Louis Lehot
Partner
On a very short list of leading corporate lawyers in California, Louis Lehot has handled some of the highest profile matters in recent years in the tech, health care, and clean energy spaces. A partner in the firm鈥檚 Private Equity & Venture Capital, M&A, and Transactions Practices, as well as the Technology, Health Care, Life Sciences, and Energy Industry Teams, he advises entrepreneurs and their management teams, investors, and financial advisors at all stages of growth.
Louis is skilled at taking clients from 鈥済arage to global,鈥 helping them achieve hyper-growth, go public, and successfully obtain optimal liquidity events. He guides emerging private companies as they secure venture capital financing, prepare for IPO, de-SPAC, or an M&A transaction, and navigate the exit. Clients routinely turn to Louis for his domain experience in public offerings and private placements of equity, equity-linked, and debt securities, mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, spinoffs, strategic investments, and joint ventures, as well as corporate governance and securities law compliance matters. Additionally, Louis regularly represents U.S. and non-U.S. registrants before the SEC, FINRA, NYSE, and NASDAQ.
Louis draws on more than 25 years of global experience and leverages the latest legal technology tools to drive strategies and solutions that make sense. He has been recognized by peer-reviewed industry guides and leading practitioners as one of the most innovative, creative, and versatile corporate counsel. Chambers USA noted that he has considerable experience representing both emerging companies and investors in venture financings, stating, 鈥淟ouis Lehot is known for the high quality of his advice, his responsiveness and passion for his clients.鈥
Clients have noted:
鈥淥ver my career I鈥檇 say my experience with outside counsel has at best, been mixed. I was finally redeemed when Louis Lehot and team 麻豆直播 & Lardner LLP arrived on scene.聽 To say this venerable group broke the mold would be a gross understatement. No better team, no better firm to have in your trenches when building a company with ambitions as big as ours.鈥
鈥淟ouis is an exceptional professional whom you absolutely want on your team! His responsiveness and timely assistance is unmatched. With Louis on board, you have both 1) the depth of knowledge, and 2) the power of great network penetrating multiple domains!鈥
鈥淓ase of working with Louis and his ability to cross over into the international space.鈥
“Louis has a very good sense of business and has the combination of legal and business skill set which makes him exceptional.”
“Louis is a very strong lawyer and is always willing to help.”
鈥淗is legal advice is superb, he has a very good understanding of all of the legal aspects of investing, he has strong business acumen and offers strong business advice.鈥
鈥淟ouis personally ensures quality, efficiency, and value on every transaction we work on.鈥 鈥淟ouis is experienced and knowledgeable.鈥
鈥淗e鈥檚 very strong in all aspects of venture capital.鈥
“Louis is very knowledgeable and helpful. He is always available when I need him and very responsive to our needs and concerns.”
“Louis is one of the best lawyers I have ever worked with.”
“Louis is an incredible partner.”
The Legal 500 US also noted that clients have commented on Louis鈥 abilities as a 鈥渕aster networker鈥 in Silicon Valley.
Since 2024, Louis has served on NACD Northern California鈥檚 Leadership Advisory Council, a group of key advisors and partners of the National Association of Corporate Directors, who will help shape the future of corporate governance within聽Northern California鈥檚聽board director community.聽 In 2023, Louis was also named to Law360鈥榮 Mergers & Acquisitions Editorial Advisory Board. Louis is a two-time faculty member of Stanford Director鈥檚 College, past advisory board member of the Silicon Valley Directors鈥 Exchange, and a member of Boston College Law School鈥檚 Business Advisory Council. He is committed to giving back and supporting local and global initiatives to help our communities, including the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Home of Hope, Caring for Cambodia, Doctors without Borders, Equal Justice for America, Second Harvest, Ecumenical Hunger Program, Goodwill of Southern California, Girl Power Talk and Palo Alto Partners in Education.
Representative Experience*
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Joint Ventures
Louis regularly represents buyers in creating innovative acquisition programs, smart structures, and smooth processes to acquire businesses by share purchase, merger, asset purchase, and license. He represents bootstrapped as well as venture-backed startups in achieving lucrative liquidity events for their entrepreneurs and investors. Representative matters include:
- Represented Mirantis in its sale to IREN (Nasdaq: IREN) in a $625 million all-stock transaction, to unlock AI compute utilization in the datacenter, adding Kubernetes and enterprise ops to help them deploy GPUs into usable revenue-generating AI-infrastructure.
- Represented Riverwood Capital in its acquisition of a controlling stake in LeapXpert, the leader in governed communication intelligence, in a $180 million transaction.
- Represented Redem Tech Inc., doing business as Kapital Bank, in the acquisition of Intercam Grupo Financiero鈥檚 broker-dealer, asset management, and operational banking assets
- Represented Zero Cognitive Systems Inc. in the sale of its HerculesAI legaltech business to Aderant, a subsidiary of Roper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP)
- Represented Matterport (Nasdaq: MTTR) in its sale to CoStar Group (NYSE: CSGP) for cash and stock valued at over $2.1 billion, including an FTC-led antitrust review
- Represented Blockstream, the global leader in Bitcoin-powered financial infrastructure, in its acquisition of Lugano-based digital asset company Elysium Lab and the launch of Blockstream CH SAGL, its new European headquarters and incubator entity
- Represented Fullpower-AI, a leader in AI-powered health and wellness technologies, in a $25 million Series C strategic investment from Tempur Sealy International (a wholly owned business of Somnigroup International Inc.) made concurrently with a 10-year global licensing agreement for Fullpower-AI鈥檚 KOA Sleeptracker-AI platform
- Represented xmad.ai, a frontier AI-research company, in its sale to Workato, the leader in agentic orchestration, announced alongside the launch of Workato鈥檚 AI Research Lab
- Represented Sorcero in its strategic acquisition of Axiom Health, a medtech data-as-a-service company, expanding Sorcero into the medical device market
- Represented Archimed, a leading global healthcare private equity fund, in the buyouts of skincare platform Cellese and wound irrigation platform Irrimax
- Represented Bhuma, an AI-enabled no-code DevOps business backed by First Rays Venture, Westwave, Neotribe and The AI Fund in its sale to IBM
- Represented Wine Access (Norwest portfolio company) in its sale to Full Glass Wine Co.
- Represented Transgrid Energy in the acquisition of industrial scale renewable energy assets
- Represented Riverwood Capital in its buyout of Forecast5 Analytics, leveraged financing, and bolt-on acquisitions (sold to Frontline, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo)
- Represented Riverwood Capital in its sale of Supply Chain Research Group to Argosy Capital
- Represented the League App, Inc. in its sale to Match Group (Nasdaq: MTCH)
- Represented Vcheck Global in its sale to funds affiliated with Sunstone Partners
- Represented Zonehaven, the SaaS solution for emergency evacuation and community support, in its sale to Genasys (Nasdaq: GNSS), the critical communications systems and solutions company.
- Represented Flurosat, a crop science company, in its all-stock acquisition of a soil health startup Dagan to form Regrow Agriculture, focusing on resilient agriculture solutions
- Represented doc.ai Incorporated, a digital health transformation company, in negotiating strategic investment, commercial and licensing deals with Anthem and its subsequent 2021 sale to Sharecare and de-SPAC merger with Falcon Capital Acquisition Corp.
- Represented 174 Power Global, the power project development arm of Hanwha Energy Corp., in negotiating a joint venture with Total SE to develop utility-scale solar and energy storage projects of 1.6 GW cumulative capacity in North America
- Represented Semarchy, the Intelligent Data Hub鈩 company and a disruptive provider of master data management software, in its sale to funds advised by Providence Strategic Growth (PSG), the growth equity affiliate of Providence Equity Partners
- Represented CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE) in dozens of acquisitions over the past decade for regional real estate brokerages, property management businesses, technology platforms and adjacent services, including Floored.com, Forum Analytics, Brenner Real Estate Group, Capstone Financial, Skye Group, CAC Group, Fameco, KLMK Group, U.S. Equities, UCR and many more
- Represented Avnet (Nasdaq: AVT) in acquisitions of Dragon Innovation and Solaris and in numerous strategic investments in technology businesses
- Represented SoftBank Group International in the sale of 99 Taxis, the largest ride sharing company in Brazil, to Didi
- Represented Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE: JNPR) in acquisitions of Appformix, Aurrion, Cyphort and in other strategic transactions
- Represented Penn National Gaming (NYSE: PENN) in the acquisition of Rocket Games
- Represented CheckALT LLC in the acquisitions of ERAS from Diebold (NYSE: DBD) and Klik Technologies from MUFG Union Bank
- Represented Binatone Global in its acquisition of the companion products business of Motorola Mobility. Represented CVC and QA Analytics in its buyout of Cloud Academy
- Represented #bigtech company in a confidential joint venture with a large China-based company in a significant market-access joint venture for the PRC
- Represented China-based white goods company in a significant PRC market-access joint venture with a U.S. industrial manufacturing company
- Represented Sanpower Group Co., Ltd., one of China鈥檚 largest privately owned conglomerates, on its entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Dendreon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for US$819.9 million
- Represented Symphony Technology Group and Bond International Software in the acquisition of Erecruit
- Represented Tecan Group AG (SIX: TECN) in its acquisition of SpeWare Corp.
- Represented Centric Software, a global enterprise SaaS PLM company (backed by venture capital firms Oak Investment Partners and Fung Capital) based in Silicon Valley in the sale of a majority stake to Dassault Systemes SE, a French public company listed on Euronext Paris, in a cash and stock deal
- Represented Docea Power SAS in its sale to Intel (NYSE: INTC)
- Represented Kerensen Consulting in its sale to Salesforce (NYSE: CRM).
- Represented Tuplejump in its formation and subsequent sale to Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL)
- Represented Stackstorm in its sale to Brocade (now part of Broadcom, NYSE: AVGO)
- Represented Adotube in its sale to Exponential Interactive
- Represented MetricTest in its sale to Microlease (now part of ElectroRent)
- Represented the special committee of the board of directors of Tongjitang Chinese Medicines, an NYSE-listed public company, in negotiating an agreement and plan of merger with a bidder group led by its chairman and Fosun Industrial in a going-private transaction (recognized by China Business Law Journal as 2012鈥檚 Going Private Deal of the Year)
- Represented AOL LLC (now known as Oath) in the acquisitions of Sphere Source, Inc. and Goowy Media Inc.
- Represented CVC, Elevation Partners, Hellman & Friedman, Hony Capital, Riverwood Capital, Silver Lake Partners, Softbank, Symphony Technology Group, and TPG in leveraged buyouts, growth equity, and venture investments
- Represented Credit Suisse as financial advisor in Heckmann Corp鈥檚 de-SPAC transaction with China Water & Drinks
Venture Capital & Growth Equity
Louis鈥檚 clients include venture capital, growth equity investment firms, and corporate venturing groups that make minority investments in technology, health care, clean energy, and other innovative businesses, including:
- Represented SoftBank Vision Fund in growth equity investments in Zymergen, Alto Pharmacy, Wag Labs, Slack, Guardant Health, 99 Taxis, and 10X Genomics
- Represented Riverwood Capital in growth equity investments as lead investor in Alation, AppZen, BigID, Degreed, Druva, CloudVirga, One Model, Sauce Labs, SpyCloud
- Represented TCG Crossover in late-stage emerging life sciences investments in Affinia Therapeutics, Aviceda Therapeutics, Entrada, AdarX, Artios, Versanis, Alkeus, Tourmaline Bio (and its concurrent merger with Talaris Therapeutics), Inhibrx, Pathys, Obsidian Therapeutics, CORXEL and others, as well as private investments into public entities and royalty deals including Abivax, Adverum Bio, Compass Pathways, Mineralys Therapeutics, Silence Therapeutics, Nektar Therapeutics and more.
- Represented Bioluminescence Ventures in making emerging life sciences investments into Cellarity, Tessera Therapeutics, Nido Biopharma, Catalog Technologies, ReCode Therapeutics and others
- Represented Vivo Capital in growth equity investments in Maculogix, Harmony Biosciences, and Green River, to name a few
- Represented NEA in seed and follow-on investments in Robinhood (IPO), ScoutRFP (sold to Workday), Automation Anywhere (largest Series A transaction ever at US$265m), FightCamp, Evernow, AI2, Embrace Mobile, Weaviate, Slash, Regression Games, Fabric8 Labs, Modyfi, Fizz Social, Kindred Concepts, FloxDev, Nordsense, Arris, Orby AI, Comanche Biopharma, Sorriso Pharma, Datafold, beehiiv, World Labs (sold to AMD), NG.CASH, Abcuro, Bluefish, Positron and dozens of other transactions for over 15 years.
- Represented Connect Ventures, the investment partnership between Creative Artists Agency and NEA, as lead investor in its investment in Deep Voodoo, the AI entertainment startup founded by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone
- Represented Samsung Ventures in dozens of early- to late-stage investments in technology, health care, and life science businesses, managing the portfolio and subsequent monetization transactions, including investments in Walden Robotics, Loft Orbital, Cartesia, WitnessAI, XBOW and Lumotive, and, through Samsung Catalyst, Normal Computing and Lucid Micro
- Represented LG Technology Ventures in its initial fund formation and in over a dozen early- to late- stage investments in technology businesses, including Claroty, The Sandbox, Venti Technologies, May Mobility, Li Industries and Zenity
- Represented Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Foundation Capital, General Atlantic, Nautilus Venture Partners, Oak Investment Partners, Propel Ventures, and numerous other venture capital firms in making early- to late-stage venture capital investments in technology, life sciences, med-tech, med- device, health care, and clean energy businesses
- Represented AIG, Atomico, CBRE, GE Ventures, Hanwha Q Cells, Lenovo, MS&AD Ventures, Next47, OSRAM, Robert Bosch, Salesforce Ventures, Siemens, and numerous other corporate venturing groups in making strategic investments in technology and health care businesses
- Represented TDK Ventures in Fund Ex1, a dedicated energy disruption fund, and a dedicated India fund, as well as in numerous portfolio company investments, follow-on financings, and portfolio company management, including investments in Verdagy, Faction Technology, Infinite Uptime, Rodatherm Energy and R3 Lithium
- Represented Mighty Capital, X Ventures, AI Sprouts VC, Carat Venture Partners, Outlierz Fund, SkyRiver Ventures, Fintech Next Ventures, Freedom of Innovation Fund, One Way Ventures and many other early-, scale- and late-stage venture capital funds in raising, deploying, monitoring and harvesting venture capital
- Represented Tenacity Venture Capital in making investments in numerous seed stage fintech companies, including as lead investor in Kapital鈥檚 Series A financing and Manufactured Networks鈥 equity financing and in the early-stage rounds of Nevly, Money and Wildfire Robotics, and more
- Represented Cortical Ventures in making AI investments in CaspianDB, Immerok, Weaviate, Rupert, Kyber Labs, Angel AI, Spear AI, 2nd Set AI, and other AI businesses
- Represented SkyRiver Ventures in making early stage investments in Labrador, Geminus, and other deeptech businesses
- Represented Cervin Ventures as lead investor in seed financings for Callidus Legal AI and Sequifi and a growth equity round for Remi Labs
- Represented Origin Ventures as lead investor in the seed financing for Century Health and, together with Venture 53, as an investor in the growth equity round for ClearJet
- Represented Hanwha Impact Partners, the venture capital arm of Hanwha Group, as lead investor in the Series C financing for Cellarity and the Series B financing for CATALOG
- Represented East Bridge Capital as an investor in the Series B financing for Lumotive
- Represented Envisioning Partners as an investor in the Series B financing for Phoenix Tailings
Emerging Growth Companies
Over his more than 25-year career, Louis has represented emerging growth companies from garage to global in all stages, from formation to liquidity, including:
- Represented App0 (enterprise SaaS communications platform backed by Cota Capital)
- Represented BankJoy (fintech backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, CheckALT and SoftBank Opportunity Fund)
- Represented Bhuma (dev-ops no-code software platform backed by First Rays Venture Capital, Westwave, Neotribe, and The AI Fund)
- Represented Bionure (life sciences)
- Represented Blockstream (Bitcoin-powered financial infrastructure) in its acquisition of Elysium Lab and the launch of its European headquarters in Switzerland
- Represented Burq (API integration backed by MANTIS Venture Capital, Alumni Ventures, s16vc and One Way Ventures)
- Represented Centric Software (PLM enterprise SaaS software backed by Dassault Systemes and Oak Investment Partners)
- Represented CheckALT (fintech, backed by Shai Stern)
- Represented Design Barn, Inc., the creator of Lottie Files (a multiplatform animation creation tool backed by Square Peg, XYZ Ventures, Greatpoint Ventures, M12, Adobe, and 500 Global), including its $37 million Series B financing led by Square Peg Capital
- Represented Fullpower-AI (AI-powered health and wellness technologies) in its $25 million Series C strategic investment from Tempur Sealy International and concurrent 10-year global licensing agreement
- Represented Gatik AI (autonomous delivery backed by FM Capital, KDT Ventures, Endeavor), including its $200 million Series D financing led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies and its partnership with PepsiCo
- Represented GoodData (enterprise SaaS, backed by General Catalyst, a16z, Intel Capital, and Visa Ventures)
- Represented Instock, customer fulfillment robotics company (backed by Amazon, One Way Ventures, Lux Capital, Commerce VC, u.ventures, Cynernetix Ventures and others)
- Represented Mexican fintech Kapital in its Series B financing led by Tribe and Pelion, its subsequent funding round led by Tribe Capital and Pelion Ventures that made Kapital Mexico鈥檚 newest fintech unicorn, and its $125 million debt and equity financing
- Represented Manufactured Networks (supply chain fintech, backed by Positive Sum Venture Capital, MS&AD Capital, Tenacity Venture Capital and TriplePoint Capital)
- Represented Mindvalley, Inc. (edtech, personal growth, consumer internet)
- Represented Mirantis, offering enterprises unprecedented speed to ship code faster across public and private clouds (backed by Intel Capital, Insight Venture Partners, and August Capital)
- Represented OpenLight Photonics (semiconductors, backed by Juniper Networks), including its oversubscribed $34 million Series A financing co-led by Xora Innovation and Capricorn Investment Group, its $50 million Series A-1 financing led by Matter Venture Partners, and its partnership with Advantest Corporation to develop scalable, high-volume silicon photonics testing solutions
- Represented Palona AI (AI operating layer for physical businesses, backed by Ardenwood Ventures, CrimsonOx, UpHonest, Turbo, Llama Ventures, Neo, Fusion Fund, Defy and Maynard Webb) in its Series A financing
- Represented Regrow Agriculture (agtech, backed by Main Sequence Ventures, M12, AJAX, and the corporate venture arm of Cargill), including its Series A financing
- Represented Securly (security for edtech, backed by Owl Ventures and Defy Ventures, sold to Golden Gate)
- Represented Semarchy (big data, master data management, sold to affiliates of Providence Strategic Growth)
- Represented Sorcero (AI for biopharma industry backed by CityRock Ventures and Mighty Capital)
- Represented SoundPatrol (AI-enabled anti-piracy research lab protecting music for artists and labels) in its formation and financing
- Represented Spektrum Labs (AI-first cyber resilience software for cybersecurity and cyber insurance, backed by Danu Ventures) in its series seed financing
- Represented Spire Bioventures
- Represented Summer Robotics (machine vision for vision-guided robotics, backed by Applied Ventures, Solasta Ventures and Naver) in its Series A financing
- Represented Learning Squared, the creator of Square Panda (AI for edtech, backed by Andre Agassi)
- Represented Tuplejump (big data, sold to Cupertino-based company)
- Represented Vcheck Global (background check solutions for investors backed by Shai Stern and Seth Farbman, sold to affiliates of Sunstone Partners)
- Represented Uptiq AI (fintech for alternative assets, backed by Greenvisors, 645 Ventures, Cota Capital, and others) since formation, including its financing led by Silverton Partners and its Series B financing led by Curql
- Represented WannaSplit (fintech)
- Represented WineAccess (consumer internet, backed by Norwest Venture Partners)
- Represented Woz (AI-powered platform for building business-ready apps, backed by Cervin Ventures, Burst Capital, Y Combinator, Untapped Ventures, MGV and the Lacob Family) in its seed financing
- Represented xmad.ai (frontier AI research, sold to Workato)
- Represented Yobi (AI-focused customer communications app for small businesses) in its oversubscribed seed financing
- Represented Zero Cognitive Systems, Inc. (AI for productivity automation, backed by Streamlined Ventures, Thomson Reuters, OneWay Ventures, Altair, and others), including HerculesAI鈥檚 Series B financing led by Streamlined Ventures
Fund Formation
In recent years, Louis has worked with financial sponsors and general partners to create investment funds targeted at deploying capital in tech, healthcare, life sciences and clean energy ventures, including:
- Bioluminescence Ventures in structuring and fund formation, leading to its emergence from stealth with $477 million in assets under management
- TDK Ventures, in structuring and executing a multi-LP fund focused on energy disruption and another fund focused on investing in India
- Mighty Capital, the San Francisco based fund that is a 鈥済o-to鈥 for product-first companies, in all three of its funds
- Outlierz, an Africa-focused Seed venture capital firm focused on backing outstanding technology founders solving Africa鈥檚 most pressing challenges and re-inventing the continent鈥檚 future
- Carat Venture Partners, a multi-stage, technology venture capital firm investing and partnering with exceptional startups and the biggest brands in the world to build and grow a sustainable future
- VC, investing in founders that are building category-leading ventures using artificial intelligence
- One Way Ventures, a fund backing exceptional immigrant founders in the US and Canada at pre-seed and seed stage, principally in deep tech, robotics, AI and beyond
- LG Technology Ventures in its initial formation and first five funds
Public Company Representation
- Avnet, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVT)
- CHC Helicopter (NYSE: HELI)
- CSR plc (NASDAQ: CSR), sold to Qualcomm
- Dasan Zhone Solutions (NASDAQ: DZSI)
- Hanwha Q Cells (NASDAQ: QCELLS)
- Matterport (NASDAQ: MTTR)
- Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX)
- SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRF)
- STMicroelectronics NV (NYSE: STM), Technip, Rhodia, Orange and many more
Capital Markets Transactions
- Represented doc.ai and founders in combination with Sharecare and Falcon Capital Acquisition Corp. in a de-SPAC鈥檌ng transaction (2021)
- Represented SoftBank as selling holder in Slack鈥檚 direct listing (2019)
- Represented SoftBank as selling holder in 10x Genomics鈥 IPO (2019)
- Represented SoftBank as selling holder in Guardant Health鈥檚 IPO and follow-on offerings (2018)
- Represented CHC Group, Ltd. in its IPO (2014)
- Represented LegalZoom in its attempted IPO (2012)
- Represented RealD in its IPO and follow-on offering (July and December 2010)
- Represented OpenTable in its follow-on offering (2009)
- Represented underwriters, Micron (2009)
- Represented CBRE in multiple capital markets transactions
- Represented underwriters in Heckmann Corporation鈥檚 SPAC IPO and financial advisors in its subsequent de-SPAC transaction (2007-2008)
- Represented underwriters in AMIS Holdings鈥 public offering (2007)
Convertible Notes, Investment Grade and High Yield Bond Offerings
- Represented GLG Partners in private placements of convertible bonds (2009)
- Represented Micron Technology in public offerings of convertible bonds (2007 and 2009)
- Represented the underwriters in POSCO鈥檚 offering of exchangeable bonds (2008)
- Represented Lawson Software in its convertible bond offering and call spread transactions (2007)
- Represented the underwriters in convertible bond and call spread transactions with SanDisk (2006)
- Represented Northrop Grumman, France Telecom, Orange, STMicroelectronics, Rhodia, ALSTOM and Dassault Systemes SA in multiple capital markets transactions for ordinary shares, high yield bonds, convertible bonds, exchangeable bonds and other instruments, as well as in public reporting and SEC compliance
*Includes matters handled prior to joining 麻豆直播
Awards and Recognition
- Named as a member of NACD Northern California鈥檚 Advisory Leadership Council since 2024
- Named as Law360’s 2023 Mergers and Acquisitions Editorial Advisory Board
- JD Supra, Readers’ Choice Awards, Top Author, M&A, 2024 through 2026; ranked number three nationally in 2026
- Recognized, Chambers USA: America鈥檚 Leading Lawyers for Business in the practice area of Venture Capital (California, 2021-2026) and Startups & Emerging Companies (USA – Nationwide), 2025 and 2026
- Selected as an Acritas Star鈩, Acritas (2021)
- Recognized by The Legal 500 US in the fields of mergers & acquisitions/corporate and commercial
- Selected for inclusion to Super Lawyer (M&A, 2021-2026) by Super Lawyers Magazine
- Named as an advisory board member by the Silicon Valley Directors鈥 Exchange (SVDX) in partnership with Stanford Law School鈥檚 Rock Center for corporate governance (2016-2019)
Affiliations
- NACD Northern California Advisory Leadership Council (2024)
- Law360’s Mergers and Acquisitions Editorial Advisory Board (2023)
- American Bar Association, Business Law Committee, Subcommittee on Negotiated Acquisitions
- The Association of Corporate Counsel, Bay Area Corporate and Securities Law Committee (2011-2019)
- The French-American Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco
- The Silicon Valley Association of General Counsel (contributor, 2010-2022)
- Former advisory board member, The Silicon Valley Directors鈥 Exchange (SVDX)
- Former member, Business Advisory Counsel, Boston College Law School
Presentations and Publications
- Author, 鈥淲here We Are on Software M&A鈥 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (September 8, 2026)
- Author, 鈥100X 2026: Where the Energy Transition Met the AI Revolution,鈥 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (August 31, 2026)
- Author, 鈥淩eady for Anything: Takeaways From a Panel on Going Public鈥 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (August 26, 2026)
- Co-Author, 鈥淐alifornia’s $366 Billion Venture Capital Boom: Founders and Investors Should Be Watching鈥 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (August 24, 2026)
- Author, 鈥淭he Chief Everything Officer鈥 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (August 18, 2026)
- Author, 鈥淲hat Makes a Great CFO鈥 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (August 17, 2026)
- Author, 鈥淭he Venture Market Is Not Recovering. It Is Reorganizing.鈥 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (August 4, 2026)
- Author, 鈥淏eyond the Headlines: A Look at Q2 Venture Activity,鈥 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (August 3, 2026)
- Author, 鈥淭he M&A Recovery: Two Markets Moving at Different Speeds,鈥 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (July 29, 2026)
- Co-Author, 鈥淪eoul Bets Big: What South Korea鈥檚 $518 Billion Semiconductor Gamble Means for Global Tech Companies,鈥 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (July 27, 2026)
- Author, 鈥淭he Force Multiplier: What CFOs Are Actually Doing With AI,鈥 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (July 24, 2026)
- Author, 鈥淚s Your Company IPO-Ready? The 12-Month Checklist,鈥 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (July 21, 2026)
- Author, “Aging Assets and the Patience Test for Private Equity,” 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (July 16, 2026)
- Author, “QSBS Trust Stacking Comes Under the Microscope,” 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (July 6, 2026)
- Author, “What Directors Should be Asking About the Audit and the Auditors Now,” 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (July 2, 2026)
- Author, “The Sidewalk Is the Lab: Hard Things, Round Three,” 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (June 17, 2026)
- Author, “The Habits of Boards That Get It Right,” 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (June 17, 2026)
- Author, “A Room with a View: What the Secondaries Boom Is Really Telling Us About Private Markets,” 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (June 16, 2026)
- Author, “What Cross-Border M&A Teaches About the Limits of Legal AI,” Innovative Technology Insights (June 8, 2026)
- Author, “It’s Time to Get Going,” 麻豆直播 Ignite (June 2, 2026)
- Author, “DExit One Year Later: An Assessment of SB21, the Continuing Pace of Reincorporation and the Maturation of Texas as a Corporate Domicile,” 麻豆直播 Corporate Governance Update (May 29, 2026)
- Author, “AI, Automation, and Robotics Are Reshaping Value Creation for Private Equity,” 麻豆直播 Ignite (May 20, 2026)
- Author, “When the Ground Moves Beneath Your Feet: Notes from a PE-Backed CFO Forum,” 麻豆直播 Ignite (May 18, 2026)
- Author, “Securing the Agentic Future: A GC Lunch Series Discussion,” 麻豆直播 Ignite (May 18, 2026)
- Author, “Private Equity鈥檚 AI Bet: Strategic Hedge or Structural Conflict?,” 麻豆直播 Ignite (May 12, 2026)
- Author, “What We Took Home from Milken Week,” 麻豆直播 Ignite (May 11, 2026)
- Author, “From Punchline to Platform: Hard Things Round Two and the Real History of Robotics,” 麻豆直播 Ignite (May 11, 2026)
- Author, “Investing in AI Infrastructure: Beyond Data Centers,” 麻豆直播 Ignite (May 6, 2026)
- Co-Author, “From Static Compliance to Living Compliance: How Agentic AI Can Make Health Care Operations Safer,” Innovative Technology Insights (April 29, 2026)
- Author, “Q1 2026: A Record Quarter, a Compressed Market, and a Window That Won’t Stay Open,” 麻豆直播 Ignite (April 6, 2026)
- Author, “Pre-IPO Planning Is No Longer About Going Public. It鈥檚 About Keeping Every Option Alive.,” 麻豆直播 Ignite (April 2, 2026)
- Author, “A $1 Trillion Order Book and a Palo Alto Living Room: What GTC 2026 and Hard Things Taught Us This Week About Physical AI,” 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (March 26, 2026)
- Co-Author, “M&A Deals Requiring HSR Filings May Also Require Notice to the Department of War,” 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (March 25, 2026)
- Author, “The Art of the Two-Step: Multitiered Deals and the AI Valuation Gold Rush,” 麻豆直播 Ignite (March 10, 2026)
- Author, “2026 IPO Market Outlook: Momentum, Deregulation, and the Path to Liquidity,” 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (February 17, 2026)
- Co-Author, “California Rolls Out New Venture Capital Diversity Reporting Requirements,” Innovative Technology Insights (February 17, 2026)
- Co-Author, “California Rolls Out New Venture Capital Diversity Reporting Requirements,” Innovative Technology Insights (February 9, 2026)
- Co-Author, “California Rolls Out New Venture Capital Diversity Reporting Requirements,” Innovative Technology Insights (February 9, 2026)
- Author, “Crypto Asset Strategy for Corporate Legal Leaders: What CLOs and GCs Should Know and Do in 2026,” Blogs (January 26, 2026)
- Author, “Crypto Exits Surge in 2025: Momentum Builds for an Even Bigger 2026,” Innovative Technology Insights (January 16, 2026)
- Author, “The Rush to Exit: PE Firms Pick Up the Pace in 2025,” 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (December 23, 2025)
- Author, “Event Summary: The Next Era of Board Evaluations,” 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (December 16, 2025)
- Author, “2026 Outlook: AI, IPOs, and the New 鈥淣ormal鈥 in Venture & Private Equity,” 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (December 8, 2025)
- Author, “麻豆直播 Event Key Takeaways: Ready for Anything: Preparing for IPOs, SPACs, and Unexpected Capital Market Shift,” 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (December 4, 2025)
- Author, “A Look at Current Healthtech VC Trends,” 麻豆直播 Ignite (December 2, 2025)
- Author, “Key Insights from TEDAI 2025,” Innovative Technology Insights (November 20, 2025)
- Author, “What鈥檚 New in Venture Capital? Update on Q3 2025 Venture Capital Trends,” 麻豆直播 Ignite (November 6, 2025)
- Author, “Three Trends That Will Define AI in 2026,” 麻豆直播 Ignite (November 6, 2025)
- Author, 鈥淎 Look at the US Private Equity Market in O3 2025,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (November 4, 2025)
- Co-Author, 鈥淭ED AI 2025,鈥 Events (October 22, 2025)
- Co-Author, “Breaking Down the NVCA: What Founders and VCs Need to Know,” 麻豆直播 Ignite (October 21, 2025)
- Author, “Reopening the IPO Window: Insights from the IPO Summit 鈥 Silicon Valley Edition,” 麻豆直播 Viewpoints (October 15, 2025)
- Author, “State of Capital Markets for Public Companies: A Comprehensive Look at the Technology, Clean Energy, and Life Sciences 麻豆直播 in 2025,” 麻豆直播 Ignite (October 2, 2025)
- Co-Author, “SPAC 4.0: From Spectacular Failures to a Disciplined Renaissance,” 麻豆直播 Ignite (September 30, 2025)
- Co-Author, “Will the Next Patent Cliff Further Spur M&A Activity and What Does That Mean for Companies Right Now?” 麻豆直播 Ignite (September 29, 2025)
- Co-Author, 鈥淔ueling the Next Wave: From First Raise to Secondaries and Exits,鈥 Events (September 17, 2025)
- Co-Author, “DExit: Why Some Companies Are Leaving Delaware,” 麻豆直播 Corporate Governance Update (September 15, 2025)
- Author, “The Future of Silicon Valley: Examining the Six Biggest Issues Impacting Innovation and Growth,” 麻豆直播 Ignite (September 2, 2025)
- Author, 鈥淏ig Tech Looks to AI Startups to Secure Talent,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (August 20, 2025)
- Author, “Will the Late Summer M&A Rebound Continue into Fall?” 麻豆直播 Ignite (August 14, 2025)
- Author, “The Rise of ‘Acquihiring’ in a Post-Layoff Tech Sector,” 麻豆直播 Ignite (August 8, 2025)
- Author, “Is an IPO Window Opening for H2 2025?” 麻豆直播 Ignite (August 1, 2025)
- Author, 鈥淐harting the Path Back to the Good Life: Unblocking the Innovation Markets in 2025,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (July 14, 2025)
- Author, 鈥淚nvestor Insights: An Overview of PitchBook鈥檚 H1 2025 VC Tech Survey,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (June 10, 2025)
- Author, 鈥淟ost in Translation: Key Deal Points in European vs. U.S. M&A Transactions,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (May 27, 2025)
- Co-Author, 鈥淭he Human Factor in M&A Transactions,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (April 30, 2025)
- Co-Author, 鈥淎n Updated Outlook for Private Equity in 2025,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (April 9, 2025)
- Author, 鈥淭he Dealmaking Slowdown: A Time for Startups to Prepare,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (April 1, 2025)
- Co-Author, 鈥 Weathering the Storm: Key M&A Considerations for Foreign Investors Entering the U.S. Market,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (March 24, 2025)
- Author, 鈥淎 Delay in Exit Plans,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (March 21, 2025)
- Author, 鈥淣ew Opportunities and Challenges for Board Directors,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (March 13, 2025)
- Author, 鈥淲here is corporate venture capital headed in 2025, and will it lead to more M&A?,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (February 11, 2025)
- Co-Author, 鈥淚s the Future of Digital Assets in the United States Bright Again?,鈥 Innovative Technology Insights (January 27, 2025)
- Co-Author, 鈥淒rilling Down into Venture Capital Financing in Artificial Intelligence,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (January 15, 2025)
- Co-Author, 鈥淭he Outlook for US Private Equity in 2025,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (January 10, 2025)
- Author, 鈥淭he 2025 IPO Market,鈥 (December 18, 2024)
- Co-Author, 鈥淎 New Era for the FTC,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (December 11, 2024)
- Author, 鈥淜ey Takeaways from the 2024 Venture Revolution Conference in San Francisco,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (December 2, 2024)
- Author, 鈥淓xecuting Audit Committee Oversight in Turbulent Times: Risk Management and Financial Reporting,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (December 2, 2024)
- Co-Author, 鈥淜ey Takeaways From TEDAI 2024,鈥 Innovative Technology Insights (November 12, 2024)
- Author, 鈥淢&A Market Picking Up Steam: A Look at Q3 Activity,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (November 4, 2024)
- Co-Author, “Why Korea Is Gaining Prominence for M&A Activity,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (November 4, 2024)
- Author, 鈥淟ouis Lehot Publishes on Legal Considerations for Co-Founder Breakups, The Recorded (October 22, 2024)
- Co-Author, 鈥淭he Fast Follower鈥檚 Guide to Recent AI Law, 麻豆直播 Ignite, (October 14, 2024)
- Author, 鈥淭he Next Frontier for Artificial Intelligence in 2025, 麻豆直播 Ignite, (October 4, 2024)
- Author, 鈥淭he Outlook for M&A Activity in Q4 2024, 麻豆直播 Ignite, (September 26, 2024)
- Co-Author, 鈥淎 Rebound for Fintech Investment, 麻豆直播 Ignite, (September 5, 2024)
- Author, 鈥淎 Look at the Cross-Border Payments Market, 麻豆直播 Ignite (August 21, 2024)
- Co-author, 鈥淒ue diligence vs. protections and remedies for buyers in acquisitions,鈥 Westlaw (March 27, 2024)
- Co-author, 鈥淎 Look at the Market for Sports and Sports Tech in 2024,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (March 27, 2024)
- Co-author, 鈥淧reparing organizations for AI adoption,鈥 Westlaw (March 27, 2024)
- Co-author, 鈥淓xploring Business Opportunities in India: Insights from 麻豆直播 & Lardner鈥檚 General Counsel Series,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (March 14, 2024)
- Co-author, 鈥淪trategies for the Tech Sector in 2024,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (March 12, 2024)
- Co-author, 鈥淭he Corporate Transparency Act and the Impact on M&A in the U.S.,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (February 26, 2024)
- Author, 鈥淎n M&A Lawyer鈥檚 Insight Into Earth鈥檚 Challenges From Outer Space,鈥 The Recorder (February 22, 2024)
- Co-author, 鈥淢ergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions for Seed- And Early-Stage Startups,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (February 14, 2024)
- Co-author, 鈥淗ow Antitrust Regulators Are Affecting M&A Transactions,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (February 13, 2024)
- Co-author, 鈥淎 Positive Outlook for UK M&A in 2024,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (February 1, 2024)
- Co-author, 鈥淭he Return of the Exit,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (January 30, 2024)
- Co-author, 鈥淯nlocking Stock Options: Employee Loans and Considerations,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (January 17, 2024)
- Co-author, 鈥淓merging Risks Affecting The Tech Legal Landscape,鈥 Law360 (January 10, 2024)
- Co-author, 鈥淎 Look at AI Regulation in California,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (January 10, 2024)
- Co-author, 鈥淣avigating Board Turbulence: Lessons From OpenAI,鈥 LegalTech News (January, 2024)
- Author, 鈥淐ould 2024 Mean a Happy New Year for Founders?,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (January 3, 2024)
- Author, 鈥淲here Have All the Venture Capital Firms Gone?,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (December 21, 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥淲hat to Expect in Evolving U.S. Regulation of Artificial Intelligence in 2024,鈥 Legal Tech News (December 19, 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥2024 Predictions: Unveiling the future of healthcare mergers and acquisitions,鈥 MobiHealthNews (December 8, 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥淥perating in Today鈥檚 Investor-Friendly Environment,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (December 4, 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥淐urrent Look at Digital Health,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (November 20, 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥淜ey Takeaways from 麻豆直播 & Lardner and NACD Northern California Crisis Management Tabletop,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (November 15, 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥淧rivate Company Compliance: Investigations, Regulations, and Litigation,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (November 13, 2023)
- Author, 鈥淐urrent Trends in Climate Change Technology Investment,鈥 POWER Magazine (November 3, 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥淢&A Trends to Watch in 2024: Navigating the Shifting Landscape,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (October 31, 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥淣avigating the AI Frontier: Legal and Operational Insights Into Generative AI鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (October 11, 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥淪trengthening the Flow of the Biotech Sector鈥檚 M&A Pipeline,鈥 Genetic Engineering News (October 10, 2023)
- Author, 鈥淐alifornia Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Requiring Venture Capitalists to Report on the Diversity of the Businesses They Invest In,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (October 10, 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥淭he Coming Wave of Startup M&A,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (October 4, 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥淭he Importance of ESG for Startups: Pioneering a Sustainable Future,鈥 Reuters Legal News (September 29, 2023)
- Author, 鈥淜ey Takeaways for Directors on How to Harness the Power of AI in Health Care,鈥 Law 360 (September 21, 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥淗ow artificial intelligence is disrupting the dealmaking process,鈥 Westlaw (September 8, 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥淩eshaping of the Biotech M&A Landscape,鈥 MedTech (Septermber 5, 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥淭he Importance of Due Diligence in M&A Transactions,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (August 29, 2023)
- Author, 鈥淎 look at Q2 M&A and beyond: Are conditions ripe for a strong 2024 M&A rebound?鈥 Westlaw (August 28, 2023)
- Author, 鈥淐racking the Code: What Venture Capital Investors Look for in Early-Stage Startups,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (August 28, 2023)
- Author, 鈥淎 Look at Q2 M&A and Beyond: Are Conditions Ripe for a Strong 2024 M&A Rebound?,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (August 15, 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥淧ositioning for the Exit at the Entrance鈥, 麻豆直播 Ignite (August 15, 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥淟ooking at the Impact of Venture Capital and the Future of Technology Innovation,鈥 Legaltech News (August, 2023)
- Co-Author, 鈥淐ultural Alignment in Mergers and Acquisitions: The Key to Successful Integration鈥, 麻豆直播 Ignite (July 18, 2023)
- Author, 鈥淲hat鈥檚 Next for Silicon Valley?鈥, 麻豆直播 Ignite (July 18, 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥淲ill the Downturn in IPOs and Valuations for Venture-Backed Technology Companies Lead to the Demise of Dual-Class Voting Structures?,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (June 27, 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥淜ey Considerations for Founders Exploring M&A as an Exit Strategy,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (June 26, 2023)
- Author, 鈥淕ood News in Digital Health,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (June 23, 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥淓arly Stage Startup Financing in 2023,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (June 6, 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥淭he Evolving Landscape of Enterprise SaaS,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (May 30, 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥溾, National Law Journal (May 17, 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥2023 M&A Outlook,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (May 29, 2023)
- Author, 鈥Deep Dive into Generative AI and What Will Drive Tomorrow,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (March 24, 2023)
- Author, 鈥Action in venture capital is focused on early stage and AI business,鈥 麻豆直播 Ignite (February 10, 2023)
- Author, 鈥淭ech Trends to Watch in 2023,鈥 (January 2023)
- Co-author, 鈥,鈥 Reuters Westlaw (November 2022)
- Co-author, 鈥 Venture Capital Journal (October 2022)
- Co-author, 鈥,鈥 Law360 (July 2022)
- Co-author, 鈥,鈥 Reuters Westlaw (May 2022)
- Co-author, 鈥,鈥 LegalTech News (May 2022)
- Author, 鈥,鈥 Reuters Westlaw (March 2022)
- Co-author, 鈥 Law360 (February 2022)
- Co-author, 鈥,鈥 VentureBeat (January 2022)
- Co-author, 鈥Updated California automatic renewal law: what businesses need to know,鈥 Westlaw Today (December 2021)
- Co-author, 鈥,鈥 LegalTech News (December 2021)
- Co-author, 鈥,鈥 IP Watchdog (December 2021)
- Co-author, 鈥,鈥 Crunchbase (November 2021)
- Author, 鈥Meet the new SPAC circus ringleader: the PIPE investor,鈥 Westlaw Today (September 2021)
- Author, 鈥?鈥 VentureBeat (September 2021)
- Co-author, 鈥,鈥 LegalTech News (July 2021)
- Co-author, 鈥Increasing investment in EdTech scaling beyond the pandemic,鈥 Westlaw Today (July 2021)
- Author, 鈥What to expect for cybersecurity investment as we emerge from the pandemic,鈥 Westlaw Today (June 2021)
- Author, 鈥,鈥 VC List (June 2021)
- Co-author, 鈥,鈥 Digital Connect Mag (May 2021)
- Author, 鈥,鈥 ReadWrite (May 2021)
- Author, 鈥,鈥 Thomson Reuters Westlaw (May 2021)
- Author, 鈥,鈥 VentureBeat (May 2021)
- Author, 鈥,鈥 Young UpStarts (May 2021)
- Author, 鈥,鈥 Thomson Reuters Westlaw (April 2021)
- Co-author (with Brandee Diamond and Eric Chow), 鈥溾 (April 2021)
Languages
- French
Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, 鈥淩eady for Anything: Preparing for IPOs, SPACs, and Unexpected Capital Market Shifts,鈥 (August 20, 2026)
- Moderator, 鈥淎I as a Force Multiplier: Scaling Lean Finance Teams Without Adding Headcount,鈥 (July 22, 2026)
- Moderator, “NACD Northern California Corporate Governance Discussion,” (June 11, 2026)
- Speaker, “IPO Summit 2026 Nasdaq Market Site,” (June 1, 2026)
- Moderator, “Hard Things (Physical AI discussion series),” (May 28, 2026)
- Moderator, “Founders & Funders: VC Reverse pitch,” (May 28, 2026)
- Speaker, “From Boardrooms to Courtrooms,” (May 27, 2026)
- Moderator, “General Counsel Lunch Series: Securing AI Agents,” (May 15, 2026)
- Speaker, “The CFO Playbook for Value Creation in Volatile Market,” (May 14, 2026)
- Moderator, “The CFO as Capital Architect: Funding Strategy,” (March 11, 2026)
- Speaker, “Fintech Forward: Strategy Scale,” (March 10, 2026)
- Speaker, “Sidebar Summit Superbowl Summit,” (February 4, 2026)
- Panelist, “The Next Era of Board Evaluations,” (December 16, 2025)
- Panelist, “麻豆直播 RoundTable Insights on 2026 AI, IPO, and Investment Trends,” (December 12, 2025)
- Moderator, “Preparing for IPOs, SPACs, and Unexpected Capital Market shift,” (December 4, 2025)
- Speaker, “TEDAI San Francisco,” (October 22, 2025)
- Speaker, “Insight from the IPO Summit Silicon Valley Edition,” (October 15, 2025)
- Speaker, “Dexit: Why Some Companies Are Leaving Delaware,” (September 18, 2025)
- Moderator, “TEDAI San Francisco,” (September 17, 2025)
- Speaker, “5th Annual Battle of the Bay,” (May 3, 2025)
- Panelist, “4thly & 麻豆直播 Webinar on Mergers and Acquisitions,” (February 7, 2025)
- Panelist, “Year End Capital Markets RoundTable,” (December 5, 2024)
- Speaker, “Technology Leadership and Innovation Summit,” (November 14, 2024)
- Panelist, “AI and the Future of Corporate Transactions,” (October 17, 2024)
- Speaker, “Startup Fundraising and Venture Capital Outlook,” (September 19, 2024)
- Moderator, “Broad Oversight and Risk Management Webinar,” (August 22, 2024)
- Speaker, “Emerging Growth Companies Forum,” (June 13, 2024)
- Panelist, “Corporate Governance in the AI Era,” (May 9, 2024)
- Speaker, “Venture Capital in 2024: Market Trends and Opportunities,” (April 18, 2024)
- Moderator 鈥淣avigating the Federal Trade Commission in 2024鈥 (March 21, 2024)
- Moderator 鈥淐EO Series: Fireside Chat with Dan Springer鈥 (March 20, 2024)
- Panelist 鈥淎I Regulations for Startups and Investors (February 2, 2024)
- Panelist The Current State of Venture Transactions Webinar with 4thly (December 8, 2023)
- Moderator NACD Private Company Compliance Webinar (November 7, 2023)
- Panelist Webinar Discussion on Outbound Investment Screening (August 28, 2023)
- Panelist Biotech Industry Trends 2023 (July 21, 2023)
- Panelist, 鈥,鈥 RSA Conference (April 25, 2023)
- Panelist, 鈥淲hat Questions should directors bring to their next board meeting after SVB鈥檚 failure?鈥 National Association of Corporate Directors, March 24, 2023
- Panelist, 鈥淗ow Reverse CFIUS Proposal Could Impact Outbound Investments,鈥 National Association of Corporate Directors, January 18, 2023
- Panelist, 鈥淪hifting Sands: Market Transformation and the Future of SPACs,鈥 West Coast M&A/Private Equity Forum (September 29, 2022)
- Moderator, 鈥Outlook for SPACs in 2022 and Beyond,鈥 California Lawyers Associate 2022 Annual Meeting (September 17, 2022)
- Speaker, 鈥淟egal Considerations when Launching an NFT Marketplace鈥 (January 31, 2022)
- Panelist, 鈥淲est Coast Attorney Forum 2022,鈥 (January 26, 2022)
- Speaker, 鈥,鈥 TechGC Fullstack GC Conference (July 23, 2021)
- Panelist, 鈥Blockchain & Tackling NFTs in Sports & Entertainment,鈥 麻豆直播 & Lardner (June 29, 2021)
- Panelist, 鈥,鈥 4thly Accelerator (February 1, 2021)
- Panelist, 鈥,鈥 Corporate Counsel Business Journal (January 10, 2021)
Ready for Anything: Open for Whom?
On Tuesday night, in the middle of San Francisco Tech Week, a full room of CFOs, founders, investors and bankers rode up to the 19th floor of One Market Plaza for a conversation with no slides, no pitches and no record. The premise was the title.
The Growth Docket Vol. I, No. 4: New Leaders, New Prices, Higher Rates
Joe Baratta leaves Blackstone at year-end, and Blackstone will not replace him. Hernan Cristerna, JPMorgan's longtime M&A chief, retires the same week. The generation that built modern private equity is handing over the keys. Growth equity is doing the same, with less press. Here is the week.
What Your Software Company Is Worth Now
Rob Bartlett of Jefferies joined the panel I moderated last month on whether companies should buy, sell, or wait. This week I read his team鈥檚 monthly software valuation update, with data through September 30. I read a lot of bank decks. This one I read twice.
The Thin Line: A Conversation with Venky Ganesan at Sidebar Summit聽
On the opening day of SF Tech Week, I asked a room full of founders and investors at Sidebar Summit to raise a hand if they had ever been called a genius because something worked. Most hands went up. Then I asked them to keep it up if, honestly, it could have gone the other way. Almost every hand stayed up.聽
Louis Lehot Analyzes U.S. IPO Market Trends and Outlook
麻豆直播 & Lardner LLP partner Louis Lehot is featured in the Daily Journal鈥榮 Capital & Counsel newsletter offering insights on the current state of the U.S. IPO market and the factors influencing companies' routes to going public.
Record Startup Shutdowns Reflect a Market That Is Moving Forward
This year, more venture-backed companies shut down than at any point on record, according to data published last week by Andreessen Horowitz. The largest share of those closures comes from companies founded between 2019 and 2021, a period when interest rates were near zero and capital was easy to raise.