• YOUR TRUSTED ADVISORS

    Top international law firm experience

    Practical mindset as in-house counsel

  • Who We Support

    Public Companies

    Any in-house legal team will have at least some gaps on bandwidth or experience. Our team can help you efficiently plug those gaps.

    Private Companies

    We provide "fractional" in-house counsel support to closely-held businesses which do not need to hire their own internal lawyer.

    Techology Startups

    We ourselves have VC venture partner experience and have advised tech companies for decades. Let help you use your limited resources wisely.

    Foreign Investment in the U.S.

    The international experience of our attorneys makes us highly attune to cultural differences that foreign investors face in the U.S.

  • What We Do

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    Technology & Commercial Agreements

    We have deep experience in SaaS and software license, IP development, distribution, and supply agreements. We also review routine vendor contracts and NDAs with a "light pen" approach.

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    Venture Capital and M&A

    We have Silicon Valley law firm experience to help startups maximize value and control, and to help investors to protect their investments.

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    Company Formation and Governance

    Let us help you choose the right business entity structure and account for any special shareholder rights, as well as comply with ongoing corporate governance obligations for management, the board, and shareholders.

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    Employment Agreements and HR policies

    We help you craft agreements for employees and independent contractors, and policies complying with applicable regulations.

  • Our Team

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    Art Dicker

    Managing Partner

    Art has practiced at major law firms and as in-house counsel for 18 years, including at Morrison & Foerster and Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ: CDNS). He has advised numerous technology companies on M&A, venture capital, joint ventures, licensing, and distribution deals as well as day-to-day advice on employment and other issues.

    Art got his undergraduate degree from Princeton University, his JD from George Washington University, and his MBA from the University of Southern California (USC).

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    Melody Chu

    Of Counsel

    Melody was with Allen & Overy (now A&O Shearman), a major international law firm, for almost 17 years. She has represented major global banks, as well as non-US banks and corporates, in transactional and regulatory/advisory matters including: ISDA-related documentation, collateralized debt obligations, structured bonds and loans, regulatory margin and clearing documentation, advice on the Dodd-Frank Act, and international debt and equity offerings. She has also participated in short term placements with the legal departments of Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan.
    Melody received her undergraduate degree from Princeton Universityand JD from Harvard Law School.

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    Amy Song

    Of Counsel

    Amy has practiced at major law firms and as in-house counsel for almost a decade, including at White & Case and Cadence Design Systems. She has advised technology companies on intellectual property, commercial transactions, and M&A matters.

    Amy received her undergraduate degree from University of Maryland and JD from University of San Diego School of Law.

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    Zhenyu Zhong

    Of Counsel

    Zhenyu is a corporate lawyer with 12 years of experience at international law firms and as in-house legal counsel, including roles at Morrison & Foerster and Fosun Group. She specializes in M&A, PE/VC fund formation and investments, and other commercial transactions.

    Zhenyu holds an undergraduate degree from Peking University, an LL.M. from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and a Master of Corporate Law from the University of Cambridge.

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