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About Danielle
Danielle’s practice focuses on the representation of emerging companies and venture capital investors in the formation and financing of high-growth technology and life sciences companies. She also counsels emerging companies on mergers & acquisitions, recapitalizations, spinouts and general corporate matters, and she has experience representing companies with respect to their initial public offerings and various other public financing and strategic transactions.
Danielle is an active member of the National Venture Capital Association’s general counsel advisory board, and she’s a frequent speaker for the Practising Law Institute, the American Bar Association and various law schools. In 2023, she was recognized by Chambers USA as an Up and Coming California lawyer in venture capital, in 2015 was an honoree at the YWCA of Silicon Valley’s Tribute to Women in Industry, was named one of Northern California Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars, and is among Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Dealmakers in America (2022, 2021).
Education
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
JD, 2000
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
AB, 1997, History, with honors
Rankings & accolades
Chambers USA: Venture Capital – California (2023)
Northern California Super Lawyers: Rising Star
Lawdragon: 500 Leading Dealmakers in America
YWCA of Silicon Valley: Tribute to Women in Industry