David Ajalat > Goodwin > Santa Monica, United States > Lawyer Profile
Goodwin Offices
520 Broadway Suite #500
Santa Monica
CA 90401
CALIFORNIA
United States
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David Ajalat
Position
Partner
Career
David Ajalat is a partner in Goodwin’s Technology practice and Co-Chair of its Fintech practice, where he represents startups, growth companies, venture capitalists and growth investors. David guides companies throughout their lifecycle, from formation and financings through exit planning. He has led hundreds of financing and M&A transactions for companies in a wide variety of industries, including technology, digital media, life sciences, fintech, proptech, crypto and web3, software, consumer products, and entertainment, sports, and media. He regularly advises companies on: company formation and structuring, general corporate counseling, corporate governance, capital raising, IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, SEC reporting and compliance. David also represents venture capital and private equity firms, as well as strategic acquirers in connection with their investments and M&A transactions.
Education
JD 2012 University of Southern California Law School (Order of the Coif); BA 2009 Loyola Marymount University (cum laude)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Finance > Fintech
A strong choice for clients in the financial services, technology, and private equity sectors, Goodwin boasts a large team capable of advising on payments, financing for start-ups, litigation involving class actions, and transactional work. Mitzi Chang, based in San Francisco, is recognized for her expertise in investment matters and regulatory guidance on new products within the blockchain and Web3 space, while in Santa Monica, David Ajalat focuses on company formation and structuring, corporate governance, IPOs, and SEC reporting and compliance. In Silicon Valley, Grant Fondo leads in representing venture capital firms, financial institutions, and DAOs in litigation and investigation matters, and working out of Washington DC, Crystal Kaldjob, provides transactional and regulatory counsel to banks and other financial institutions on strategic partnerships. In New York, Meghan Spillane represents individuals and companies in complex civil litigation as well as at all stages of government investigations.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Finance > Commercial lending
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Financial services regulation