In the latest episode of Drinks With The Deal, Pillsbury Corporate partner Allison Leopold Tilley talks with podcast host David Marcus about her 32-years with the firm and building a corporate practice in Silicon Valley. Listen to the full episode here.

“I feel very lucky to have been at Pillsbury my entire career because Pillsbury is known as a great place for women, we we’re one of the first major law firms to be run by women. We also work to help female founders, studies will show that female founders do not get funded at the same rate as male founders. And we’ve  just created an initiative called BOSS Lab which is focused on entrepreneurs of color to help them get more established and provide some free legal services to help get them off the ground.”

Named one of the top “Women Leaders in Tech Law” by The Recorder for five consecutive years, Tilley advises technology companies on their formation, venture capital financings, multibillion-dollar M&As, public offerings, securities transactions and board governance. Tilley represents startups, emerging growth entities, venture capital firms, entrepreneurs and multinational public companies regarding a wide range of corporate matters. As counsel to both acquirers and target companies, she has closed billions of dollars in M&A deals for technology companies.