Lana Persaud works with a variety of public and private company clients including tech companies and startups.

Lana’s practice focuses on securities transactions and general corporate matters, including initial public offerings, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, securities law compliance, and other corporate and transactional matters.

Representative Experience

  • Represented Coursera, Inc. in its $519 million IPO.
  • Represented Bilt Rewards in its $60 million growth round with investments from Wells Fargo, Mastercard, and a group of the nation’s largest real estate owners, in its $150 million growth round led by Left Lane Capital, and most recently in its $200 million growth round led by General Catalyst at a $3.1 billion valuation.
  • Represented Nikola Corporation in its $3.3 billion merger with VectoIQ Acquisition Corp., and the listing of Nikola’s common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

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  • Representative Mergers & Acquisitions Experience
    • Represented BabbleLabs Inc. in its sale to Cisco.
    • Represented Taulia, Inc. in its acquisition by SAP SE.
    • Represented Exari Group in its sale to Coupa Software Inc.
    • Represented Active-Semi International, Inc. in its sale to Qorvo, Inc.
    • Represented Salarius Pharmaceuticals LLC in its merger with Flex Pharma Inc., and the listing of Salarius’ common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
  • Representative VC Financings/Funding Experience
    • Represented Nymbl Science, Inc. in its $12 million Series B funding round led by Cobalt Ventures and Outcomes Collective Growth Capital.
    • Represented Taulia, Inc. in its $60 million financing round.
    • Represented Willow Industries, Inc. in its $2 million Series A financing led by a top-tier syndicate of institutional investors including Panther Group, LAGO Innovation Fund and PhytoPartners.
    • Represented SambaNova Systems, Inc. in its $250 million Series C financing led by BlackRock.
    • Represented Noon Energy, Inc. in its $3 million financing round led by Prime Impact Fund.
  • Representative Securities Offerings/SPACs
    • Represented EMCORE Corporation in its $17 million public offering of common stock.
    • Represented 1stdibs.com, Inc. in its $132 million IPO.
    • Represented Vincerx Pharma, Inc. in its $280 million de-SPAC business combination with LifeSci Acquisition Corp. and the listing of Vincerx’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
    • Represented SiTime Corporation in its $57 million IPO.

Professional Highlights

  • Member, USF School of Law McAuliffe Honor Society
  • Research Assistant, Appellate Advocacy
  • Recipient, CALI Award for Excellence for the Future Award in Legal Research & Writing

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  • Judicial extern to Judge Gonzales Rogers (Summer 2016)
  • Speaking Engagements
    • The Seven Habits of Highly Successful Lawyers, University of San Francisco School of Law, March 17, 2022

Education

  • J.D., University of San Francisco School of Law, 2018
    cum laude

    B.A., Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Berkeley, 2015

Admissions

  • California