USA Guide 2026 : California
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DLA Piper draws on its statewide, national and international capabilities to represent venture capital funds in major financing transactions. The practice group is also capable of advising venture-backed companies on financing throughout their life cycle. They are widely recognized for its expertise in the technology, life sciences and consumer sectors.
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DLA Piper represented Optilogic in its USD40 million Series B funding round.
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DLA gives a lot of peace of mind. We choose them because they help us with everything within and around venture capital deals.
They have seen it before and have the resources in house to respond to any situation I have required support.
Beyond having a strong commercial grasp of the market, the DLA team is top-notch in their professionalism working with our companies and co-investors.
DLA Piper is very well-versed in market terms and expeditious in its turnaround.
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Randy Socol applies himself vigorously to his work in early-stage financing. His clients include life sciences and technology companies as well as venture capital firms.
Randy is a trusted advisor and confidant. I continue to turn to him for pivotal questions.
Randy tells you what he would do from a legal standpoint or a business one. I really like that about him.
He is responsive and insightful, and more often than usual, he has an answer in real time. I have worked with other lawyers who are not able to do that.
Randy is very good at distilling the core of the problem, finding options, and fighting for us in the right way. His strongest asset is his multi-decade experience in venture capital transactions.
Richard Bull is experienced in providing counsel on series financings, particularly for clients in the healthcare and technology sectors.
Rich is super responsive, and he and his team are so focused on attention to detail. They give us a lot of peace of mind.
Rich is a great partner to work with, he is extremely responsive and has a strong commercial sense.
Shehzad Huda has a burgeoning practice in the space. He has experience in advising clients on a range of financings, including seed, early and late-stage deals.
It's a pleasure to work with Shehzad. He is smart, responsive, positive yet realistic, practical and experienced.
He is incredible knowledgeable and available.
Shehzad is always on, communicative, very detail-oriented while being highly strategic. He is also business-minded, very intelligent and experienced, and is great at trust-building.
Curtis scores a 10 out of 10 on both responsiveness and expertise.
Curtis provides timely, thorough, and thoughtful analysis of all the legal issues I face.
Jonathan Axelrad represents clients from a range of industries on early-stage financings. He is adept at providing counsel to clients in the technology sector.
Jonathan is one of our go-to lawyers for all financing and corporate matters.
Jonathan is not only extremely knowledgeable and provides excellent advice, but he is also a great mentor and is very compassionate to the struggles of founders and business leaders.
Jonathan has been an incredible partner.
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Latin America 2026
Practice area: Venture Capital
Location: Chile
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