplished 40 Under 40 Award, 2002
SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS
(AS OF 2011, WHEN TRANSITIONED TO IN-HOUSE WITH HARVEST POWER)
Created and developed the Compliance and Ethics programs at two emerging growth companies.
Negotiated $30+ Million Fuel Supply Agreement with French counterparty
Negotiated Joint Development Agreement with Chinese counterparty
Assisted with Management of $210+ and 2 nd $31M Fed. Gov. Award(s) and Cooperative Agreement flow
downs
$40+ Million acquisition of consumer bagged products company
$20+ Million Project Financing for mixed organic input biogas facility
$25+ Million EPC for 3.2 MW mixed organic input biogas facility
$110+ Million Series C financing (from due diligence to close, working with CFO and I Bankers throughout)
$40+ Million acquisition of recycling and landscape products company and associated financing
$1+ Million acquisition of recycling and landscape products company
$2+ Million acquisition of recycling and landscape products company
$6+ Million Canadian Subsidiary-level refinancing
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$20+ Million Secured Debt Facility and subsequent amendment and takeout of the same
$10+ Million acquisition of recycling and landscape products company and associated financing
Negotiated favorable settlement of significant IP litigation with industry leading, publicly traded major
competitor
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS
External Speaking Engagements and Presentations
(FROM 2009 UNTIL TRANSITIONED TO IN-HOUSE WITH HARVEST POWER)
Moderator, Southeast Biomass Conference and Expo, BBI International, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 2010
Panelist, What Does A Viable Biomass Project Look Like, BBI International, Northeast Biomass Conference
and Expo, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 2010
Pre-summit Workshop Chairman, Biomass Finance and Investment Summit, conference, Infocast, Washington,
D.C., September, 2010
Moderator, Northeast Biomass Conference and Expo, BBI International, Boston, Massachusetts, August, 2010
Conference Chairman, Waste-to-Energy Finance and Investment Summit conference, Infocast, San Diego,
California, July 22-24, 2010
Moderator, Finance Track: Take It to the Bank; 2010 Solar Summit, Greentech Media, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona,
March 30-31, 2010
Panelist, Elements of Biopower Success; speaker, Anaerobic Digestion and Waste to Energy, Renewable
Energy World Conference & Expo North America, Austin, Texas, Feb. 23-25, 2010
Speaker, Successfully Bringing a Project to Commercial Operations; The Resurgence of Biomass Facilities:
What You Need to Know to Develop, Permit and Finance Your Project, World Ag Expo, Tulare, California, Feb. 9,
2010
Moderator, Getting Started: Site Selection, Feedstock Assessments, and Fatal Flaw Analysis ; Building
Momentum: PPAs, EPC Contracts and Project Readiness, Pacific West Biomass Conference & Expo, a Biomass
Magazine event, Sacramento, California Jan. 11-13, 2010
Presenter, Advanced Biofuels: What Are the Commercial Possibilities? Why All the Interest in Algae ? The
Energy Daily and Clean Energy Daily webinar, Aug. 2009
Co-presenter, Bring Energy Home: Understanding Alternative Energy Economic Development Opportunities,
PNEDC Economic Development Leadership Summit E3: The Next 50 Years in Economic Development, Energy and
Entrepreneurship, Boise, Idaho Jul. 12-16, 2009
Presenter, Alternative Feedstocks and Co-Location Arrangements, International Fuel Ethanol Workshop &
Expo, Denver, Colorado Jun. 15-18, 2009
Co-presenter, Deal Structure Finance - Developing the Project with Financing in Mind, CLE International:
Renewable Energy Finance, Denver, Colorado Feb. 18, 2009
Presenter, Financing the Future, Northwest Energy Innovations Summit, Boise, Idaho Jan. 2009
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Publications/Articles
(FROM 2009 UNTIL TRANSITION TO IN-HOUSE WITH HARVEST POWER)
Project Planning and Timing, Biomass Magazine, Dec. 2010
Key Provisions in Process Technology Licensing, Industrial Biotechnology, Dec. 2010
Managing Construction Schedule Risk, Biomass Magazine, Jun. 2010
Funding Second Generation Biofuel Projects, Industrial Biotechnology, 6(2): 78-84, Apr. 2010
Creditworthiness Key to Biomass Project Success, Biomass Magazine, Mar. 2010
Avoiding Risks When Allocating Risk in Key Project and Transaction Documents, Biofuels Canada, 2010
Consider All Financing Options in the Global Green Economy, Biomass Magazine, Dec. 2009
Quoted in Lisa Gibsons Securing Strategic Investors, Biomass Magazine, Nov. 2009
Quoted in Anna Austin and Lisa Gibsons In Pursuit of Loot, Biomass Magazine, Sept. 2009
Project Development: Back-to-the-Basics, Biomass Magazine, Sep. 2009
Dont Overlook Biomass Stimulus in Farm Bill, Biomass Magazine, Jun. 2009
Quoted in Bryan Sims, Coming Clean, Ethanol Producer Magazine, Apr. 2009
Supply-Side Considerations of a Biomass Development, Bioenergy Canada, Apr. 2009
Loan Guarantees Under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, Biomass Magazine, Apr. 2009
Coauthor, Renewable Energy Aspects - American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, Biofuels Intl, Mar. 2009
Document Review in the Face of Plant Optimization Activities, Bioenergy Canada, Feb. 2009
Managing Contractual Relationships in a Turbulent Economy, Biomass Magazine, Jan. 2009
As Partner with Stoel Rives, LLP was active contributor and in some cases co-editor to the Law of Series of
publications which included, among others, The Law of Algae; The Law of Biofuels; The Law of Biomass; The Law of
Biorefineries and Advanced Biofuels; Lava Law - Legal Issues in Geothermal Energy Developments ; Lex Helius: The
Law of Solar Energy; The Law of Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy; and The Law of Wind
See http://www.stoel.com/resources.aspx
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