Awards & Rankings 06.04.26
Pillsbury’s Standout Performance in 2026 Chambers USA Rankings Underscores Continued Excellence Across Industries and Disciplines
Firm Earned Recognition Across 60 Practice Areas, Including 26 National Rankings
Todd Rumberger, recognized by Chambers USA for Startups & Emerging Companies Nationwide and for Venture Capital in California, represents emerging growth companies throughout their life cycle.
Todd counsels founders on the initial organization and capitalization of their startup, and guides them through fundraising negotiations and terms with pre-seed, seed, and larger institutional and strategic investors. He advises on securities offerings and mergers and acquisitions, and supports later-stage venture-backed companies with equity and debt financings, responsibilities of management and board corporate governance, employment and related incentive compensation matters, and strategic commercial transactions. Todd also advises numerous early and late-stage venture capital firms, as well as strategic corporate investors on their investment in and management of their portfolio companies. He also has significant experience in assisting foreign startups and growth-stage companies to establish a presence and obtain venture funding in the United States.
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Prior to joining Pillsbury, Todd was a partner at the Palo Alto office of an international law firm. He has also served as managing partner, co-chair of the technology industry team and vice chair of the corporate group of an international law firm.
Representative Experience
Prior to and since joining Pillsbury, Todd’s notable representations include:
- Represented medical device company Cue Health Inc. in its $235 million private venture financing round, $481 million U.S. DOD/BARDA grant and $200 million initial public offering.
- Represented battery swapping company Ample Inc. through numerous rounds of preferred financings led by both strategic and venture capital investors, including Shell Ventures, Moore Strategic Partners, Blackstone and Mitsubishi Corp., raising hundreds of millions of dollars.
- Represented 3D property data platform Hover Inc. in numerous rounds of preferred financings from both strategic and venture capital investors, including Google Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Nationwide, State Farm Ventures and The Home Depot.
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- Representative VC Financings Experience
- Represented Web 3.0 infrastructure company Non-Fungible Labs (doing business as ThirdWeb) in its $24 million Series A financing round led by Haun Ventures, as well as strategic backers Coinbase Ventures and Shopify.
- Representative Mergers & Acquisitions Experience
- Represented Beam Solutions in its acquisition by Jumio.
Professional Highlights
- Recognized by Chambers USA, Venture Capital – California (2021–2026) and Startups & Emerging Companies – Nationwide (2024–2026).
- Member of the American Bar Association
- Todd has been interviewed by California Lawyer to comment on recent trends occurring in mergers and acquisitions, both in the United States and abroad.
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- Todd is active in his community, and serves as an advisor to Quest Scholars, a nonprofit that serves low-income youth who aspire to higher education. He is also involved with MAD Foundation, a nonprofit created by renowned chef René Redzepi and dedicated to improving food culture, as well as several other 501(c)(3) organizations, which he helped establish.
- Publications
- “The Acquisition and Sale of the Emerging Growth Company: The M&A Exit,” published by Thomson Reuters/West Publishing (2020).
- “How to Leave a Company and Not Get Sued,” published by VentureBeat (2006).
- “Top 5 Exit-Deal Killers for Early-Stage Companies,” published by VentureBeat (2013).
- “U.S. Investors Continue to Play a Role in Growth of European Startups,” appeared in Bloomberg BNA (2017). Coauthor.
Education
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LL.M., London School of Economics, 1993
J.D., University of Florida Levin College of Law, 1989
B.A., History, Wake Forest University, 1986
cum laude
Admissions
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California
Courts
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The Hon. Patricia C. Fawsett, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
The Hon. Kendall G. Sharp, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Languages
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Russian