Gunderson Dettmer LLP

Corporate Governance and Strategy, Fund Formation, Fund Investments in Companies, Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) & Direct Listings, Mergers and Acquisitions, Seed, Venture and Growth Financings

Rich is a partner and a co-founder of Gunderson Dettmer’s Boston office.

Rich advises start-ups, emerging growth and public companies and venture and private equity investors in corporate and securities law, venture capital financings, IPOs and public offerings, commercial financings, mergers and acquisitions, and venture fund formations.

For more than 25 years, he has counseled companies and their management teams on a broad range of corporate topics, including company formation, equity structures, financing negotiations, public offerings, corporate governance responsibilities, equity incentive plans and arrangements, employment matters, intellectual property, strategic and commercial transactions, and exit events. He has represented companies in various fields, including AI, SaaS, med device, MedTech, professional services, FinTech, life science, and consumer Tech and consumer products.

University of Chicago Law School, J.D. Comment Editor of The University of Chicago Legal Forum with Honors Stanford University, A.B., Economics, History with Departmental Honors