Marc Porter is a corporate partner in the Salt Lake City office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he represents innovative emerging technology, life sciences, consumer product, and other venture and private equity backed companies. He represents companies in their financings and liquidity events, as well as their day-to-day legal matters. He also has extensive experience representing companies in strategic acquisitions. Marc represents many venture capital and private equity funds in Utah and across the country. He is a trusted advisor to executives, boards of directors, entrepreneurs, and venture capital and private equity fund managers.
Marc has been recognized as leading corporate attorney by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the Utah Corporate/M&A category for his expertise assisting clients with high-value financing transactions, where sources note he is “a great partner” who “provides strong counsel on strategic items.” He is also named in Best Lawyers in America for corporate law and venture capital law, and honored among the “Legal Elite” by Utah Business Magazine.
Prior to joining the firm, Marc was a corporate partner in the Salt Lake City office of Holland & Hart LLP. Earlier in his career, he was an associate at Snell & Wilmer and Perkins Coie LLP. Following law school, he served as a law clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.
Marc Porter is a corporate partner in the Salt Lake City office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he represents innovative emerging technology, life sciences, consumer product, and other venture and private equity backed companies. He represents companies in their financings and liquidity events, as well as their day-to-day legal matters. He also has extensive experience representing companies in strategic acquisitions. Marc represents many venture capital and private equity funds in Utah and across the country. He is a trusted advisor to executives, boards of directors, entrepreneurs, and venture capital and private equity fund managers.
Marc has been recognized as leading corporate attorney by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the Utah Corporate/M&A category for his expertise assisting clients with high-value financing transactions, where sources note he is “a great partner” who “provides strong counsel on strategic items.” He is also named in Best Lawyers in America for corporate law and venture capital law, and honored among the “Legal Elite” by Utah Business Magazine.
Prior to joining the firm, Marc was a corporate partner in the Salt Lake City office of Holland & Hart LLP. Earlier in his career, he was an associate at Snell & Wilmer and Perkins Coie LLP. Following law school, he served as a law clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.
- J.D., J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, 2000
Summa Cum Laude; Lead Articles Editor, BYU Law Review; Recipient, Hugh B. Brown Barristers Award
- B.A., Japanese, Brigham Young University, 1995
- Adjunct Professor, "Lifecycle of the Corporation," J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
- Recognized in the 2018-2026 editions of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the Utah Corporate/M&A category for his expertise assisting clients with high-value financing transactions, including stock and seed financings
- Named in Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Law (2015-2021) and Venture Capital Law (2021-2022)
- Honored among Utah Business Magazine’s "Legal Elite," including for M&A since 2018
- State Bar of Utah
- J.D., J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, 2000
Summa Cum Laude; Lead Articles Editor, BYU Law Review; Recipient, Hugh B. Brown Barristers Award
- B.A., Japanese, Brigham Young University, 1995
- Adjunct Professor, "Lifecycle of the Corporation," J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
- Recognized in the 2018-2026 editions of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the Utah Corporate/M&A category for his expertise assisting clients with high-value financing transactions, including stock and seed financings
- Named in Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Law (2015-2021) and Venture Capital Law (2021-2022)
- Honored among Utah Business Magazine’s "Legal Elite," including for M&A since 2018
- State Bar of Utah
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- Alcove Insurance
- Alianza
- Altitude AI
- Awardco
- BambooHR
- Benevolent Generation
- Biolexis
- Blue Clay Health
- Canary Speech
- Carterra
- Chatbooks
-
Consent Vault
- Davidson Homes
- Degreed
- DigiCert
-
Ena Biologics
- EPIC Ventures
- Estate Guru
- Fetch Package
-
Filevine
- GSV Ventures
- Halda
- Halia Therapeutics
- Headlight Health
- HealthEquity
- Intactis Bio
- Jase Medical
- Jolt Software
-
Jump AI
- Kadince
- Kizik
- LiveView Technologies
- Missouri Star Quilt
-
Nukava
- Nursa
- Oquirrh Ventures
- Pelion Ventures
- Powder Watts
- Previ
- Pronto
-
Renew Biotechnologies
- SCOREalytics
- Seek Labs
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