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Mark Bass
Partner
Mark Bass is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he works with public and private technology companies at all stages of growth. He also represents venture capital funds, private equity firms, and investment banks in financings and public offerings.
Barath R. Chari
Partner
Barath Chari is a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Barath represents technology companies at all stages of growth, from bootstrapped start-ups to leading global enterprises, in complex business transactions involving technology and intellectual property. He also has deep experience in assisting technology companies and their investors with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and financing matters. A Washington, D.C., transplant resident in the firm’s San Francisco office, Barath understands how the federal government transacts with technology companies, and helps technology companies sell products to federal government customers and collaborate with the federal government on research and development. He also leverages his pre-law experience as a software engineer to provide informed legal advice on technical topics such as open source software.
Mark R. Fitzgerald
Partner
Mark is a veteran attorney who advises technology and life sciences companies on corporate law and transactional matters.
Joshua F. Gruenspecht
Partner
Joshua advises domestic and foreign investors, funds, established companies and startups in regulatory, investigative, and enforcement matters.
Jahna Hartwig
Partner
Jahna Hartwig is a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she advises domestic and foreign companies on compliance with international trade laws.
J. Matthew (Matt) Lyons
Partner
J. Matthew (Matt) Lyons is a corporate partner in the Austin office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where his practice focuses on the representation of companies and their investors in the emerging companies ecosystem. For the past 25 years, he has been a leading attorney in the Texas market, advising public and private companies, venture and private equity funds, and entrepreneurs on new entity formation, venture financings, public and private offerings, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, and issues related to corporate governance and executive compensation. Matt’s clients include companies in the technology, life sciences, healthcare, retail and CPG, and media and communications industries.
Craig E. Sherman
Partner
Craig represents companies, venture capital firms, and investment banks in private placements and public offerings. He also has M&A, technology licensing, and domestic and international joint venture experience.
Curt Blake
Senior Of Counsel
Curt Blake is Senior Of Counsel in the Seattle office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the corporate practice. Curt is an attorney and senior executive with more than 25 years of experience leading organizations in high-growth industries—and over 10 years as CEO of Spaceflight, Inc.—at the forefront of the NewSpace revolution. He has extensive expertise in strategic planning, financial analysis, legal strategy, M&A, and space commercialization, with deep knowledge about the unique challenges of NewSpace growth and the roadmap to success in the that ecosystem. He has forged relationships with key commercial, civilian, and defense-related customers. Milestones include opening the Indian PSLV to U.S. commercial customers, the first dedicated rideshare Falcon 9 launch vehicle mission deploying a then-record 64 satellites, and launching the first non-governmental mission to the moon (SpaceIL), as well as developing, launching, and orbiting several flavors of Sherpa, the Spaceflight OTV.
Seth Cowell
Of Counsel
Seth Cowell is Of Counsel in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he counsels and represents domestic and foreign entities in national security-related areas, including matters before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). He also counsels clients on matters relating to federal government contracting under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and other laws and regulations concerning domestic and international business.
Stefan Geirhofer
Of Counsel
Dr. Stefan Geirhofer is Of Counsel in the technology transactions group of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Stefan’s practice focuses on transactions involving complex technology and intellectual property issues, including mergers and acquisitions, carve-out transactions, transfers and licenses of intellectual property, collaborations, research and development agreements, and joint ventures. Stefan advises clients in a wide array of technologies with concentration on the high-tech and software fields.
Peter Bratton
Associate
Peter Bratton is a corporate attorney with extensive, cross-border experience advising private and public companies, private equity and venture capital funds, underwriters and lenders in a range of financings, M&A transactions, public securities offerings, and complex corporate governance matters. In particular, Peter advises emerging companies and their investors at all stages of growth, including formation, funding, and exit.
Shane Crippen
Associate
Dr. Shane Crippen is an associate in the Boulder office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the patents and innovations group. He focuses on patent prosecution and counseling.
James Dunlop
Associate
James Dunlop is an associate in the San Diego office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he focuses on the life sciences, biotech, and medical device industries.
Madeline H. Elkins
Associate
Dr. Madeline Elkins is an associate in the Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she is a member of the patents and innovations practice. She focuses on patent prosecution and due diligence matters in the fields of medical devices and medical imaging, quantum computing (trapped atom, annealing, software, and quantum computing as a service), optical coherence tomography, holography, Fourier microscopy, electron microscopy, image analysis software, diagnostic software, digital health, and semiconductor fabrication.