Daniel R. Zimmermann

Daniel Zimmermann is an accomplished lawyer with extensive experience in complex corporate transactions and venture technology issues. For more than 20 years, he has advised entrepreneurs, emerging companies and technology startups, and draws on his global experiences counseling companies in the United States and Europe. His technology clients span the industry, including telecom, infrastructure, digital media, software, energy, clean tech, ecommerce, FinTech, edtech, digital health and healthcare IT, robotics and big data. Mr. Zimmermann works with leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies in areas such as measurement and detection of high harm content and actors for internet platforms, AI/machine learning autonomous anti-drone solutions, and AI solutions for complex air operations.

Mr. Zimmermann provides sophisticated counsel on a variety of corporate governance and finance matters, as well as exit transactions, such as public offerings and mergers and acquisitions. He further counsels Silicon Valley-based venture capital firms, as well as global venture and private equity funds in their portfolio investments in the US and abroad.

International in scope, his practice involves the regular representation of clients in global expansions and off-shore acquisitions by US companies. From 2007 to 2008, he was seconded to a London-based law firm where he worked on private equity, capital markets and venture capital transactions.

He serves on the Firm’s Global Management and Compensation Committees, as well as on the Palo Alto Hiring Committee.

Mr. Zimmermann is a member of the California and New York Bar Associations and the International Law Sections of the American, California and New York Bar Associations.

Mr. Zimmermann has served as Chair of the Executive Committee of the International Law Section of the State Bar of California and as Chairman of the Board of the German American Business Association. Mr. Zimmermann also previously served as president and board member of Alto International School in Menlo Park and serves as primary pro bono counsel to the School.

2026 M&A Report - WilmerHale

SEC Exemptive Order Authorizes Accelerated Tender Offers - WilmerHale

2023 Venture Capital Report - WilmerHale

Recently, Mr. Zimmermann has represented:

AdsWizz in financing and its acquisition by Pandora;

Air Space Intelligence in its Series A and B financing;

Alaris Security in its Series Seed Financing;

Ampcontrol in its Series A financing;

Around in its financings and acquisition by Miro;

Atom Computing in its Series A and B financings;

Because Market in its Series Seed, Series A, B and C financings;

Cambly in its Series and B financings;

Capella Space in its Series A and B financings;

Coil in general corporate and finance matters;

Current Chemicals in its spinout from Current Lighting and Seed Financing;

Dasera in its acquisition by Netskope;

Dedrone in its financings and acquisition by Axon;

HoloBuilder in its inversion and initial round of funding, and its subsequent acquisition by FARO Technologies;

Knova Finance in its Series Seed Financing;

LARQ in general corporate and financing matters;

Levered Learning in its Series Seed financing;

Linse Capital in its portfolio investments;

Metrist in its Seed financing;

MyTake2 in its Series A Financing;

Pragiti in its sale to DMI;

PyrAmes in its Series A financing;

Red Leader Technologies in its Series A and B financings;

Roq.ad in its Series A financing;

SCiFi Foods in its Series A financing;

Siolta Therapeutics in its Series B financing;

Spin Memory in general corporate and finance matters;

Trustlab in its Series Seed and A financing;

Upland in its Series A financing;

Utimaco in its acquisition of Micro Focus’ Attala product line;

Verde Bioresins Inc. in a SPAC Merger Valued at $365M and its proposed merger with Nxu;

Veritus Agent in its Seed Financing;

VSS Monitoring in sale to Danaher Group;

Workit Health in its Series B and C financings;

ZenDeals in financing matter and sale to RetailMeNot; and

Zero Emissions Industries in its Series A financing.