On a very short list of leading corporate lawyers in Silicon Valley and San Francisco, Louis Lehot has handled some of the highest profile matters in the tech, health care, and clean energy spaces. A partner in Foley & Lardner LLP's Private Equity & Venture Capital, M&A, and Transactions Practices, as well as the Technology, Health Care, Life Sciences, and Energy Industry Teams, he advises entrepreneurs and their management teams, investors, and financial advisors at all stages of growth.

Louis is skilled at taking clients from "garage to global," helping them achieve hyper-growth, go public, and successfully obtain optimal liquidity events. He guides emerging private companies as they secure venture capital financing, prepare for IPO, de-SPAC, or an M&A transaction, and navigate the exit. Clients routinely turn to Louis for his domain experience in public offerings and private placements of equity, equity-linked, and debt securities, mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, spinoffs, strategic investments, and joint ventures, as well as corporate governance and securities law compliance matters. Additionally, Louis regularly represents U.S. and non-U.S. registrants before the SEC, FINRA, NYSE, and NASDAQ.

Louis draws on more than 20 years of global experience and leverages the latest legal technology tools to drive strategies and solutions that make sense. He has been recognized by peer-reviewed industry guides and leading practitioners as one of the most innovative, creative, and versatile corporate counsel. Chambers USA noted that he has considerable experience representing both emerging companies and investors in venture financings, stating, "Louis Lehot is known for the high quality of his advice, his responsiveness and passion for his clients."

Clients have noted,

"Ease of working with Louis and his ability to cross over into the international space."

"His legal advice is superb, he has a very good understanding of all of the legal aspects of investing, he has strong business acumen and offers strong business advice."

"Louis personally ensures quality, efficiency, and value on every transaction we work on."

"Louis is experienced and knowledgeable."

"He's very strong in all aspects of venture capital."

The Legal 500 US also noted that clients have commented on Louis' abilities as a "master networker" in Silicon Valley.

Louis was named to Law360's 2023 Mergers & Acquisitions Editorial Advisory Board. Louis is a two-time faculty member of Stanford Director's College, past advisory board member of the Silicon Valley Directors' Exchange, and a member of Boston College Law School's Business Advisory Council. He is committed to giving back and supporting local and global initiatives to help our communities, including the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Home of Hope, Caring for Cambodia, Doctors without Borders, Equal Justice for America, Second Harvest, Ecumenical Hunger Program, Goodwill of Southern California, UAspire, Girl Power Talk and Palo Alto Partners in Education.