I help entrepreneurs close the deals and manage the crises that are part of the journey from seed funding through IPO. My advice is direct, thoughtful and practical.
ejensen@cooley.com
Eric Jensen has practiced in Silicon Valley for over 30 years as a corporate securities lawyer. He focuses on representing high growth emerging and public software, internet and other technology companies, as well as life sciences companies, in capital markets and other corporate transactions. He also has extensive experience representing underwriters such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley and a number of leading venture funds. Eric was a member of the firm's management committee from 2000 – 2018, the firm’s strategy committee from 2019 to 2021, and chaired the firmwide business department from 2008 – 2012. He currently serves on Cooley's women’s initiative strategy committee.
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Dutch Bros – $556.8 Million IPO
NVIDIA – $5 Billion Senior Unsecured Notes Offering
UiPath – $1.5 Billion IPO
Singapore-based Grab’s Record SPAC Marks Southeast Asia’s Largest Ever US Equity Offering
DigitalOcean $776 Million IPO
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Capital Markets
Public Companies
Emerging Companies
Venture Capital
Technology
Internet & Social Media
Software
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Artificial Intelligence
Proptech
India
FC Barcelona
Mountains
Eric is a truly fine lawyer – very technically strong and pragmatic. He's a very good lawyer, very well rounded and has a very good command of the room.
University of California at Los Angeles School of LawJD, Order of the Coif, 1988
Stanford UniversityBA, Economics and Political ScienceWith distinction and honors, 1984
California
The Legal 500 US 2022 Highlights Cooley June 17, 2022
Chambers USA 2022 Recognizes Cooley Lawyers + Practices June 2, 2022
Cooley Wins IFLR’s 2022 Asia-Pacific M&A Deal of the Year Award March 29, 2022
American Bar Association
ABA, Section on Business Law, Committee on Corporate Governance
#1 Technology IPO Lawyer Nationwide (Deal Point Data 2017-2021)
Best Lawyers in America – Lawyer of the Year (2018)
Best Lawyers in America – Leading lawyer in Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law and Venture Capital Law (2014-2019; 2022)
Chambers USA – Leading lawyer in Investment Funds: Venture Capital, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity, and Startups & Emerging Companies
Daily Journal; Top Emerging Companies Lawyer and Top 100 Lawyers in California
The Legal 500 – Leading lawyer in M&A, Venture Capital and Emerging Companies; Key lawyer in Capital Markets: Equity Offerings
Super Lawyers
Involved in 40+ offerings over the last three years, raising $36 billion+
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