Gunderson Dettmer Practice Areas and Partners Recognized by Chambers USA 2025 Guide

The 2025 Chambers and Partners USA Guide recognized Gunderson Dettmer as a leading law firm in eight (8) departments. This year, Gunderson Dettmer’s highly-ranked practice areas include: Venture Capital, Venture Capital: Fund Formation, Startups & Emerging Companies, Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment, Technology, Corporate/M&A, Labor & Employment, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation and more.

In addition, seventeen (17) partners across Gunderson Dettmer’s U.S. offices were awarded recognition for their knowledge and expertise in each of their individual practice areas.

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Ranked Departments

USA-Nationwide

• • Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States
    
  • Startups & Emerging Companies
  • Technology
  • Venture Capital: Fund Formation

California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounding Areas

• • Corporate/ M&A: Highly Regarded
  • Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

California

• • Technology
  • Venture Capital
  • Venture Capital: Fund Formation

Massachusetts

• • Private Equity: Fund Formation
  • Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment
  • Technology
  • Labor & Employment
    

Ranked Lawyers

USA Nationwide

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States

• • Jeff Vetter

Startups & Emerging Companies

• • Jay Hachigian
  • Ivan Gaviria
  • Dave Gammell
  • Ken McVay
  • Joe Berklund
  • Randall Clark

Venture Capital: Fund Formation

• • Sean Caplice
  • Steve Franklin
  • Malcolm Nicholls
  • Jay Hachigian
  • Nick Guttilla

California

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

• • Jeff Vetter

Technology

• • Tom Villeneuve

Venture Capital

• • Ivan Gaviria

Venture Capital: Fund Formation

• • Steve Franklin
  • Sean Caplice

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

• • Sharon Hendricks

Massachusetts

Labor & Employment

• • Max Perlman

Private Equity: Fund Formation

• • Malcolm Nicholls
  • Nick Guttilla

Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment

• • Jay Hachigian
  • Marc Dupre
  • Dave Gammell
  • Jeff Engerman

Texas

Corporate & Commercial

• • Wes Watts