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Lawrence M. Chu

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I am a strategic and legal advisor to entrepreneurs, high-growth companies, investors and boards, and have practiced law for more than 27 years at some of the most highly regarded firms in the country. The network I bring to any situation is vast; and my advice is always strategic, tactical and commercial. I'm currently a partner at Goodwin Procter, where I serve as Co-Chair of the Global M&A Group. In the biggest M&A year in history, we transacted on more M&A deals than any other law firm in the world; and we have been the #1 firm in the world for global M&A volume for 5.5 consecutive years through 1H 2025. We are organized by industry facing Business Units and are a premier firm in Technology, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Private Equity, Real Estate & Hospitality, and Private Funds. I have significant experience in all types of M&A transactions for both public and private companies, private equity sponsors, venture capital firms and hedge funds, at deal sizes ranging from under $100 million to several billion dollars, and have advised on over 300 transactions having a total value of over $250 billion. Situated in the San Francisco Bay Area, my primarily focus is on Technology and AI transactions, but also have deep expertise in Consumer, Financial Services and FinTech and many other sectors. In addition, I advise a select number of emerging companies as their outside general counsel. My portfolio includes many notable deals in the Tech sector, including Zoox’s sale to Amazon, Qualtrics’ sale to SAP, DeepMind’s, Nest’s and DropCam’s acquisitions by Google, The Climate Corp's sale to Monsanto, Maker Studios' sale to Disney, Oculus' acquisition by Facebook, and Lynda.com's sale to LinkedIn… as well as complex AI transactions involving Inflection, Adept AI and Covariant. The significant majority of my practice is focused on the sell-side (venture-backed companies, founder teams and investor consortiums), but I have significant buy-side experience as well, having worked with Box, PayPal, SingTel/Amobee and numerous PE sponsors such as Silver Lake and EQT. I am honored to have been recognized by Global M&A Network as one of North America’s top 50 M&A lawyers, named by The Daily Journal as one of California’s Top 100 Lawyers, added to The Legal 500’s M&A Powerlist, and consistently listed by LawDragon in America’s 500 Leading Dealmakers. I have been selected for inclusion in Chambers Leading Lawyers for Business, Northern California Super Lawyers, and The Best Lawyers in America, each for consecutive years, in recognition of my work in Corporate/M&A.

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16+ years of experience working in roles such as Cloud Application Architect, Cloud Consultant, DevOps Engineer, Administrator and Designer in distributed industry sectors and verticals. Excellent leadership, project management and communication skills. Working experience in migrating legacy applications to cloud based architecture. Ability to communicate with infrastructure, development and DevOps teams on best practices, innovations and technical subjects. Experience building applications in Amazon (AWS), and Azure. Have a working knowledge for orchestrating, microservices within containers with knowledge of Dockers and Kubernetes. Experience in the design and automation of Infrastructure as a Service and Platform as a Service capabilities including virtual networks, virtual machines, cloud services, web sites, data services etc. Experience with Microsoft Azure Deployments, Environment & Services (IAAS, PAAS, Virtual Machines, Active Directory, Automation, Monitor)

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Talent Acquisition Consulting

Nikita Gomez, CPA, CA

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Soulful renegade working at the edges of societal norms to make humans more conscious and joyful.

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Admitted to the New York State Bar, Third Department. Member of AABANY (2022-present) and NAPABA (2024-present). Co-chair of Sesame Workshop's Asian Pacific Islander Employee Resource Group (2023-present). J.D. from St. John's University School of Law (2021). MA (2018) and BA (2017) from the University of Waterloo.

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Corporate Counsel | Sustainability and ESG Law | Product Compliance | Green Chemistry | Supply Chain Sustainability I’m a versatile and accomplished corporate attorney with deep experience advising companies on sustainability, circular economy, environmental regulatory compliance, and strategic risk mitigation. My legal work spans global industries including consumer electronics, hardware technology, blockchain, and AI, with a strong focus on advising large multinational companies on how to innovate within complex regulatory frameworks. In my most recent in-house role with a Fortune 50 technology company, I provided legal leadership on green chemistry and restricted substances regulations (including PFAS, RoHS, and REACH), environmental marketing and green claims compliance (such as FTC Green Guides and the EU Green Claims Directive), international recycling and labeling laws, and supply chain ESG oversight, including vendor compliance, substance disclosure, and sustainable sourcing. I’ve supported cross-functional teams—from product and materials engineering to sustainability, marketing, and compliance—delivering clear, actionable legal guidance to support business decisions. I understand how to build scalable compliance programs, manage outside counsel, and partner across departments to align legal and environmental goals. My legal foundation includes commercial contract negotiation, corporate governance, external counsel management, and regulatory strategy. I bring a practical approach to risk—balancing regulatory expectations with business agility. I’m currently focusing on clients where I can leverage my environmental regulatory experience, strategic legal thinking, and cross-sector perspective to support climate-conscious innovation, ESG initiatives, and sustainable product development.

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