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Joshua D. Geffon

Joshua D. Geffon

310-434-5416
jgeffon@fenwick.com
Partner
Corporate
Office

Santa Monica

Joshua D.
Geffon

Joshua D.
Geffon

Joshua D.
Geffon

Partner
Corporate
Office

Santa Monica

Industries
Education & Admissions

J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law
Recipient of the Drown Fellowship

B.A., magna cum laude
University of California, Los Angeles

Admitted to practice in California and the District of Columbia

Languages

Fluent in Hebrew

Josh advises entrepreneurs, executives, and in-house legal teams on bringing their innovative ideas to market. He partners with his clients every step of the way, using his decades of experience and knowledge of the ecosystem to take them from nascent stage emerging growth to multibillion-dollar public corporations. Josh acts as a strategic partner on which clients can rely to identify and provide thoughtful, efficient, and comprehensive solutions.

Josh closely monitors the latest trends, gaining insight into how new technologies, therapeutics, services, and products will affect the marketplace. He leverages this knowledge to help his clients stay one step ahead of their competition. Life sciences, AI, space, deep technology, consumer products companies, and their investors appreciate that Josh understands their business and speaks their language. They rely on him for venture capital and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, and technology arrangements. He often advises boards of directors and senior management on matters such as corporate governance and intellectual property transactions and negotiates strategic transactions on behalf of corporations. At the heart of his practice, Josh helps innovators in all facets of their business.

I often say I’m a quarterback for my clients. I’m who they call to facilitate, strategize, and advise on a matter or series of strategic transactions. My clients rely on me as a teammate throughout their entire lifecycles.”

Joshua D. Geffon

Josh keeps his finger on the pulse by training the next generation of corporate lawyers through his involvement in the American Bar Association (ABA) and as a guest lecturer at multiple law schools including UCLA Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School, and Loyola Law School of Los Angeles. He is Chairman Emeritus of the ABA’s Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee and an active member of the ABA’s Mergers and Acquisitions Committee and International Law Section.

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    • Umbra Labs, a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) microsatellite company, in over $100M worth of venture capital financings
    • Mythic Therapeutics in over $150M worth of venture capital financings led by Venrock and Viking
    • Hebbia in connection with over $150M worth of venture capital financings led by a16z and Index
    • Mahzi Therapeutics in connection with its $45M Series A financing led by Venrock
    • Plume Health in its $24M Series B financing led by Transformation Capital, General Catalyst, and Town Hall Ventures
    • One Footprint in connection with its Series A financing led by QED and Index
    • Matter Intelligence in connection with its Series Seed financing led by Lowercarbon and Pear Ventures
    • Dexcom Ventures in connection with its investments into several emerging growth companies
    • Involve.Ai in connection with its Series A financing led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from Bonfire Ventures, Greycroft, Launch Capital, BDMI
    • Nexon in connection with its investments into certain venture capital funds and investments into portfolio companies
    • Plexo Capital in connection with its investments into certain venture capital funds
    • NEA, Bonfire Ventures, Investment Group of Santa Barbara (IGSB), MaC Venture Capital, Cross Culture Ventures, OMX, and Pure Ventures in their venture investments for a number of portfolio companies

    * Includes work from a previous firm

      • Umbra Labs, a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) microsatellite company, in over $100M worth of venture capital financings
      • Mythic Therapeutics in over $150M worth of venture capital financings led by Venrock and Viking
      • Hebbia in connection with over $150M worth of venture capital financings led by a16z and Index
      • Mahzi Therapeutics in connection with its $45M Series A financing led by Venrock
      • Plume Health in its $24M Series B financing led by Transformation Capital, General Catalyst, and Town Hall Ventures
      • One Footprint in connection with its Series A financing led by QED and Index
      • Matter Intelligence in connection with its Series Seed financing led by Lowercarbon and Pear Ventures
      • Dexcom Ventures in connection with its investments into several emerging growth companies
      • Involve.Ai in connection with its Series A financing led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from Bonfire Ventures, Greycroft, Launch Capital, BDMI
      • Nexon in connection with its investments into certain venture capital funds and investments into portfolio companies
      • Plexo Capital in connection with its investments into certain venture capital funds
      • NEA, Bonfire Ventures, Investment Group of Santa Barbara (IGSB), MaC Venture Capital, Cross Culture Ventures, OMX, and Pure Ventures in their venture investments for a number of portfolio companies

      * Includes work from a previous firm

      • SecureDocs in connection with its sale to Onit
      • Tegus, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of a software company and multiple rounds of venture financing
      • Vascular Medcure in connection with its acquisition by Medtronic
      • Santen Pharmaceuticals Co., a Japanese pharmaceutical company focused on ophthalmology, in connection with strategic investments and collaborations with several life science businesses including jCyte Inc., Regenerative Patch Technologies, and Glaukos Corporation
      • RightScale in its sale to Flexera
      • Anchovi Labs (a Caltech spin-out) in connection with its sale to Dropbox

      * Includes work from a previous firm

      • SecureDocs in connection with its sale to Onit
      • Tegus, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of a software company and multiple rounds of venture financing
      • Vascular Medcure in connection with its acquisition by Medtronic
      • Santen Pharmaceuticals Co., a Japanese pharmaceutical company focused on ophthalmology, in connection with strategic investments and collaborations with several life science businesses including jCyte Inc., Regenerative Patch Technologies, and Glaukos Corporation
      • RightScale in its sale to Flexera
      • Anchovi Labs (a Caltech spin-out) in connection with its sale to Dropbox

      * Includes work from a previous firm

      • “Cutting Edge Issues on Private Equity and VC Legal Opinions,” American Bar Association, Business Law Section Meeting, April 2021 (speaker)
      • “Intellectual Property Strategy for Startups,” Cal Poly Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, November 2020 (speaker)
      • “Mergers & Acquisitions: Process and Negotiations,” UCLA Anderson School of Management, April 2020 (speaker)
      • “M&A in Silicon Beach,” UCLA School of Law, Lowell Milken Institute, November 2019 (speaker)
      • “Everything You Need to Know (From a Legal Perspective) to Create a High Growth Business,” UCLA School of Engineering, May 2019 (speaker)
      • “Lowell Milken Institute Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs,” UCLA School of Law, June 2018 (Judge)
      • “The Legal Framework Required to Create a High Growth Business,” UCLA School of Engineering, May 2018 (speaker)
      • “Annual Survey of Judicial Developments Pertaining to Private Equity and Venture Capital, ABA Business Law Section Annual Meeting,” American Bar Association, Business Law Section Meeting, April 2018 (speaker)
      • “Consulting Drives Innovation,” USC Marshall Center for Global Innovation, January 2018 (moderator)
      • “Five Important Ethical Issues Impacting In-House Counsel,” Corporate Counsel Roundtable, January 2017 (speaker)

      • “Cutting Edge Issues on Private Equity and VC Legal Opinions,” American Bar Association, Business Law Section Meeting, April 2021 (speaker)
      • “Intellectual Property Strategy for Startups,” Cal Poly Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, November 2020 (speaker)
      • “Mergers & Acquisitions: Process and Negotiations,” UCLA Anderson School of Management, April 2020 (speaker)
      • “M&A in Silicon Beach,” UCLA School of Law, Lowell Milken Institute, November 2019 (speaker)
      • “Everything You Need to Know (From a Legal Perspective) to Create a High Growth Business,” UCLA School of Engineering, May 2019 (speaker)
      • “Lowell Milken Institute Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs,” UCLA School of Law, June 2018 (Judge)
      • “The Legal Framework Required to Create a High Growth Business,” UCLA School of Engineering, May 2018 (speaker)
      • “Annual Survey of Judicial Developments Pertaining to Private Equity and Venture Capital, ABA Business Law Section Annual Meeting,” American Bar Association, Business Law Section Meeting, April 2018 (speaker)
      • “Consulting Drives Innovation,” USC Marshall Center for Global Innovation, January 2018 (moderator)
      • “Five Important Ethical Issues Impacting In-House Counsel,” Corporate Counsel Roundtable, January 2017 (speaker)