Lawrence M. Chu is a highly experienced and well-regarded strategic and legal advisor, with over 20 years of experience practicing law. Based in Silicon Valley and San Francisco, Chu is currently a partner at Goodwin LLP, where he leads the Technology M&A practice on the West Coast. He is exceedingly knowledgeable in all types of M&A transactions for both public and private companies, private equity sponsors, venture capital firms, and hedge funds, including technology deals, digital media transactions, consumer products, and financial services. He advises a select number of emerging companies as outside general counsel in addition to his work with investors, entrepreneurs, and boards. Chu is honored to have been recognized by Global M&A Network as one of North America’s top 50 M&A lawyers and has been selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Northern California Super Lawyers, and The Legal 500 U.S. Chu's clients include PayPal, Morgan Stanley, Francisco Partners, Silver Lake, and a16z, to name a few. He is known for providing strategic advice and his commercial approach.