LiLing Poh
Dentons
Dentons
Client SatisfactionDentons fields a ‘very strong team with solid venture capital credentials’, attracting major corporate strategic investors such as Citi Ventures, Bayer, and PayPal Ventures, along with numerous global venture clients. The group is chaired by Victor Boyajian in New York, who represents emerging growth tech companies, their senior executives, and boards of directors, in addition to venture and private equity houses. Also based in New York, Chris Errico focuses on sectors such as fintech, proptech, digital health, and consumer products, while James Jasaitis specializes in representing emerging growth businesses in capital formation transactions and M&A. The firm has been bolstered by a string of recent hires including LiLing Poh in Silicon Valley, who joined in September 2023 from Reed Smith LLP; Richard Hayes, who joined the New York team in July 2023 from K&L Gates’s Sydney office; and New York’s Daniel Goldberg, who joined in November 2023 from Goodwin.
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Testimonials
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‘Very strong team with solid VC credentials. Fast to respond to emails. Clear commercial and pragmatic advice.’
‘Chris Errico is always available and great at moving transactions forward at pace.’
'They have a great team of attorneys and are constantly cultivating talent with knowledge and experience. Work flow and communications are also excellent and nothing gets lost in the shuffle as it were.'
'The team has excellent experience in the nuances of venture capital deals and understands the needs of the investors not only in the existing deal but also what could and would happen in the future.'
Key clients
- Battery Ventures
- Canaan Partners
- PayPal Ventures
- Operative
- Labster
- Contour Venture Partners
- Clone Incorporated
- LL Funds
- Octopus Ventures
- Megadata Health Systems
- Piano Software Inc.
- Dawn Capital
- Yolo Technologies
- SJF Ventures
- Ultra Capital
- Acronym Venture Capital
- Helena Special Investments
- Budderfly
- Bregal Sagemount
Work highlights
- Represented LL Funds in Picket Houses, Inc.'s Series B Financing.
- Represented Clone Incorporated in its Series Seed Financing led by Initialized.
- Represented Piano Software in its Series C1, C2, and C3 financing.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Victor Boyajian