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Brian Patterson

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Position

Brian Patterson, Global Vice Chair of the firm’s Emerging Companies & Growth Practice, advises emerging companies through all stages of growth, as well as the venture capital and private equity funds that invest in them.

Brian combines more than two decades of experience and his passion for entrepreneurship to counsel clients — from solo founders to seasoned fund managers — on a full spectrum of emerging company and venture capital and private equity-related topics, including:

    • Corporate formation and governance
    • Deal structuring
    • Equity and debt financing
    • Public offerings
    • M&A transactions, joint ventures, strategic, partnering, licensing, and commercial transactions
    • Venture capital and investment fund formation

He serves as a trusted advisor to clients and unlocks the firm’s robust global platform to connect founders and management teams with the resources they need to navigate complex engagements with boards and investors, cutting-edge product development, and go-to-market strategy.

A recognized leader both within and outside the firm, Brian serves on the board of the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, where he has presented on startup and venture capital law and business. He teaches a regular module on investment fund-backed boards for Santa Clara University’s Black Corporate Board Readiness program, which accelerates diverse representation in corporate governance through structured executive education, and regularly speaks on public board issues for the African American Directors Forum.

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United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies

Favored for its ability to utilize its premier technology and life sciences offerings, Latham & Watkins LLP’s emerging companies and venture capital practice acts for an array of start-ups and growth companies on formations through to funding and exit transactions. The team also represents venture capital funds and other financial institutions on investment and exit strategies. In Silicon Valley, emerging companies chair Benjamin Potter is the key contact for a raft of start-up technology, fintech, healthcare, and life sciences clients; he recently advised Eigen Labs on its $100m Series B financing. Rounding out the lead partners are global department vice chairs Brian Patterson, who sits in San Francisco, and Haim Zaltzman, who splits his time between New York, San Francisco and Silicon Valley. In Century City, Alex Voxman is equipped to advise emerging companies and venture capital funds on the full suite of corporate, M&A, and financing matters, while in Boston Stephen Ranere specializes in venture capital and corporate transactions in the technology and life sciences sectors. Also in Boston, John Chory handles both company formations and subsequent IPOs. The group was boosted in 2024 by the hire of three new partners in San Francisco: duo Seth Gottlieb and Alex Kassai joined from Cooley LLP, while Zachary Fallon joined from technology-focused firm, Ketsal.

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