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Jonathan Chan
Partner
Corporate
Palo Alto
San Francisco
Century City

D650-849-3095

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  • Trusted Advisor to Early-Stage and Late-Stage Emerging Companies

    Jonathan serves as corporate counsel to early-stage and late-stage venture backed companies, with a focus on AI, crypto, fintech, and video game companies.

  • Former Gaming Executive and Start-Up Co-founder Experience

    Before joining Wilson Sonsini, Jonathan was a co-founder and COO of a venture-backed investment platform for video games and, prior to that, served as a senior director of business development at Electronic Arts.

  • Counsel to Web3 and Blockchain Companies and Investors

    He advises dozens of companies that work with blockchains, digital assets, and distributed networks, and assists them with financing transactions, token transactions, and corporate structuring.

Jonathan Chan is a corporate partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati who represents founders and venture-backed start-ups and technology companies. Jonathan guides clients through venture capital financings and merger and acquisition transactions, leveraging his previous experience as a venture-backed co-founder and business executive. With his prior background at Electronic Arts and a fintech and crypto start-up, Jonathan covers the gaming and digital entertainment, fintech and crypto, and AI sectors.

In between his time at Wilson Sonsini, Jonathan was a co-founder, COO, and board member of Fig, a venture-backed investment platform that provided over $15 million in funding for independent game developers and was later acquired by Republic. His experience in crypto began in 2017 when Fig began development of a blockchain-based game publishing platform integrating in-game NFTs. Jonathan was also previously a senior director of business development and business affairs at Electronic Arts, leading dozens of commercial transactions and partnerships in distribution, platforms, and publishing.

Experience

Jonathan Chan is a corporate partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati who represents founders and venture-backed start-ups and technology companies. Jonathan guides clients through venture capital financings and merger and acquisition transactions, leveraging his previous experience as a venture-backed co-founder and business executive. With his prior background at Electronic Arts and a fintech and crypto start-up, Jonathan covers the gaming and digital entertainment, fintech and crypto, and AI sectors.

In between his time at Wilson Sonsini, Jonathan was a co-founder, COO, and board member of Fig, a venture-backed investment platform that provided over $15 million in funding for independent game developers and was later acquired by Republic. His experience in crypto began in 2017 when Fig began development of a blockchain-based game publishing platform integrating in-game NFTs. Jonathan was also previously a senior director of business development and business affairs at Electronic Arts, leading dozens of commercial transactions and partnerships in distribution, platforms, and publishing.

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Wilson Sonsini Advises Arc on $10.76 Million Seed Funding
On May 26, 2026, voice AI start-up Arc announced the launch of its drive-through platform and a $10.76 million Seed funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation by Adverb Ventures, Broadway Restaurant Group, LLC, United Talent Agency, and others. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Arc on the financing.

Founded by Square and Cash App veterans Mike MacLennan and Ali Hussain, Arc is the only voice AI platform purpose-built to bring e-commerce-grade optimization to the drive-through. Powered by its proprietary AI voice ordering system, Arc’s platform “lets operators manage their drive-through with the precision, measurability, and curated experience of a modern digital channel,” according to MacLennan. The company is already working with two major fast-food chains and says its system can complete orders on its own over 95 percent of the time.

The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Arc on the financing included Mark Baudler, Jonathan Chan, Jocqui Kaup, Peter Bratton, James Power, Mounika Yepuri, and Annie Xu. 

For more information, please see coverage from Fortune and Startup Fortune.
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Firm Advises Katana on Its Acquisition of IDEX
On March 23, 2026, Katana, a DeFi blockchain built around a tightly integrated trading stack, announced it has completed the acquisition of IDEX, a decentralized exchange and on-chain trading infrastructure team, and launched Katana Perps, a native perpetual futures platform. Katana was incubated by Polygon and GSR Markets. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Katana on the transaction.
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Wilson Sonsini is a proud sponsor of the Cerebral Valley AI Summit, supporting the builders, investors, and innovators driving the next wave of artificial intelligence innovation.
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The L Suite 2025 Crypto Offsite
Wilson Sonsini is proud to support The L Suite (TechGC)’s 2025 Crypto Offsite. Based on this year’s theme—Leading the Charge: GCs Powering the Next Era of Crypto—a handpicked group of General Counsels will come together for candid conversation, strategic foresight, and the trusted relationships that power the future of the industry.
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