Works with private and public emerging growth companies in the software, communications, wireless, internet,and other high technology industries, and with the venture capital firms, other private equity investors and investment bankers involved in such companies. Represents private equity funds in acquisitions of private and public companies. Formerly with a Silicon Valley based venture capital firm, a large part of his practice focuses on representing both U.S. and foreign venture backed and start-up companies in matters ranging from formation, key executive recruiting and initial capitalization to financings (angel and venture), shareholder and board fiduciary duties and dispositions of such companies. Counsels foreign companies and entrepreneurs in formulating and implementing a U.S. market entry strategy.A frequent speaker on startup and technology m&a matters, he is also the author of numerous articles and a treatise on venture backed company m&a, titled,"The Acquisition and Sale of the Emerging Growth Company: The M&A Exit, 2d," by the leading legal publisher, ThomsonReuters/West Publishing, 2018. Specialties: Technology mergers and acquisitions on both buy and sell side; start up advisory; Private equity; venture financings (company and investor side), general corporate matters and transactions, technology transfers, complex commercial joint ventures and strategic partnering (with a special emphasis on Russia and Eastern Europe)