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Madeleine Vella
Senior Counsel
Corporate
mvella@wsgr.com

D212-453-2856

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Madeleine Vella is senior counsel at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where her practice focuses on the representation of venture capital funds in equity and debt financings, corporate governance matters, and M&A transactions.

Prior to joining the firm, Madeleine practiced law at Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP in New York and Herbert Smith Freehills LLP in Sydney, Australia, where she focused on representing venture capital funds, private equity funds, and financial institutions in equity and debt financing and M&A transactions and emerging companies throughout all stages of their life cycles.

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Madeleine Vella is senior counsel at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where her practice focuses on the representation of venture capital funds in equity and debt financings, corporate governance matters, and M&A transactions.

Prior to joining the firm, Madeleine practiced law at Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP in New York and Herbert Smith Freehills LLP in Sydney, Australia, where she focused on representing venture capital funds, private equity funds, and financial institutions in equity and debt financing and M&A transactions and emerging companies throughout all stages of their life cycles.

Education
  • LL.B., (Hons) Law, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2013
  • BCom, Business Economics, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2013

    With Distinction

  • LL.M., Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, 2017
Admissions
  • Bar of the District of Columbia
  • State Bar of New York
Credentials
Education
  • LL.B., (Hons) Law, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2013
  • BCom, Business Economics, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2013

    With Distinction

  • LL.M., Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, 2017
Admissions
  • Bar of the District of Columbia
  • State Bar of New York
Focus Areas
  • Corporate
  • Corporate Governance
  • Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
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