Fenwick & West is a law firm advising technology and life sciences companies and their investors from startup through IPO, with 470+ attorneys across six US offices.
Fenwick & West is a law firm founded in 1972 that advises technology and life sciences companies and their investors through every stage of growth, from startup formation to IPO and beyond. The firm fields more than 470 attorneys across offices in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Seattle, New York City, Santa Monica and Washington D.C., and reports handling over $15 billion in transactions.
Its practice spans corporate and transactional law, IPO and securities guidance, startup and venture financing, and dedicated legal services for the technology and life sciences sectors. A separate investor practice represents the venture funds and other investors backing companies in those industries. The firm combines deep technical insight with legal expertise and describes itself as purpose-built to guide visionary companies from their earliest stages onward.
Clients include Cisco Systems, Coinbase, Databricks, Intuit and Meta. Fenwick has maintained a presence at the forefront of innovation since its founding in 1972.