Biography
Louis Lehot is a partner within the Silicon Valley, San Francisco, and Los Angeles offices of Foley & Lardner LLP. He specializes in advising his clients at all stages of company growth from garage to global. Lehot offers comprehensive business and legal advice for entrepreneurs, executive management teams, investors, financial sponsors, and their advisors. He specializes in helping emerging private companies secure venture capital financing, prepare for an IPO or de-SPAC, and navigate an exit or liquidity event. Lehot’s experience includes successful public offerings of equity and debt securities, equity and debt private placements securities, mergers & acquisitions, dispositions, spinoffs, strategic investments, and joint ventures. He is also a corporate governance and securities law compliance resource for clients. Lehot regularly represents the US and non-US registrants before the SEC, FINRA, NYSE, and NASDAQ. Leading peer-reviewed industry guide Chambers USA recognized him for offering the highest quality of advice with a passion and responsiveness to meet a diverse mandate of client needs.
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