SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Silicon Legal Strategy today announced that Rob Woodward has joined the firm as an associate in its San Francisco office.
Rob represents technology companies and their investors on venture capital deals and advises technology companies on various corporate matters including mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts, employee benefits and fundraising. Rob has a passion for the entertainment, fintech, biotech and hardware industries, and particular experience with cross-Pacific transactions.
Prior to joining SLS, Rob was an associate in the Technology Companies Group at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in Northern California and at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in Tokyo.
Rob received his JD from Stanford Law School and his BA in Japanese and Economics from Vassar College.
“Silicon Legal is uniquely positioned to provide technology companies and investors with excellent legal services in an innovative and forward-thinking way,” said Woodward. “I look forward to building the future of the technology industry with like-minded entrepreneurs who are passionate about changing the world.”
“Rob’s understanding of the startup space is outstanding, and we are thrilled to be growing our team with such a seasoned associate,” said Andre Gharakhanian, partner at Silicon Legal Strategy. “With our headcount at 40 and offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Denver, we are extremely well-positioned to grow with the industry in 2019.”
About Silicon Legal Strategy
Silicon Legal Strategy is the premier boutique law firm providing targeted, bottom-line-oriented advice to technology startups, innovative entrepreneurs and seasoned investors. Trained at the top firms in Silicon Valley, our attorneys and staff are incredibly passionate about technology and have extensive experience representing early stage companies and investors. We are a known quantity in Silicon Valley, and work with or sit across the table from every major law firm in the area. Perhaps most importantly, we ourselves are entrepreneurs. We truly understand the challenges of a startup -- like building and motivating a team, creating repeatable processes to ensure continued customer satisfaction at scale and dealing with infrastructure issues. We face these challenges every day -- and as a result, are able to deliver more relevant, bottom-line-oriented advice. Put simply, we actually "get" what entrepreneurs are going through.
Jaime Madden
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