Corporate & Securities - Technology

“The most responsive, value-added lawyers I have ever come in contact with. The way they staff and handle transactions is always appropriate to the size of transaction. They don't waste any time or money and are the most pleasant people on the face of the earth.” –Chambers USA.

“Through insightful, timely questions and business curiosity, coupled with excellent work ethic and attention to detail, Pillsbury’s team has meaningfully contributed to the creation and preservation of shareholder value at may company.” – Adam Tachner, Atheros Communications

“The level of service is so good that it’s like having an in-house general counsel.” –Legal 500

Pillsbury’s Corporate & Securities – Technology practice guides clients through every stage of a company’s development, from incubating the idea to securing funding to IPO or exit and beyond. Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, emerging growth companies and industry-leading multinationals rely on Pillsbury for advice on everything from financing and corporate governance to cross-border acquisitions.

For a bootstrapped startup, Pillsbury’s Technology team operates as a small-scale boutique. For a high-tech leader making a time-sensitive acquisition, we assemble a multidisciplinary team with deep experience. We provide the right lawyers for the specific needs of our clients, never overwhelming them with what they don’t need.

The Numbers
Pillsbury's more than 700 attorneys encompass a diverse set of practice areas, including corporate, intellectual property, executive compensation, tax, licensing, global sourcing, government contracts, regulatory and litigation.

• $10 billion in venture financing since 1999 for technology and life science startups.
• 800 underwritten and other public offerings valued at more than $238 billion since 2000.
• 68 completed IPOs, 47 IPOs as issuer-side counsel and 21 IPOs as underwriter-side counsel, since 2000.
• More than 100 venture capital and private equity funds represented.
• 15 offices worldwide

Technology-Focused Since 1968
Pillsbury has been a leading advisor to technology companies since we helped incorporate Intel in 1968. Global in scope, our Corporate & Securities -- Technology team has handled offerings on all U.S. exchanges as well as the Tokyo, AIM and AUS markets.

• 2013 Best Lawyers in America ranked 169 Pillsbury lawyers and 67 Pillsbury practices, including our national Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Venture Capital Law, M&A Law, and Private Equity Law practices.
• 2013 Chambers Global recognized Pillsbury in 11 practice areas, including Capital Markets: Debt & Equity and Technology & Communications.
• The American Lawyer’s 2013 Corporate Scorecard ranked Pillsbury in fifth place for the most U.S. IPOs handled by firms acting for issuer’s counsel.
• 2012 Chambers USA recognized Pillsbury in 22 practice areas, including our national Corporate, M&A and Life Science practices, as well as with 113 individual rankings.
• 2012 Legal 500 ranked 88 Pillsbury attorneys and 19 practices in its U.S. guide, including our Middle Market M&A practice.
• Corporate Counsel 2012 named Pillsbury a Go-To Law Firm based on response from 11 companies in 4 categories: Corporate Transactions, Securities, Intellectual Property and Litigation.

Representative Clients
Achates Power
Apigee
Applied Micro Circuit Corporation
CafePress
Corvalent
CSR
eGain
Envivio
Financial Engines
Genomic Health
Global Cash Access
Ikanos
Inphi
InVitae Corp.
Limos.com
Pivotal Labs
Receptos, Inc.
Sigma Designs
Symantec
Synnex Corporation
Tenable Network Security
Tensilica
Tilera
Validity Sensors

Technology Specific Experience
From Government Contracts and Intellectual Property to Corporate and Global Sourcing, Pillsbury lawyers collaborate across practice areas in technology-focused teams structured to serve our clients’ diverse and unique needs.

Big Data
Biotechnology
Communications
Cleantech
Cloud
Defense and Aerospace
E-commerce
Gaming and Virtual Worlds
Life Sciences and Health Care
Mobile
Nanotechnology
Renewable and Alternative
Energy
Semiconductors
Social Media
SaaS/Software
Software Defined Networks

Expect More
Pillsbury provides valuable services to help you grow your business. Our lawyers tap into their industry relationships to bring together companies, research organizations and academic institutions to explore opportunities for joint ventures, sponsored research and technology licensing. The firm’s Venture Director connects emerging growth companies with funding sources and our regular industry events link all the pieces together for networking and information sharing.

Our attorneys are at the forefront of their practices and provide client alerts to keep you abreast of changes that affect your business. Pillsbury hosts frequent events, such as our annual Liquidity Summit, quarterly Venture Breakfast and others.

Visit our blogs
Vitual World Law Blog: http://www.virtualworldlaw.com
SourcingSpeak: http://www.sourcingspeak.com