San Francisco Bay Area
I advise founders, investors, and boards at moments that define companies: capital raises, exits, cross‑border expansion, governance challenges, and crisis situations where judgment matters as much as execution. As a Silicon Valley partner, my work sits at the intersection of high‑growth technology, life sciences, and clean‑energy companies navigating complex corporate and market realities—from early scaling through IPO and public‑company life. I am frequently brought in as a boardroom advisor and crisis counselor when stakes are high: contested transactions, activist pressure, regulatory scrutiny, leadership transitions, or sensitive M&A. My role is to help decision‑makers see around corners, align strategy with risk, and move decisively. My practice includes: --> Strategic M&A and exit planning --> Venture and growth financings --> IPOs and public‑company governance --> Cross‑border transactions and global expansion --> Board advisory and special‑situation counseling Clients value my ability to combine legal precision with practical judgment, earned from decades advising innovators and investors across the full corporate lifecycle. If you are navigating a complex corporate moment—or preparing for one—I’m always open to a thoughtful conversation. What makes me different from other lawyers is my entrepreneurial, creative and hands-on approach to working with clients and getting deals done, and I am known for my responsiveness, business acumen, and ability to simplify complex legal challenges. After beginning my career in New York, I moved to Europe and spent five years advising non-U.S. multinationals on how to access the U.S. capital markets, before returning home to Silicon Valley in 2005. I am passionate about helping businesses and ventures with compelling technologies reach their growth objectives. Specifically, I enjoy helping companies cross borders, where an appreciation of different cultures and backgrounds is key. On a very short list of Silicon Valley’s and San Francisco’s leading corporate lawyers, I have handled some of the highest profile matters in the tech, health care, and clean energy spaces. I have been recognized by peer-reviewed industry guides and leading practitioners as one of the most innovative, creative, and versatile corporate counsel. Attorney advertising - prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Opinions expressed here are my own and not my firm.
As a member of the Leadership Council for the NACD Northern California Chapter, I collaborate with a dynamic group of board directors and governance professionals to advance excellence in corporate governance across one of the most innovative regions in the world. Our Council advises on strategic programming, fosters peer learning, and promotes forward-thinking governance practices for both private and public companies. We focus on helping boards navigate disruption, scale responsibly, and lead with integrity—especially in sectors driven by emerging technologies and purpose-driven leadership. The Northern California Chapter serves over 2,500 directors and is recognized nationally for its vibrant community and commitment to building a diverse, future-ready board ecosystem.
Foley is one of the leading law firms in the United States. Consistently ranked by peer-reviewed, industry guides for our top-tier practices, we were founded in 1842, and today we deploy >1200 lawyers in 27 cities across the world to accelerate business growth, from garage to global. Clients love our firm because we dig into their businesses and industries, and invest our time to get to know each of them. We compete and win with tailored strategies and solutions that deliver superior service, innovation and value. We are laser focused on companies and investors in technology, healthcare, energy and smart manufacturing. I am a partner based in the firm’s Silicon Valley, San Francisco and Los Angeles offices, where I am a member of the Private Equity & Venture Capital, M&A and Transactions Practices and the Technology, Health Care, and Energy Industry Teams. To assist my clients in realizing their objectives, I bring to bear a broad array of legal, technology and business instruments, processes and strategies, from formation to liquidity. I guide emerging private companies as they secure venture capital financing, prepare for IPO or de-SPAC, and navigate the exit. In February 2021, I joined as part of a group of a 15-person group focusing on mergers & acquisitions, capital markets, venture capital and private equity. We are now a >50 person group practicing across the world for our clients.
L2 Counsel, P.C. was a boutique law firm platform for founders and entrepreneurs, innovative companies and smart investors with legal strategies and solutions that make sense. We served businesses in all stages of growth, from garage to global. We used best-in-class technology-enabled services and vendors wherever possible to be nimble and effective. We worked with technology, healthcare and clean energy companies at all stages of growth.
Silicon Valley Directors’ Exchange (SVDX) has a long history in Silicon Valley. SVDX is a network of Silicon Valley corporate directors and executives. The last word in our name – Exchange – expresses our mission. We are a forum for corporate directors and executives that provides a place to meet, learn and exchange ideas and opportunities. We are particularly proud of our strategic partnership with Stanford’s Rock Center for Corporate Governance. The Rock Center is a collaborative joint venture between the School of Law and the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. SVDX holds many of our meetings and events on campus and regularly hosts global thought leaders from Stanford at our programs. In addition to our regular monthly meetings, we have special “Xchange” networking events for public company directors. Xchange events are invitation-only, small gatherings of public company directors designed to promote peer-to-peer connection and conversation.