Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP has elected six new partners, effective January 1. The elevations span the U.S. and add to the firm’s corporate and securities, venture and growth equity fund, public offerings/public companies, executive compensation and tax practices.
Gunderson Dettmer’s Singapore office, opened in 2016 to meet the needs of emerging companies and venture capital investors across SE Asia, was ranked in Band 1 by Chambers and Partners in its 2021 Asia-Pacific guide for its Startups & Emerging Companies practice. Singapore managing partner Jonathan Pentzien was also recognized by Chambers in Band 1 as a leading individual for Startups & Emerging Companies. Chambers and Partners is the leading independent legal ranking publication globally and ranks Gunderson highly across all of its practice area
PitchBook data released in its Q3 2020 Interactive Global League Tables once again confirms Gunderson’s leadership representing high growth companies and funds.
Gunderson Dettmer and Skadden, Arps have been named as finalists by American Lawyer for their collaborative work dating back nearly a decade.
Gunderson Dettmer employment law partner Natalie Pierce has been named among the 2020 Fastcase 50 award winners.
PitchBook data released in its Q2 2020 Interactive Global League Tables indicates Gunderson Dettmer is the #1 most active law firm advising venture capital firms and venture-backed startups in H1 2020.
Gunderson Dettmer has added Natalie A. Pierce as a Partner and chair of its Labor & Employment practice. Joining from Littler, Pierce has rich experience guiding technology, life sciences and other high growth technology companies from startup through their lifecycles. She adds keen insights into the workplace issues at play in venture funding and M&A activities, as well as how those issues impact international transactions.
Gina Marek, a partner in the firm’s Silicon Valley office, has been named the Northern California head of the Licensing, Strategic Partnering & Commercial Transactions practice group.
India Business Law Journal (IBLJ) has ranked Gunderson Dettmer among the top twenty Significant Players for leading foreign law firms handling India-related deals.
LMG Life Sciences has shortlisted Gunderson Dettmer for Venture Capital Firm of the Year and corporate partner Tim Ehrlich for Venture Capital Attorney of the Year.
Gunderson Dettmer managing partner David Young offers his insight on how Gunderson has evolved as a firm and is operating through the coronavirus pandemic in the Law360 article “Law Firm Leaders: Gunderson Dettmer’s David Young.”
Gunderson Dettmer is again ranked “most active law firm globally” in PitchBook’s Global Venture Capital League Tables. This result reflects Gunderson Dettmer’s continued market leadership in the venture capital marketplace and reinforces previous recognition as the most active law firm in the world in PitchBook’s 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 annual industry reports.
The Partnership of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP elected Zhen Liu, head of the firm’s Beijing office, to the firm’s Management Committee.
美国高锐律师事务所宣布任命北京办公室合伙人刘真律师为全球管理委员会成员。刘律师是高锐管委会历史上最年轻且唯一一位非美国籍成员。
Gunderson Dettmer is again ranked “most active law firm globally” in PitchBook’s Global Venture Capital League Tables. With 1,088 venture and growth equity deals to its credit in 2019, these deals represent over $46 billion raised for technology and life sciences companies in 2019 alone.
Gunderson Dettmer is ranked eleventh in RSG Consulting’s 2019 Top 50 Foreign Law Firms league table focused on firms practicing in India.
Recently-promoted fund formation partner Jonathan Goodwin was named to the inaugural Venture Capital Journal “40 Rising Stars under 40” list.
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP has elected seven new partners, effective January 1, 2020. The new partners are a diverse group and represent three different practice groups and three different U.S. offices.
Gunderson Dettmer is again ranked “most active law firm globally” in PitchBook’s Global Venture Capital League Tables. This result reflects Gunderson Dettmer’s continued market leadership in the venture capital marketplace and reinforces previous recognition as the most active law firm in the world in PitchBook’s 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 annual industry reports.
Gunderson Dettmer has been shortlisted for the RSG Grow India Award for Most Increased Foreign Law Firm Profile 2019.
Gunderson Dettmer founding partner Jay Hachigian shared his views on why Boston is a thriving center of innovation, and how Gunderson is part of the Boston success story, in HubWeek’s ChangeMaker series.
Among other insights, he shared “I always tell our associates that in today’s world, you have to be great at something. It doesn’t matter what you’re great at, but if you stick to it, clients will come to appreciate that expertise and will seek you out when they have a matter that needs attention.”
Gunderson Dettmer partner and Northern California leader Ivan Gaviria offers his hard-won insights guiding fast-growing startups in the Law360 article "Steering the Unicorns: Tips for Working with Startups.".
Among his other insights, he is quoted as saying, "From a lawyer's perspective, you cannot be old school. You have to be much more nimble about responsiveness and you have to be prepared sometimes to get out of your comfort zone."
Ann Arbor office leader Marcia Hatch was profiled in Modern Counsel's article "Marcia Hatch Gives Gunderson Dettmer an Edge." Among other insights, when talking about the Midwest market she shared "“There are great universities, great technology, and entrepreneurs here. The people and ideas are there; it’s a matter of more money being invested. As a firm, we reviewed our Midwest client base and our long-term goals for where we want our companies to be. We ultimately viewed it as an opportunity to jump into the space early and be an early adopter. It was leading instead of following.”
Aliya Sanders, New York tech transactions associate, was among 13 lawyers honored with the Lawyers Alliance for New York's 2019 Cornerstone Award for outstanding pro bono legal services to nonprofits. She provided supported to a variety of non-profits, including NYC Pride, Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow and Brooklyn's Children's Theater.
San Francisco partner Brian Patterson was honored by the Daily Journal as one of its Top 100 Lawyers in California for 2019.
PitchBook data from the first two quarters of 2019 shows Gunderson is the #1 most active law firm globally for venture and growth equity deals for the first half of the year. This result confirms Gunderson Dettmer’s continued market leadership in the venture capital marketplace and reinforces previous recognition as the most active law firm in the world in PitchBook’s 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 annual industry reports.
Gunderson Dettmer is again ranked “most active law firm globally” in PitchBook’s Global Venture Capital League Tables. This result reflects Gunderson Dettmer’s continued market leadership in the venture capital marketplace and reinforces previous recognition as the most active law firm in the world in PitchBook’s 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 annual industry reports.
With 885 venture deals to its credit in 2018, Gunderson Dettmer is again ranked “most active law firm globally” in PitchBook’s Global Venture Capital League Tables. This result reflects Gunderson Dettmer’s continued market leadership in the venture capital marketplace and reinforces previous recognition as the most active law firm in the world in PitchBook’s 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 annual industry reports.
Brian Huber, who will be resident in the Boston office, has significant experience advising fund managers on issues related to fundraising, GP management, and economics, including the tax and structuring aspects of fund formations and investments globally. He helps clients navigate complex issues in the evolving legal and regulatory landscape, such as the impact of recent tax reform on investment and organizational decision-making. Mr. Huber also has significant experience advising fund managers and investors in connection with secondary purchases and sales of fund interests.
Gunderson Dettmer was short-listed in five categories for Law.com's 2019 Asia Legal Awards.
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