About Kristin

Kristin VanderPas' practice focuses on public and private security offerings. She has represented both issuers and investment banks in a variety of equity and debt transactions, including initial public offerings, secondary offerings of common stock and convertible note offerings. Kristin is also a market leader in SPAC M&A transactions, representing both target companies and investors in the de-SPAC process in transactions ranging in value up to $5 billion. Kristin also counsels clients in general corporate and securities law matters.

Kristin’s representative transactions include advising:

  • The underwriters in Guardant Health’s:
    • $237.5 million IPO
    • $367.4 million follow-on offering
    • $1.1 billion follow-on offering
    • $785.4 million follow-on offering
  • The initial purchaser in Guardant Health’s offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 0% convertible senior notes due 2027
  • The underwriters in Health Catalyst’s:
    • $209.3 million IPO
    • $225 million follow-on offering
  • The initial purchaser in Health Catalyst’s offering of $230 million aggregate principal amount of 2.25% convertible senior notes due 2025 with capped call
  • The underwriters in Lulu’s Fashion Lounge’s $106 million IPO
  • The underwriters in Expensify’s $302 million IPO
  • The underwriters in Ventyx Biosciences 174.3 million IPO
  • The underwriters in Cue Health’s $230 million IPO
  • The underwriters in DiCE Therapeutics $234.6 million IPO
  • The underwriters in Qualtrics’ $1.15 billion follow-on offering
  • The underwriters in Opendoor Labs’ $886 million follow-on offering
  • The underwriters in 10X Genomics’ $448.5 million IPO
  • The underwriters in Livongo Health’s $408.5 million IPO
  • Uber in its $8.1 billion IPO
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Admissions and credentials

  • California
  • Not admitted to practice in Florida

Education

  • University of Southern California Gould School of Law
    JD, 2009
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    BSBA, Business Administration, 2006

Rankings and accolades

Chambers USA: Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – California (2021 – 2025)

Chambers USA: Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States – Nationwide (2021 – 2025)

Daily Journal: Top 40 Under 40 (2019)

The Legal 500 US: Capital Markets: Equity Offerings (2025)

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