Shane Goudey

Practice Areas

SHANE GOUDEY is the leader of Sidley’s Venture Funds practice. Shane focuses his practice on all aspects of the formation and operation of domestic and international investment funds, including venture capital, private equity, fund of funds, corporate, secondary market, debt, and a variety of other types of funds. He has represented sponsors in the formation of thousands of funds, ranging from multibillion-dollar venture capital and leveraged buyout funds to smaller firms forming early-stage venture capital, angel, pledge, and similar micro-funds, with just several million dollars in committed capital. Shane also regularly advises accelerator, venture studio, and incubator firms with respect to their organizational, operational, investment, and fund formation matters.

As fund counsel, Shane regularly advises his clients on all aspects of the fundraising process and the management and operation of their investment funds throughout their life cycles, including providing sophisticated market intelligence on fund terms, fund structures, investor profiles, industry trends and market conditions, counseling on all internal firm planning, management and compensation matters, advising his clients with respect to their co-investment programs and transactions, reviewing and preparing all fundraising documentation (e.g., private placement memoranda, roadshow presentations, diligence materials, etc.), formulating fundraising marketing plans and strategies, preparing all governing agreements, leading negotiations with various participants in the fund formation process (including investors, private placement agents, and gatekeeper organizations) and advising on fund and portfolio management and liquidation matters. In connection with his fund practice, Shane possesses extensive knowledge of various securities laws, tax planning and accounting issues, and other regulatory matters affecting investment firms and the funds they manage.

Career

Prior to joining the Firm, Shane was a senior manager with the San Jose office of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he practiced in the firm's International Tax Services group.

Prior to law school, Shane served as a legislative aide to U.S. Senator Alan K. Simpson (Wyoming) in Washington, DC, working both in the Senator's Minority Whip Office and on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Shane received an LLM in Taxation in December 1997 from New York University School of Law, a JD from the University of Oregon School of Law in May 1997 and a BS in Political Science in 1992 from the University of Wyoming, graduating summa cum laude.

Shane is a frequent speaker and panelist at various venture capital and private equity industry conferences and accounting society meetings and has been a guest lecturer at a number of law schools in the United States.

He is a member of the State Bar of California and American Bar Association.