Fenwick & West

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Fenwick & West LLP
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HeadquartersSilicon Valley Center
Mountain View, California
No. of attorneys478
Major practice areasCorporate, intellectual property, litigation, regulatory, tax [1]
Key peopleRichard Dickson, Chairman Rodger Cole, Managing Partner
Revenue$750.4 million (2021) [1]
Date founded1972
Company type Limited liability partnership
Website www.fenwick.com

Fenwick & West LLP is a law firm of more than 470 attorneys with offices in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Seattle, New York City, Santa Monica, Washington, DC and Shanghai. The firm focuses on the technology and life sciences sectors, advising clients at all stages from startups to public companies. [2] Fenwick has been embroiled in legal issues with the US law enforcement and multiple class action lawsuits due to their representation of FTX, for whom they allegedly created shell companies in order to launder money and skirt regulatory scrutiny. [3] [4] [5]

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