DLA Piper adds Gurpreet Bal as a partner in the firm’s Silicon Valley Corporate practice
DLA Piper is pleased to welcome Gurpreet Bal as a Palo Alto-based partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group.
Gurpreet represents technology companies on corporate and securities matters in all stages of their business life cycle. He advises startup, venture-backed, private and public technology companies on a wide array of corporate matters, including formation, corporate governance, capital-raising and strategic transactions, among others. In both the US and abroad, Gurpreet has represented tech companies and investors in hundreds of private venture financings, capital raises and public offerings, from series seed private equity rounds to market-defining IPOs.
He also has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, representing private and public companies globally in mergers, stock sales, tender offers, asset purchases, cross-border transactions, spin-offs, acqui-hires and other strategic transactions. Since 2010, he has closed more than 50 such transactions, with an aggregate deal value of over US$60 billion.
Gurpreet’s clients include leaders, innovators and investors in AI, semiconductors, healthcare, fintech, networking, security, consumer tech, food technology and social enterprise.
“Gurpreet is well-versed on a wide range of corporate matters and has extensive experience working with tech companies domestically and internationally. We believe Gurpreet is well-suited to expand and strengthen our corporate practice and our emerging growth team while also adding value to our Technology sector,” said Andrew Gilbert, chair of DLA Piper’s US corporate practice.
“We are excited to welcome Gurpreet to our Palo Alto office and deepen the ranks of our Northern California partners,” said Victoria Lee, managing partner of the firm’s Palo Alto office and co-managing partner for Northern California. “DLA Piper’s history and reputation in Silicon Valley, along with the depth and breadth of its domestic and international practices, will provide Gurpreet with an unrivaled platform to offer strategic advice to technology companies and investors in a complex global market.”
With more than 1,000 corporate lawyers globally, DLA Piper helps clients execute complex transactions seamlessly while supporting clients across all stages of development. The firm has been rated number one in global M&A volume for 12 consecutive years, according to Mergermarket.
DLA Piper's global Technology sector lawyers work across practice areas and offices to support technology clients – from startups to fast-growing and mid-market businesses to mature global enterprises – doing business around the world.
