DLA Piper has a specialised international practice dedicated to emerging growth and venture capital, with 200 lawyers in the US and 400 around the world who specifically serve entrepreneurs, technology companies and venture funds by focusing on private equity and venture capital transactions.
Lawyers at the firm involved in corporate venturing include Mark Radcliffe in Palo Alto, Megan Muir in Seattle, and Ed Griffiths in London.
In 2013 the firm joined The Corporate Venture and Innovation Initiative (CVI²), a group of qualified advisory services providers that offer a range of services for corporations seeking to develop and implement venturing and innovation strategies to drive growth.
Active services providers in CVI² include Bell Mason Group, Deloitte, Doblin, DLA Piper, J. Thelander Consulting and Silicon Valley Bank, as well as Global Corporate Venturing.
DLA Piper has represented general counsel to over 850 venture and private equity backed companies since 2009. It also represents more than 2,000 companies as primary corporate counsel and has represented over 120 institutional investment funds across nearly 330 transactions since 2009.
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