Leonard Grayver

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Leonard Grayver joined the firm in 2002, and co-chairs the firm's Emerging Company and International Business Transactions practice groups. He is fluent in Russian, and many of his international clients are from Russia, Ukraine and the former Soviet Union. He is the co-founder of the Eastern European Bar Association and a member of the Board of Directors of AmBAR (American Business Association of Russian-Speaking Business Professionals). Mr. Grayver splits his time between the firm's Los Angeles and Palo Alto offices.

Mr. Grayver's corporate practice focuses on counseling start-up and emerging growth companies in areas of corporate and securities laws, mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic business arrangements. He is also experienced in negotiating and drafting a wide range of business arrangements, including joint venture agreements, executive employment contracts, IP licensing, distribution and marketing agreements and various general corporate and commercial contracts for companies in a wide variety of industries.

Mr. Grayver also has unique expertise in structuring venture capital financings (representing both issuers and venture capitalists). He has substantial experience in venture capital fund formation and regularly advises general and limited partners on fund structures, latest industry standards on business terms, and emerging issues.

Mr. Grayver's litigation practice is concentrated on business and employment litigation. His recent accomplishments include successful defense of a civil RICO action against a leading Russian consulting firm; early dismissal of a lawsuit involving an important Japanese corporation; successful prosecution of a lawsuit against former executives of a Japanese high tech company, resulting in a multi-million dollar judgment; and successful settlement of an employment discrimination and harassment lawsuit against a prominent financial company.

Mr. Grayver writes and lectures frequently on private equity, corporate, and technology licensing issues. He has authored a definitive Russian-language guide to venture capital financings. He hosts a Russian-language blog on various startup-related issues: www.startupjurist.com. He is a mentor to several startup accelerators, including Pulsar Accelerator and Starta Capital Accessor.

Before joining the firm, Mr. Grayver was a corporate associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the leading Silicon Valley law firm, and an investment banking associate at BKL Capital.

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