Advisory Board Members – UC Center for Business Law, San Francisco

Dane Patterson

Class of 2014. Partner, Goodwin Procter.

Dane Patterson is a partner at Goodwin Procter’s Business Law department and a member of its Technology & Life Sciences group. He specializes in all areas of corporate and securities laws, with a primary focus on advising emerging-growth technology companies and venture capital firms. He advises founders, emerging growth companies and venture capital firms on various transactional matters,
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Heidi Walas

Class of 2007. Partner, Gunderson Dettmer.

Heidi counsels emerging growth companies and investors on a broad range of transactional matters, from venture capital financings to mergers and acquisitions, technology transfers and general business matters. In her role as corporate lawyer, she acts as outside general counsel for startups, providing legal, business and strategic advice throughout their lifecycle, including startup structure formation,
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Candace Kelly

Class of 1997. General Counsel, Stellar Development Foundation.

Candace Kelly is the Chief Legal Officer of the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), a non-profit organization that supports the development and growth of Stellar, an open-source blockchain network that connects the world’s financial infrastructure. In addition to being responsible for all of SDF’s legal affairs, she also leads the policy team that focuses on bridging the gap between the public and private sectors,
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Daniel Lopez

Class of 2010. Partner, Orrick.

Daniel advises private equity funds and their portfolio companies in the tech and life sciences sectors on various strategic transactions, including leveraged buyouts, dispositions, carveouts, debt financings, growth equity investments and secondary transactions. Daniel also counsels boards, special committees, investors and other key stakeholders on fiduciary duty, securities law, corporate governance and equity compensation matters.
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