Andaz Liverpool Street
London, UK
Wilson Sonsini is thrilled to support The L Suite VCGC Euro Conference, a two-day event that brings together general counsels from leading venture firms across Europe and beyond. Sessions explore a variety of challenges GCs who work in or alongside Europe are facing, including cross-border considerations, expectations from partners and LPs, governance, fundraising, firm operations, and more.
Partner Michael Labriola will lead the group discussion “VCGC Landmines When a Portfolio Company is Sold” with James Spencer, general counsel at Crane Venture Partners. The discussion will focus on where GCs most frequently see problems arise, including governance gaps, misaligned investor expectations, and diligence surprises. Partner Bradley Doline will also attend.
This event is by invitation for L Suite members only.
Tomoko Beytien
tbeytien@wsgr.com
Michael Labriola is a partner with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he counsels public and private technology, life sciences, and emerging growth companies through all stages of their growth. Michael has particular experience with Wilson Sonsini’s clients across the U.S. East Coast and Europe. He has a particular focus on supporting companies that undertake transformative events, such as growth financings, IPOs, acquisitions, and exit sales. Michael counsels clients in matters ranging from formation and early-stage venture financing to listings of publicly traded securities on U.S. and foreign exchanges to seasoned public offerings and private and public company acquisitions. He also has considerable experience in counseling publicly held companies on disclosure matters, SEC compliance, Nasdaq and NYSE listing matters, and other securities laws issues. In addition, Michael frequently represents investment banks, venture capital funds, and private equity firms in a broad range of investment transactions.