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Stan Lewandowski

Partner
Silicon Valley

Partner, Silicon Valley

T: +1.650.233.4529
T: +1.650.233.4529

Areas of Focus

An extremely talented lawyer, Stan is very responsive and gets the deals done. He has represented Cloe Platform since inception and has been a great advisor to us in critical strategic matters and equity round financings.
—Fernando Shayer, Founder & CEO of Cloe Platform and former M&A lawyer

Stan Lewandowski, Pillsbury’s Corporate & Securities Group Leader in Silicon Valley, counsels domestic and international companies on optimal structuring, financing, operations, development and other strategic transactional issues, primarily in the artificial intelligence, fintech, aerospace, defense, education, life sciences, health care, digital health, travel, cybersecurity, gaming, climatetech and renewable energy sectors.

Stan advises clients regarding:

  • Financing, M&A and Strategic Growth. He represents emerging growth companies at every stage of the pipeline—from startup to liquidity. He works on a variety of strategic growth issues, including venture capital and private equity financing, such as drafting and negotiating debt (convertible, secured and subordinated), seed and venture capital financings on behalf of U.S. and non-U.S. companies and investors, private offerings, joint ventures and M&A transactions (including drafting and negotiating complex mergers, asset purchases, stock purchases and strategic business combinations). He also helps clients monetize their intellectual property through licensing.

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  • Structuring Transactions Related to the Migration of Non-U.S. Companies into the United States. His work includes establishing R&D centers in Central and Eastern Europe for U.S. companies and optimizing relationships between parent and subsidiary companies.
  • Cross-Border Transactions. Combining his experience representing international companies with his Silicon Valley background, Stan has worked closely with investors and companies on domestic, inbound and outbound transactions, as well as onshore and offshore structures.
  • Project Finance for Renewable Energy Development. He has significant experience advising developers, their affiliates and investors, and financial institutions, in connection with commercial and industrial distributed and utility-scale solar and wind projects, valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
  • Contracts and Operations. His work includes not only advising on the major corporate milestones but also deep involvement in day-to-day operations and strategic business issues, such as structuring and formation, governance and a myriad of commercial agreements.

Representative Experience

  • Represented AI-powered digital health platform Infermedica in its $30 million Series B financing.
  • Represented McWin in several investments, including The EVERY Company, Footprint, BlueNalu, Clever Carnivore, Oishii Farm Corporation and CookUnity.
  • Represented Poland-based frontend-as-a-service platform Alokai (formerly known as Vue Storefront) in its $20 million Series A-2 financing, as well as its $17.4 million Series A financing.

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  • Representative VC Financings
    • Represented robotics management platform InOrbit.AI in its Series A financing co-led by L’ATTITUDE Ventures and Globant Ventures.
    • Represented Czech Republic-based venture capital fund Kaya in code-interpreting platform E2B’s $21 million Series A financing.
    • Represented cybersecurity firm Fudo Security in its $10 million Series A financing led by bValue.
    • Represented Poland-based digital identity verification platform Authologic in its $8.2 million Series A financing led by OpenOcean.
    • Represented Poland-based digital marketing platform Digital First AI Holding in its $3.8 million financing round led by 4growth VC.
    • Represented Humaneva, a spin-off of Poland-based wholesale pharmaceutical distributor NEUCA Group, in its $50 million Series A financing.
    • Represented global retail planning solutions provider Invent Analytics in its $17 million Series B funding round led by LFX Venture Partners.
    • Represented composable e-commerce platform Saleor Commerce in its $8 million seed extension round led by Target Global and Zalando.
    • Represented biopharmaceutical company Vasa Therapeutics in its $6 million seed funding round led by Orphinic Scientific.
    • Represented crypto index-focused platform Alongside Finance in its $11 million seed funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).
    • Represented developer of a zero-trust isolation platform Airgap Networks in its $13.4 million Series A financing.
    • Represented open-source virtual feature store Featureform in its $5.6 million venture funding.
    • Represented Poland-based clean tech startup Airly in its $5.5 million Series A financing led by firstminute capital and Pi Labs.
    • Represented generative AI-powered regulatory intelligence platform Regology in its $8 million Series A financing led by ACME Capital.
    • Represented Poland-based venture capital fund Unfold.vc in health tech startup Wally Health’s $3 million Series Seed financing.
    • Represented customizable backend platform for game studios Snapser in its $2.6 million Series Seed financing led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).
  • Representative Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Represented Featureform in its acquisition by Redis.
    • Represented Poland-based Surfer in its acquisition by France-based Positive.
    • Represented Airgap Networks in its acquisition by Zscaler, Inc.
    • Represented The Appointment Group, a subsidiary of UK-based parent company (TAG), in connection with TAG’s acquisition by ECI Partners.
    • Represented Airgap Networks in its acquisition of NetSpyGlass.
    • Represented NEUCA Group, the Poland-based pharmaceutical distributor and parent company of Clinscience, in its partnership with OncoBay.
    • Represented Poland-based Clinscience in its investment agreement to acquire 51% of shares in Agati Systems.
    • Represented Booksy in its acquisition of France-based Kiute.
    • Represented WordWatch in its acquisition by Cart.com.
    • Represented Valuation Metrics in its acquisition by Citadel Securities.

Professional Highlights

  • American Bar Association
  • New York Bar Association
  • U.S.-Polish Trade Council, Board of Directors

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  • Prior to joining Pillsbury, Stan was a partner at a Silicon Valley office of an international law firm.
  • Press Mentions
  • Speaking Engagements
    • “Why Optimal Legal Foundation Helps Startups Superscale,” GSD Presents: Silicon Valley Tech & AI, April 8, 2025
    • “How to Get Seed and Pre-Seed Grants for Your Startup,” Idea to IPO, San Francisco, February 24, 2025
    • “Middle East VC Landscape and Kuwaiti Startups Pitch Event,” Zain Great Idea and Pillsbury, Silicon Valley, November 22, 2024
    • “Setting Up in the U.S.,” JETRO & 10X Innovation Lab, San Francisco, September 23, 2024
    • “How to Prepare Your Startup for Venture Capital Funding,” Idea to IPO webinar, September 19, 2024.
    • “Venture Capital Financing: What You Should Know About Deal Terms Today,” Santa Clara County Bar Association, Silicon Valley, September 5, 2024, panelist
    • “Law in Technology and Medicine – Obstacle or Risk Management Tool,” US-Poland Science and Technology Symposium, Silicon Valley and Stanford University, July 9, 2024, panelist
    • “Navigating Legal Challenges for Startups: Best Practices,” webinar, April 6, 2023
    • “U.S. – Israel Technology Meetup,” MIW and Pillsbury, Silicon Valley, March 30, 2023.
    • “What, How, Trends and Legal Perspective,” GlobalSF and Pillsbury, San Francisco, March 17, 2023
    • “From Startup to Success: The Startup Lifecycle Explained,” November 3, 2022
    • “The State of Venture Capital,” Columbia Founders webinar, September 23, 2022
    • “How to Split Founders’ Equity and Other Preliminary Startup Issues,” Idea to IPO webinar, June 30, 2021
    • “How to Negotiate with Venture Capitalists and Win,” Idea to IPO webinar, May 27, 2021
    • “How International Startups Can Expand to the U.S. Market via Silicon Valley,” Idea to IPO webinar, April 22, 2021
    • “How to Get Seed Funding for Your Early Stage Startup,” Idea to IPO webinar, March 18, 2021
    • “Incorporating in the United States,” 10X Innovation Lab, NEDO Immersion Program webinar, January 11, 2021
    • “Corporate 2.0 for New U.S. Companies: Critical Keys to Success,” webinar, October 28, 2020
    • “The Founders’ Toolkit, Part I,” GABA California Seminar Series, February 13, 2020
    • “Halt & Catch Failure: Startup Mistakes and How to Avoid Them,” Silicon Valley Forum, webinar, October 8, 2019
    • “Focus on Sports and Gaming,” Silicon Valley Forum’s Startup Pitch Night, San Francisco, September 18, 2019
    • “How to Avoid Deadly Common Startup Mistakes,” Idea to IPO, San Francisco, June 13, 2019
    • “Cybersecurity and Privacy,” Stanford University, May 1, 2019, panelist
    • “Focus on Transportation and Mobility,” Silicon Valley Forum’s Startup Pitch Night, San Francisco, March 28, 2019
    • “First Steps by Global Startups in Silicon Valley,” Start Alliance Breakfast Series with Berlin Partner of Economics and Technology GmbH, Berlin, March 14, 2019
    • “Investment and Latest Innovations in AI Startups,” Venture Capital panel, Santa Clara, January 29, 2019
    • “Seed Funding for Early Stage Startups,” Idea to IPO, San Francisco, September 26, 2018
    • “How to Prepare Your Startup for Angel and Venture Capital Funding,” Mission2Mars Academy, San Francisco, September 18, 2018
    • “U.S. Flip: Why, What and When,” Campus Warsaw, July 19, 2018
    • “Blockchain, Bitcoin and Virtual Currencies: Overview of Legal Issues,” Idea to IPO, San Francisco, July 12, 2018
    • “Fireside Chat with SC Moatti.” Idea to IPO, San Francisco, May 24, 2018.
    • “Focus on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics,” Silicon Valley Forum’s Startup Pitch Night, San Francisco, May 2, 2018
    • “Raising Capital from U.S. Investors,” Campus Warsaw, July 25, 2017.
    • “Mind the Bridge, Le Marriage: Eight Issues When Aligning Corporates and Startups (with an international twist),” San Francisco, July 6, 2017
    • “How to Build Your Startup for a Successful Acquisition – A Legal View,” Idea to IPO, Sunnyvale, May 18, 2017
    • “Focus on Artificial Intelligence,” Silicon Valley Forum’s Startup Pitch Night, San Francisco, January 18, 2017
    • “How and When to Find, Approach and Close a Deal with a U.S.-based VC,” Campus Warsaw, July 26, 2016
    • “Focus on Healthtech,” Silicon Valley Forum’s Startup Pitch Night, San Francisco, July 13, 2016
    • “Understanding Terms in Venture Capital Financing,” Idea to IPO, Sunnyvale, June 23, 2016
    • “Pre-Series A Funding Vehicles (Convertible Notes, SAFE, KISS, etc.),” Idea to IPO, Sunnyvale, March 31, 2016
    • “Focus on Internet of Things,” Silicon Valley Forum’s Startup Pitch Night, San Francisco, January 13, 2016
    • “Select Legal Issues Related to Entering U.S. Market,” Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Katowice, December 18, 2015
  • Publications
    • “Financing and Monetizing Energy Storage,” Project Finance International, November 2017.
    • “The Importance of Solar Project Site Control Issues,” Climate Change Report, November 2011.
  • Firm Publications

Education

  • LL.M., University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 2003

    Diploma, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 2001
    Jean Monnet Centre for European Studies

    University of Cambridge, 2001
    Diploma in Law, British Centre for English and European Legal Studies

    LL.M., Nicolaus Copernicus University, 2001
    Faculty of Law and Administration

Admissions

  • California

    New York

    England and Wales

Courts

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Languages

  • Polish

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