Gunderson Dettmer LLP

Corporate Governance and Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Seed, Venture and Growth Financings; Fund Investments in Companies; Life Sciences; AI and Machine Learning

Wes is the founding partner of our Austin office.

Wes represents a broad range of entrepreneurs and venture-backed companies, providing ongoing advice and support for issues relating to governance, day-to-day operations and a variety of transactions, including financings, mergers and acquisitions, technology transfers and strategic partnerships. Wes also has significant experience representing venture fund investors in early stage and growth stage venture financings.

Wes’s clients span across a wide range of industries, including healthcare, biotech, cybersecurity, e-commerce, AI, SaaS, consumer products, agriculture, energy, communication technology, entertainment, fintech, MarTech, PropTech, supply chain and logistics, among others. He works closely with clients through their entire life cycle, from providing strategic and corporate structuring advice to founders at the earliest stages, to managing venture capital and growth financings, to negotiating M&A and other liquidity transactions for late stage growth companies.