Leonard Grayver
Phone: (310) 540-2000 Profile:Mr. Grayver co-chairs GWT’s Emerging Company and International Business Transactions practice groups. He is fluent in Russian, and many of his international clients are from Russia or the former Soviet Union. He is the co-founder of the Eastern European Bar Association. Mr. Grayver divides his time between corporate and litigation practices. Mr. Grayver’s corporate practice focuses on counseling middle-market, emerging growth, and start-up stage companies in areas of corporate and securities laws, mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic business arrangements. In particular, Mr. Grayver has unique expertise in structuring venture capital financings (representing both issuers and venture capitalists). He is also experienced in negotiating and drafting a wide range of business arrangements, including joint venture agreements, executive employment contracts, licensing, distribution and marketing agreements and various general corporate and commercial contracts for companies in a variety of industries. Mr. Grayver has substantial experience in venture capital fund formation and regularly advises general and limited partners on fund structures, latest industry standards on business terms, and emerging issues. Mr. Grayver’s litigation practice is concentrated on business and employment litigation. His recent accomplishments include successful defense of a civil RICO action against a leading Russian consulting firm; early dismissal of a lawsuit involving an important Japanese corporation; successful prosecution of a lawsuit against former executives of a Japanese high tech company, resulting in a multi-million dollar judgment; and successful settlement of an employment discrimination and harassment lawsuit against a prominent financial company. Mr. Grayver writes and lectures frequently on private equity, corporate, and technology licensing issues. He has authored a definitive Russian-language guide to venture capital financings. Before joining GWT, Mr. Grayver was a corporate associate at
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the leading Silicon Valley law
firm, and an investment banking associate at BKL Capital. Recent Transactions VC Fund Structuring and Due Diligence $500 million Silicon Valley/Asia VC Fund (representing LPs) $400 million Silicon Valley VC Fund (representing LPs) $350 million Silicon Valley VC Fund (representing LPs) $100 million Silicon Valley/Russia VC Fund (representing LPs) $60 million UK/Russia VC Fund (representing GP) $80 million Cayman Islands/Russia VC Fund (representing GP) $40 million Silicon Valley VC Fund (representing GP) VC Financing Transactions $4 million investment in a Southern California $5 million investment in a Silicon Valley based $3 million investment in a Silicon Valley based $4 million investment in a Southern California $4 million investment in a Silicon Valley based $2 million investment in a Silicon Valley based $4 million investment in an Ireland based 3D visual $2 million investment in a Russia based 3D content $2 million investment in a San Diego/Russia based $2 million investment in a Russia based VOIP $1 million investment in a Russia based cloud $10 million investment in a Silicon Valley based $3 million investment in a Silicon Valley based $1 million investment in Russia based cloud Business and Employment Litigation Successful defense of a civil RICO action brought Successful settlement of a civil RICO lawsuit Successful defense of a lawsuit against a US Successful prosecution of a lawsuit against former Successful motion to compel arbitration involving Numerous successful resolutions of employment
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