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Craig E. Sherman
Partner
Corporate
Seattle

D206-883-2510

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  • The Experience and Relationships Emerging Companies Need and Value

    Craig has over 30 years of business and legal advisory experience representing growing companies. This experience, along with longstanding relationships with the investment community, has earned him and the Seattle team a dominant market share of the venture financings in the Pacific Northwest.

  • U.S. and International Clients

    Craig has represented clients in the Pacific Northwest, throughout the U.S., and internationally, including in the U.K., Canada, India, China, Mexico, Colombia, and, in particular, Brazil.

  • Multilingual Capabilities

    Craig is fluent in French and knowledgeable in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Korean.

Craig Sherman is a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he focuses on corporate and securities laws, representing companies, venture capital firms, and investment banks in private placements and public offerings. Craig also has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, technology licensing, and domestic and international joint ventures.

Craig began private practice in 1989 with Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York and Paris, and joined Perkins Coie in Seattle in January 1995. He became a director in the Kirkland office of Venture Law Group in December 1996 and was managing director of the Kirkland office from May 2000 until August 2002, when he joined Wilson Sonsini. He has been a member of the firm's Policy Committee, Compensation Committee, Nominating Committee, and Finance Committee.

In addition to English, Craig is fluent in French and knowledgeable in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Korean.

Experience

Craig Sherman is a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he focuses on corporate and securities laws, representing companies, venture capital firms, and investment banks in private placements and public offerings. Craig also has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, technology licensing, and domestic and international joint ventures.

Craig began private practice in 1989 with Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York and Paris, and joined Perkins Coie in Seattle in January 1995. He became a director in the Kirkland office of Venture Law Group in December 1996 and was managing director of the Kirkland office from May 2000 until August 2002, when he joined Wilson Sonsini. He has been a member of the firm's Policy Committee, Compensation Committee, Nominating Committee, and Finance Committee.

In addition to English, Craig is fluent in French and knowledgeable in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Korean.

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Wilson Sonsini is a proud sponsor of the 2023 GeekWire Awards and GeekWire’s new 1st Round event series. The 2023 GeekWire Awards will celebrate the top innovators, entrepreneurs, and technology leaders in the Pacific Northwest. GeekWire’s new 1st Round event series brings together emerging entrepreneurs from the Seattle startup community seeking advice, lessons, and community. Designed for entrepreneurs of all stripes, the event series will each feature a short program with a startup leader sharing lessons learned from raising their first round of capital.
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