I am a corporate, private equity, and transactions attorney based in SF. Previously, I practiced law for over 7 years with Gibson Dunn (which is consistently ranked in the top 15 corporate firms in the US and top 2 in CA) where I was a member of the firm's Corporate Department and Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions, Intellectual Property, and Emerging Technologies Practice Groups.My practice includes mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions, technology transactions, fund formations, private placements, corporate securities and corporate governance. I have specialized experience in venture finance and business transactions in software, hardware, energy, Internet services, consumer goods, and life sciences. My clients have included Intel Capital, The Gores Group, Investcorp, Catterton Partners, Rustic Canyon Partners, Infineon, Novartis, Intuit, HP, and Xilinx Corporation with extensive experience with cross border transactions involving Brazil, Israel, Japan, China, and Europe.My experience includes leading large teams handling sophisticated and complex merger, private equity, venture capital, joint venture, and partnership transactions. As an entrepreneur, I helped to raise over $80 million in venture finance for early-stage companies in software, hardware and biotechnology.Please contact at linkedin[at]johncrandon.comSpecialties: - Life Sciences (biotechnology, medical devices, pharma) - High Tech (hardware, software, semiconductors)- M&A, Joint Ventures, Venture Finance, Private Equity, Fund Formation, - Commercial Transactions, Licenses, Research, Development, Commercialization Agreements- International Transactions (especially in Asia and Brazil)