Perkins Coie Adds Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Partner Steve Davis in Portland
PORTLAND and LOS ANGELES (August 1, 2022)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Steve Davis has joined the firm's Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC) practice as partner in Portland. Four new partners have now joined the expanding ECVC practice in recent weeks, following the additions of Dan Austin and Patrick Anding in Texas and California.
"We're thrilled to welcome Steve to the firm as we continue to make strategic additions to our emerging companies and venture capital capabilities," said Matt Oshinsky, co-chair of the firm's Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice. "Steve's deep experience working for founding teams and fast-scaling businesses will add depth to the practice."
Steve advises early-stage startups and their investors, and also counsels public companies on securities offerings and mergers and acquisitions. He works with startups and entrepreneurs in several tech incubator and accelerator programs, including the Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE), the Portland Seed Fund, and the Portland State University Business Accelerator.
"Steve is highly regarded both in Portland and nationally in the startup and venture market as an effective and collaborative lawyer for his clients," said Christopher Rich, Perkins Coie's Portland office managing partner. "Steve's experience advising emerging technology companies will enhance our abilities to meet and best serve our clients' demands."
Steve joins Perkins Coie from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, where he was a partner and had established his practice for 15 years. Prior to that, Steve served as an in-house attorney at Lattice Semiconductor Corporation.
Steve earned his J.D. from New York University School of Law, and his B.A. from the University of Virginia. Chris earned his J.D. from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and his MBA from its Kellogg School of Management. He received his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles.
From incorporation to exit, Perkins Coie helps clients build great companies. Attorneys in our Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice span the country, supporting the most innovative entrepreneurs and investors in Palo Alto, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Austin, Portland, and New York, as well as in Chicago and Boise. Our ECVC attorneys have managed thousands of venture capital and private equity financings from pre-seed to growth stages. They provide end-to-end legal and business counseling to the leading-edge companies of tomorrow in industries like SaaS, life sciences, healthcare, Web3, and everything in between.
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