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Gunderson Dettmer is known for its extensive experience negotiating financing transactions for emerging companies and their investors. Our Latin America practice is no different, and we handle more venture financings in the region than any other law firm in the world. According to Pitchbook, we routinely represent companies or investors in more financings in Latin America than any other law firm. We have represented companies in more than $3.8 billion in mergers and acquisitions transactions in Latin America since 2014, including the acquisition of 99 Taxis by Didi in 2018, the acquisition of Vivareal by OLX Brasil in 2020, the acquisition of Cornershop by Uber in 2020, the acquisition Elo7 by Etsy in 2021, and the acquisition of Neoway by B3 in 2021, and the acquisition of Technisys by SoFi in 2022.
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Startups and maturing companies rely on our experienced employment attorneys for practical counsel that scales as their organizations evolve.
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Consistent with how we approach other industry verticals, our work reflects decades of experience advising on a range of substantive matters including corporate structuring and capital raising, intellectual property development and licensing, protection of proprietary rights, commercial contracts and customer terms, strategic transaction negotiations, data privacy compliance and data security best practices, regulatory compliance, and mergers and acquisitions. We guide our clients through the increasingly competitive landscape as the industry grows with the advancements of AI, DeFi, web3, big data, blockchain and crypto.
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|April 16, 2026
Singapore office founding and managing partner, Jonathan Pentzien, has been named to India Business Law Journal’s International A-List 2026 – the seventh consecutive year Jon has been recognized as a top international lawyer for India-related deals
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|March 24, 2026
Fast Company Recognizes 20 Gunderson Dettmer Clients on 2026 World’s Most Innovative Companies List
Fast Company recognized 20 Gunderson Dettmer clients on its 2026 World’s Most Innovative Companies list, an annual ranking of innovative companies covering 59 industries and sectors.
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|March 23, 2026
Gunderson Dettmer life sciences and public companies advisor Brett Pletcher was featured in Cure’s article, "The Legal Playbook for Building a Biotech Company, From Formation to Financing," which discusses how a biotech company’s legal needs shift quickly as it grows and explores how founders can build the right legal foundation, avoid common missteps, and bring in the right counsel at the right time.
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|March 17, 2026
Client Insight: California DFPI Suspends Implementation and Enforcement of Diversity Reporting Law
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (“DFPI”) announced the suspension of implementation and enforcement of the Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies law (“FIPVCC”) pending new rulemaking
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Since 2006, Gunderson Dettmer has supported entrepreneurship and venture capital investment in Latin America and is proud to have played an important role with many of the region’s most impactful companies and transactions. Our Latin America team has a thriving practice representing 200 of the region’s most innovative high-growth companies and dozens of the leading investors in Latin America. We have handled over 500 transactions for clients in the region since 2021.
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Gunderson Dettmer has been serving emerging growth companies and investors in India and Southeast Asia for over 15 years. In 2016, we opened our Singapore office, the first of its kind, to support the growth in venture activity across India and Southeast Asia.