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Jerrold F. Petruzzelli

Jerry Petruzzelli has extensive corporate experience with emerging growth companies, public corporations, venture capital, and private equity firms. He has spent more than two decades in Silicon Valley dealing with numerous technology-based companies - from start-ups to Fortune 100 enterprises - in hundreds of venture financing, M&A and licensing transactions. He has represented clients at all stages - from business inception to going public.

His clients are involved in all types of high-tech products and services, including online digital media, social networking, gaming, network infrastructure, databases, semiconductor design software, green energy, batteries and fuel cells, medical devices, computers and semiconductors. He also represents consumer product-based organizations.

Complementing his extensive legal experience, Jerry has substantial operational and management experience. He has served as an executive overseeing legal and administrative operations for several well-known computer and software companies, each exceeding annual revenues of $100 million. He has also been on the boards of directors for numerous high technology entities.  In these positions, he has been involved in all aspects of business operations, including writing business plans, negotiating venture and bank funding, IPOs, and mergers and acquisitions.

  • American Bar Association
  • State Bar of California
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