Associate
Valerie Truong
Technology and IP TransactionsEmerging Companies and Venture Capital
M&A
Technology
VALERIE TRUONG practices in the Technology and IP Transactions group, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital and the Mergers & Acquisitions group with a focus on biotechnology, internet, social media, e-commerce, technology, and media and privacy law.
Valerie earned her J.D. from University of California, Berkeley where she was the articles editor for the Berkeley Technology Law Journal and the symposium editor for the Asian American Law Journal. During law school, Valerie advised digital health startups through Berkeley Law’s New Business Practicum and served as an in-house legal intern at a publicly traded Silicon Valley technology company, focusing on issues related to cloud computing and data privacy.
Experience
- Representative Matters
- Memberships and Activities
- Represented Salesforce in its $1.33 billion acquisition of Vlocity, Inc. (signed February 25, 2020).
- Represented HMS in the acquisition of Accent, a payment accuracy and cost containment business, from Intrado Corporation for $155 million.
- Represented The RealReal in its $345 million initial public offering.
- Represented the leading investors on the $37 million investment in Aeovian and its mTORC1 inhibitor.
- Represented Thoma Bravo, LLC and Ellie Mae, Inc. in connection with Ellie Mae’s acquisition of Capsilon.
- Represented Nurix Therapeutics in a potentially $2.5 billion global strategic collaboration deal with Sanofi to discover, develop and commercialize a pipeline of innovative targeted protein degradation drugs for patients with challenging diseases in multiple therapeutic areas.
- Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California, Vice President
Capabilities
SERVICES
- Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
- M&A
- Technology and IP Transactions
- Big Data, Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence
- Blockchain
- Corporate Venture Capital
- Internet, Social Media and E-Commerce
- Life Sciences Transactions
- Technology, Media and Privacy Law
INDUSTRIES
News & Insights
Credentials
Admissions & Certifications
- California
Education
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law, J.D., 2018 (with certificates in Business Law and Law & Technology)
- University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 2013 (with distinction in general scholarship)