Stanley Pierson | Lawyer

I can’t state strongly enough the value that Stan brings. In financing/M&A, you want the right person looking out for you, someone who knows all the traps and all the players. Stan is the best ‘lifeguard’ you can possibly have.

—Jeff Enderwick, software entrepreneur

Stan Pierson represents technology companies and investors in venture capital and securities transactions, including private placements, M&A and corporate partnerships.

Stan’s securities and general corporate representation includes work with many emerging companies as well as larger companies. Representative clients include Alkira, BluBracket, Datometry, DRW, eGain, Identiv, Infinitus Systems, Kasten, Katana Graph, Netskope, Nikola, Nod, Nordsense, NuVia, Puloli, Reflektion, Selector Software and Vera Security. Representative investor clients include Oak Hill Venture Partners and U.S. Venture Partners. Representative public offerings include the IPOs of eGain Communications Corp., Meru Networks and Critical Path Inc.

Representative Experience

Represented P.A. Semi throughout its venture financing, growth and ultimate sale to Apple Inc.
Represented Tensilica Inc., from inception through its sale to Cadence for over $400 million.
Represented SiByte Inc. from inception through its $2 billion merger with Broadcom.

Handled more than 700 private placements of securities during 30+ years of practice in the Silicon Valley.

Professional Highlights

Honors & Awards

Chambers USA, Investment Funds: Venture Capital—National (2009–2010)
The Legal 500 U.S., Venture Capital and Emerging Companies (2009, 2014–2015) and Energy: Transactions: Conventional Power (2019)
Recognized by M&A Atlas Americas Awards for his role in leading a team that represented Regalix in its acquisition by MarketStar, which was honored as the 2024 Americas Media & Marketing Deal of the Year (2024)

Recognized by M&A Atlas Americas Awards for his role in leading a team that represented Viptela in its $610 million acquisition by Cisco Systems Inc., which was honored as the 2017 Technology M&A Deal of the Year (2017)

Education