John Bautista

Partner, Technology Companies Group @ Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

About

I am a partner at Orrick in our Technology Companies Group and lead Orrick's international Technology Companies practice connecting Silicon Valley with Europe and Asia. My practice is focused on advising emerging companies and investors, and I represent both public and private high-tech and life sciences companies in many areas, including corporate and securities law, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, public company representation and technology licensing.

Country

United States

City

Menlo Park

Industry

Legal Services

Skill

Venture Capital, Mergers, Start-ups, Corporate Law, Securities Regulation, Licensing, IPO, Venture Financing, Intellectual Property, Corporate Governance, Litigation, Joint Ventures, Patents, Private Equity, Civil Litigation, Trade Secrets, Due Diligence, Privacy Law, Patent Litigation, Commercial Litigation

Experience

Partner, Technology Companies Group

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

2005-2 - Present · 21 yrs 8 mos

Silicon Valley and San Francisco

John Bautista is a partner in Orrick's Technology Companies Group and leads Orrick's international Technology Companies practice connecting Silicon Valley with Europe and Asia. John focuses his practice on advising emerging companies and investors, and represents both public and private high-tech companies in many areas, including corporate and securities law, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, public company representation and technology licensing. Financial Times recognized John as one of the Top 10 Most Innovative Individuals of the Year in 2017, calling him “one of the most influential lawyers in the technology ecosystem of Silicon Valley.” John is a co-founder of Clerky, a company automating legal work for early-stage companies, and Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE), which is creating a new stock exchange for public companies supporting long-term investors. John also advises Stripe Atlas. He is also recognized for his work with many Y Combinator companies. Representative M&A transactions include the following: • Stripe acquisition of Index • Zenly sale to Snap • Disqus sale to Zeta Global • Humble Bundle sale to IGN • IronPlanet sale to Richie Bros. Auctioneers • ClariPhy Communications sale to InPhi • Cruise Automation sale to General Motors • Stupeflix sale to GoPro • Thales acquisition of Vormetric • Compose sale to IBM • LaFourchette sale to TripAdvisor • Shutl sale to eBay • Cue sale to Apple Computer • Neolane sale to Adobe • Posterous sale to Twitter • Cardpool sale to Blackhawk • Heroku sale to Salesforce • Movity sale to Trulia

Partner, Emerging Companies Group

Venture Law Group

1993-2 - 2003-10 · 10 yrs 9 mos

John Bautista was a co-founder of Venture Law Group in 1993 when he and 13 other lawyers left Wilson Sonsini to form the novel law firm focused exclusively on emerging companies.