Jones Day is relied on by both emerging companies and investors to assist with financings, from seed to late stage, as well as corporate deals, securities offerings, and IPOs. From Chicago, Michael Earley steers the overarching private equity practice and is noted for venture capital work, including exit transactions. Timothy Curry operates from San Francisco and Silicon Valley and counts an exhaustive list of technology companies, at all growth stages, among his clients. Taylor Stevens splits his time between San Diego and Silicon Valley and specializes in supporting emerging and established technology and life sciences companies on finance and corporate transactions. The team also includes San Diego-based Cameron Reese, who handles M&A and venture capital work; Atlanta’s William Zawrotny, who focuses on life sciences and technology transactions; and Alexandre Wibaux, who sits in the New York and Paris offices and is highly rated for cross-border matters.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction

Testimonials

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  • ‘The firm has extremely broad coverage across the areas we need as a PE/VC-backed company. In addition to a deep corporate team, it has depth in various types of litigation, employment and benefits, IP matters, privacy, cyber, etc.’

  • ‘Timothy Curry is that rare senior partner who stays involved and is available whenever you need him to help or just kick around ideas. He also runs things very efficiently. I really appreciate him.’

Key clients

  • Koch Disruptive Technologies
  • KKR
  • Raine Capital
  • Five9, Inc.
  • Medallion Arts
  • Minted, Inc.
  • GreatPoint Ventures
  • Western Digital
  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Silver Lake Partners

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Timothy Curry

Practice head

Michael Earley

Other key lawyers

Timothy Curry; Taylor Stevens; William Zawrotny; Cameron Reese; Alexandre Wibaux; Jeremy Cleveland