Mr Carmelo Gordian > Shearman & Sterling LLP > Austin, United States > Lawyer Profile

Mr Carmelo Gordian

+1 512 647 1902 carmelo.gordian@shearman.com

Work Department

Emerging Growth

Position

Carmelo focuses on life science, software, telecommunications, semiconductor and energy sector companies. He is known as a leader in the Texas venture capital and private equity community and was formerly the chairman of the San Francisco-based Brobeck Business & Technology Group.

Carmelo has represented buyers and sellers in numerous transactions in North America (United States and Canada), Europe and Asia. He has acted as counsel in 55 public offering transactions with 27 transactions representing the company, 25 transactions representing underwriters and three transactions advising significant shareholders. He has also acted as company and investment counsel on several hundred private offerings, principally venture financings over the past 30 years.

Carmelo advises companies and boards of directors on corporate governance issues as well as serving a counsel to special committees formed by boards of directors and has an active practice representing GPs and LPs of hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital and real estate funds. These funds range from several tens of millions of dollars to multibillion-dollar funds.

Memberships

International Accelerator, Board Member
State Bar of New York
State Bar of Texas
American Bar Association, Corporate Law Section

Education

J.D.- Harvard Law School
B.A.- Harvard University