As a practitioner with an M.B.A., and an active participant in the San Diego and Silicon Valley communities, Taylor Stevens has a strong understanding of the legal issues facing high-growth companies and their acquirors. Taylor has advised clients for more than 25 years in the areas of venture capital transactions, M&A, and capital markets transactions. His practice is focused on the representation of emerging growth and established technology and life sciences companies. He has extensive experience in the full life cycle of the company, from formation through financing and exit transactions.
Taylor has represented clients in a significant number of public and private company mergers and acquisitions. His experience includes auction sales, divestitures, carve-outs, roll-ups, and cross-border transactions. Taylor also regularly counsels emerging growth companies on a broad range of venture capital and debt financing transactions and has been recommended as a leading lawyer by Best Lawyers in America and The Legal 500 United States for his corporate and venture capital practice. He additionally represents venture capital firms and strategic corporate investors in connection with their investments in early stage and emerging growth companies.
Taylor is a member of the Springboard Committee and has previously served on the Executive Committee and the board of directors of CONNECT, a globally recognized trade organization fostering the creation of innovative technology and life sciences products in the San Diego region. Taylor also frequently presents on venture capital and corporate law topics on podcasts and at events, including Plug and Play, Goldman Sachs Legal Conference, FinAccelerate, Digital Assets Week, and Koch Disruptive Technology Venture Capital Investment Seminar.
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- September 20, 2024
A Trip to the Dark Side - Venture Capital Down Rounds and Recaps - September 11, 2024
The Downround Climate: How Down is Down? - July 16, 2024
Plug and Play (Semiconductor Vertical): Corporate and Investment Considerations - May 21, 2024
Digital Assets Week: Financing Your Growth-Stage Company - April 10, 2024
Venture Capital Investment Series: Downrounds & Pay-to-Play Financings - February 5, 2024
Corporate Venture Capital Investing - October 25, 2023
Venture Capital Investment Series: Market Update & Exit Considerations - October 10, 2023
FinAccelerate Program: Company Investments - October 12, 2023
Venture Capital Investment Series: Anatomy of Capitalization Tables & Downrounds - September 28, 2023
Venture Capital Investment Series: Investment Terms & Financing Documents - June 10, 2021
General Counsel Training Seminar - October 30, 2019
Koch Disruptive Technology Venture Capital Investment Seminar - November 2, 2016
Goldman Sachs 10KSB Legal Conference - March 2015
Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA) Emerging Brands Conference - March 2014
Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA) Emerging Brands Conference
- Santa Clara University (J.D. 1998; M.B.A. 1998); University of California, Berkeley (B.A. with honors 1993)
- California
Recognized by Best Lawyers in America for corporate law (2020-2022) and for venture capital law (2021-2022)
Recommended as a leading lawyer by The Legal 500 United States for venture capital and emerging companies practice (2020)
Named by Super Lawyers as one of the top attorneys in business and corporate law in San Diego (2018-2020)