PRESS RELEASE:
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 16, 2015–
Gunderson Dettmer, a leading business and technology law firm, announced today that it has again been ranked the most active venture capital law firm globally. The ranking – based on publicly disclosed venture capital financings and published by PitchBook – reports that the firm completed nearly twice as many transactions as its nearest competitor. PitchBook also ranked Gunderson most active in early and late-stage venture capital financings and most active in the software, commercial services, media, hardware, healthcare technology, and cleantech sectors.
“We’re thrilled with the rankings and PitchBook’s confirmation of our leadership in this highly competitive market. We’ve been fortunate to receive similar rankings in the past, and we especially appreciate PitchBook’s rankings, which are among the most transparent and data-driven,” said Scott Dettmer, a founding partner of the firm and head of the firm’s corporate group. “Our organization is focused entirely on the needs of the entrepreneurs and investors building new, innovative companies, and we believe our worldwide activity levels are reflective of that commitment and excitement.”
The report can be accessed at Pitchbook.com/reports.
ABOUT GUNDERSON DETTMER
Gunderson Dettmer is the only business law firm of its kind-singularly focused on the global venture capital and emerging technology marketplace. With nearly 200 attorneys in seven offices-Silicon Valley, Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco and Beijing, China-we represent more than 2,000 high-growth companies from a broad range of industries in every stage of development. We provide our clients with counsel on general corporate and securities law, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, intellectual property and commercial agreements, venture capital fund formation, executive compensation, and tax matters.
The firm is also a recognized international leader in the representation of venture capital and private equity investment funds. With extensive experience in North America, China, the EU and Latin America, our attorneys provide general counsel, fund formation and investor representation services to hundreds of the world’s leading venture capital and private equity firms. We are consistently ranked the most active fund formation and transactional firm in the country and the firm and our partners individually routinely earn highest industry rankings from Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, Best Lawyers, PitchBook, and others.
We combine our deep market knowledge with strong industry relationships to provide practical, business-oriented counsel designed for the needs of the emerging-growth company marketplace. For more information please visit www.gunder.com.
Gunderson Dettmer
Valerie Newhouse, 650-463-5218
vnewhouse@gunder.com
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