Fenwick & West

Founded in 1972, Fenwick & West is a California-based law firm that provides services to high technology and life sciences companies at all stages of development, from early start-ups to mature, publicly traded corporations. Its core areas of focus include: public offerings and securities law; mergers and acquisitions; formation and financings of start-up companies; strategic alliances; and executive compensation. Having a firm that understands technology can make an enormous difference when it is time to explain to regulators, financial institutions, investors and shareholders the vision and scope of a technology business. Fenwick & West is one of the most active law firms in the United States that represents technology companies in their initial public offerings. The firm has offices in Mountain View, Calif.