Peter M. Astiz, DLA Piper LLP (US); Jane Ross, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; Mark P. Tanoury, Cooley LLP
Silicon Valley remains one of the most active deal markets in the world today. The broad array of fast-growing companies - from startups to major public corporations - has long attracted top legal, investor and investment banking talent, and produced a wide variety of transactions that range from seed and venture capital financings to some of the largest and most high-profile IPO and M&A transactions in the world. We have assembled an “all-star” faculty of Valley insiders, who will share their valuable insights into this leading market, and explain how deals are done in the constantly changing technology world.