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Inna Efimchik
5.0 stars 2 reviews
Avvo Rating: 9.5
Licensed since 2005
Inna Efimchik has a corporate and securities practice, focusing on emerging growth companies and angel and venture capital investors. Her practice includes general corporate counseling and securities advising, venture capital financings, debt tran...
Practice areas: Venture Capital, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Business, Mergers & Acquisitions
Inna Efimchik
5.0 stars
2 reviews
9.5 out of 10
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12 years licensed
Inna Efimchik has a corporate and securities practice, focusing on emerging growth companies and angel and venture capital investors. Her practice includes general corporate counseling and securities advising, venture capital financings, debt tran...
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12 years licensed
Inna Efimchik has a corporate and securities practice, focusing on emerging growth companies and angel and venture capital investors. Her practice includes general corporate counseling and securities advising, venture capital financings, debt tran...
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541 Jefferson Ave.
Suite 100
Redwood City, CA 94063
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Yoichiro Taku
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Avvo Rating: 10
Licensed since 1994
Yoichiro (Yokum) Taku represents technology and growth companies at all stages of development, through private financings, strategic transactions, public offerings, and mergers and acquisitions. He also represents investors in venture capital fina...
Practice areas: Venture Capital, Securities Offerings, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate & Incorporation
Yoichiro Taku
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10 out of 10
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23 years licensed
Yoichiro (Yokum) Taku represents technology and growth companies at all stages of development, through private financings, strategic transactions, public offerings, and mergers and acquisitions. He also represents investors in venture capital fina...
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23 years licensed
Yoichiro (Yokum) Taku represents technology and growth companies at all stages of development, through private financings, strategic transactions, public offerings, and mergers and acquisitions. He also represents investors in venture capital fina...
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650 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, CA 94304
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Louis Lehot
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Avvo Rating: 10
Licensed since 2001
My practice focuses on advising public and private companies and their financial sponsors and investment banks in capital raising transactions, public offerings and private placements of equity, equity-linked and debt securities, M&A transactions,...
Practice areas: Venture Capital, Corporate & Incorporation, Securities Offerings, Mergers & Acquisitions
Louis Lehot
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10 out of 10
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16 years licensed
My practice focuses on advising public and private companies and their financial sponsors and investment banks in capital raising transactions, public offerings and private placements of equity, equity-linked and debt securities, M&A transactions,...
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16 years licensed
My practice focuses on advising public and private companies and their financial sponsors and investment banks in capital raising transactions, public offerings and private placements of equity, equity-linked and debt securities, M&A transactions,...
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2000 University Avenue
East Palo Alto, CA 94303
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Gordon Davidson
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Avvo Rating: 9.8
Licensed since 1974
Practice areas: Venture Capital, Corporate & Incorporation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Offerings
Gordon Davidson
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9.8 out of 10
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43 years licensed
43 years licensed
Silicon Valley Center
801 California Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
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Adit Khorana
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Avvo Rating: 9.8
Licensed since 1994
Adit Khorana is a partner in WilmerHale's technology transactions and emerging growth practice groups, and leads WilmerHale's west coast technology transactions practice, focusing on the representation of technology companies, from start-ups to Fo...
Practice areas: Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Licensing, Corporate & Incorporation, Internet
Adit Khorana
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9.8 out of 10
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23 years licensed
Adit Khorana is a partner in WilmerHale's technology transactions and emerging growth practice groups, and leads WilmerHale's west coast technology transactions practice, focusing on the representation of technology companies, from start-ups to Fo...
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23 years licensed
Adit Khorana is a partner in WilmerHale's technology transactions and emerging growth practice groups, and leads WilmerHale's west coast technology transactions practice, focusing on the representation of technology companies, from start-ups to Fo...
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950 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
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Martin Waters
5.0 stars 2 reviews
Avvo Rating: 8.5
Licensed since 1992
Review: “Marty is a great Lawyer but better business partner. I can not adequetly express how much I have gained from knowing amrty professionally.”
Practice areas: Venture Capital, Corporate & Incorporation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Offerings
Martin Waters
5.0 stars
2 reviews
8.5 out of 10
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25 years licensed
Review: “Marty is a great Lawyer but better business partner. I can not adequetly express how much I have gained from knowing amrty professionally.”
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25 years licensed
Review: “Marty is a great Lawyer but better business partner. I can not adequetly express how much I have gained from knowing amrty professionally.”
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12235 El Camino Real

San Diego, CA 92130
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Jonathan Axelrad
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Avvo Rating: 9.2
Licensed since 1988
Areas of Practice Jonathan Axelrad is a partner in the firm’s Business Law Department and a member of the Private Investment Funds Practice. He joined Goodwin Procter in 2007. Work for Clients Mr. Axelrad specializes in all aspects of the...
Practice areas: Venture Capital, Tax, Limited Liability Company (LLC), Financial Markets and Services
Jonathan Axelrad
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9.2 out of 10
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29 years licensed
Areas of Practice Jonathan Axelrad is a partner in the firm’s Business Law Department and a member of the Private Investment Funds Practice. He joined Goodwin Procter in 2007. Work for Clients Mr. Axelrad specializes in all aspects of the...
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29 years licensed
Areas of Practice Jonathan Axelrad is a partner in the firm’s Business Law Department and a member of the Private Investment Funds Practice. He joined Goodwin Procter in 2007. Work for Clients Mr. Axelrad specializes in all aspects of the...
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135 Commonwealth Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025
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Steven Bochner
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Avvo Rating: 9.1
Licensed since 1981
Practice areas: Venture Capital, Corporate & Incorporation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Public Finance & Tax Exempt Finance
Steven Bochner
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9.1 out of 10
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36 years licensed
36 years licensed
650 Page Mill Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94304
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John Dado
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Avvo Rating: 8.7
Licensed since 1990
Practice areas: Venture Capital
John Dado
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8.7 out of 10
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27 years licensed
27 years licensed
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306
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Ralph Arnheim
5.0 stars 1 review
Avvo Rating: 7.9
Licensed since 1992
Review: “I have worked with Buddy for over 15 years. He consistently provides top notch legal services, great business insights and is well connected to help with business development.”
Practice areas: Venture Capital, Business, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Offerings, Intellectual Property
Ralph Arnheim
5.0 stars
1 review
7.9 out of 10
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25 years licensed
Review: “I have worked with Buddy for over 15 years. He consistently provides top notch legal services, great business insights and is well connected to help with business development.”
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25 years licensed
Review: “I have worked with Buddy for over 15 years. He consistently provides top notch legal services, great business insights and is well connected to help with business development.”
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101 Jefferson Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025
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Venture capital

New businesses that need money often rely on investors whose focus is loaning money to start-up businesses. Venture capital attorneys help negotiate and document the terms of the investment, including what the investors get for their money, and how the business will be run after the investment. The investors usually want shares in the business and the right to have some input into the company's business strategies. Structuring this kind of deal can be very complicated; venture capital lawyers know what terms are standard and what terms are negotiable. If you are starting a business and need financing, a venture capital lawyer will provide advice about how to attract and negotiate with venture capital investors.