For over 20 years Silicon Valley
Bank has been offering customized solutions to Venture
and Private Equity clients, proudly representing
300+ firms worldwide. In addition, we remain the
market leader in providing diversified financial
services to emerging growth and mature companies
in the technology, life science, private equity and
premium wine markets. www.svb.com
PricewaterhouseCoopers provides industry-focused
assurance, tax, and advisory services for public and
private clients. More than 120,000 people in 139 countries
connect their thinking, experience, and solutions to
build public trust and enhance value for clients and
their stakeholders. www.pwc.com
Cooley Godward is a nationally
recognized leader in representing high-growth
companies and the institutions that fund them. Our
Venture Capital Group was specifically
organized to provide sophisticated counsel to venture
capital and other private equity funds in connection
with their fundraising, governance and investment
activities. We serve as primary fund counsel to over
150 investment
fund organizations, and in recent years have closed
an average of 50 new private equity funds annually
for these clients. www.cooley.com
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is the premier
legal advisor to technology and growth enterprises
worldwide, as well as the investment banks and venture
capital firms that finance them. Over the past four
decades, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has established
its reputation by having an unmatched knowledge of
its clients' industries, as well as deep and long-standing
contacts throughout the technology sector. The firm,
which is headquartered in Palo Alto, has offices in
Austin, Reston, New York, Salt Lake City, San Diego,
San Francisco and Seattle. www.wsgr.com
Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. is an
independent brokerage firm providing insurance consultation,
risk management and employee benefits services to the
business community, both nationally and abroad. We
truly understand the workings of the venture capital
industry and the litigation risks that these firms
face. Woodruff-Sawyer insures nearly 40% of the largest
venture capital firms in the Bay Area, and we work
closely with key service providers to stay abreast
of the latest issues in this sector. This helps us
ensure that clients’ programs are structured
to provide the broadest protection the market will
allow. www.woodruff-sawyer.com