Jonathan serves as corporate counsel to various early stage and late stage emerging growth companies, with a focus on fintech, blockchain, AI, and video game companies.
Before joining Wilson Sonsini, Jonathan was a co-founder and COO of a venture-backed investment platform for video games and, prior to that, served as a senior director of business development at Electronic Arts.
He advises dozens of companies that work with blockchains, digital assets, and distributed networks, and assists them with financing transactions, token transactions, and corporate structuring.
Jonathan Chan is a partner in the corporate practice at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He represents early and late-stage venture-backed technology companies, including in venture capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and public offerings. Jonathan particularly represents many companies in the crypto, fintech, games, digital entertainment, and AI sectors.
From 2015 to 2019, Jonathan was a co-founder and COO of Fig, a venture-backed investment platform that raised over $15 million in funding for independent game developers and was later acquired by Republic. Prior to co-founding Fig, Jonathan was a senior director of business development and business affairs at Electronic Arts, leading dozens of commercial transactions and partnerships in distribution, platforms, and publishing.
Jonathan Chan is a partner in the corporate practice at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He represents early and late-stage venture-backed technology companies, including in venture capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and public offerings. Jonathan particularly represents many companies in the crypto, fintech, games, digital entertainment, and AI sectors.
From 2015 to 2019, Jonathan was a co-founder and COO of Fig, a venture-backed investment platform that raised over $15 million in funding for independent game developers and was later acquired by Republic. Prior to co-founding Fig, Jonathan was a senior director of business development and business affairs at Electronic Arts, leading dozens of commercial transactions and partnerships in distribution, platforms, and publishing.
Web3/Blockchain
Over 50 crypto, web3, and blockchain companies and investors in financing transactions involving digital assets, token warrants and token purchase agreements, offshore structuring and token generation events, including:
Digital Entertainment/Games
Artificial Intelligence / Robotics
Fintech
Web3/Blockchain
Over 50 crypto, web3, and blockchain companies and investors in financing transactions involving digital assets, token warrants and token purchase agreements, offshore structuring and token generation events, including:
Digital Entertainment/Games
Artificial Intelligence / Robotics
Fintech
Jonathan has been an invited mentor and speaker at several start up incubators and accelerators, including Founder University, Berkeley SkyDeck, UCLA Anderson Venture Accelerator, Beta University, Iterative Ventures Incubator, and OnePiece Labs Incubator.
Jonathan has been an invited speaker on the representation of emerging growth companies, venture capital financings and blockchain technology and digital assets at various events held by TechCrunch Crypto, The Bar Association of San Francisco, The Asian American Bar Association of San Francisco, Sand Hill Angels, Girlup Entrepreneur, and also:
Speaker, "Crypto Updates: Regulations, Taxation and Industry Trends," presented with Andersen Tax, 2023
Speaker, "Compliance for Tokens: Opportunities and Risk Management," presented with Teknos Associates, 2023
Speaker, “Venture Capital 2023: Nuts and Bolts,” Practical Law Institute, 2023
Jonathan has been an invited mentor and speaker at several start up incubators and accelerators, including Founder University, Berkeley SkyDeck, UCLA Anderson Venture Accelerator, Beta University, Iterative Ventures Incubator, and OnePiece Labs Incubator.
Jonathan has been an invited speaker on the representation of emerging growth companies, venture capital financings and blockchain technology and digital assets at various events held by TechCrunch Crypto, The Bar Association of San Francisco, The Asian American Bar Association of San Francisco, Sand Hill Angels, Girlup Entrepreneur, and also:
Speaker, "Crypto Updates: Regulations, Taxation and Industry Trends," presented with Andersen Tax, 2023
Speaker, "Compliance for Tokens: Opportunities and Risk Management," presented with Teknos Associates, 2023
Speaker, “Venture Capital 2023: Nuts and Bolts,” Practical Law Institute, 2023