![Profile photo for Valeska Pederson Hintz](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_4x5_360x450_1x/public/media/profile232.jpg?itok=B2NmO_L5)
![Profile photo for Valeska Pederson Hintz](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_4x5_360x450_1x/public/media/profile232.jpg?itok=B2NmO_L5)
Valeska Pederson Hintz
Valeska helps close the deals and navigate the challenges that are part of the journey from Series A to IPO for companies and investors.
Valeska Pederson Hintz acts as first point of contact for growth-stage companies, helping management teams establish corporate and governance structures that enable their long-term success. For investors, Valeska helps shepherd their investment process and provides strategic advice on acquisitions, initial public offerings, tender offers, and other liquidity events.
Valeska excels at providing practical, business-minded advice across key areas:
- Financings and Transactions: Valeska advises companies on a diverse range of deals, from minority investments to IPOs, tender offers, mergers, and acquisitions.
Valeska's background in electrical engineering and finance fuels her exceptional insight into the companies she advises. She has spent most of her legal career in Silicon Valley. Her experience as in-house counsel for a late-stage biotechnology company further enriches her practice with innovative strategies and forward-thinking solutions to solve client problems.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- Fordham University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, Fordham International Law Journal, 2006
- University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A., Electrical Engineering and Financial Management, cum laude, 2003
Bar and Court Admissions
-
California
-
Texas
-
Virginia
Related Employment
- Lowenstein Sandler LLP, Palo Alto, CA, Partner
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC, Palo Alto, CA, Associate
- Latham & Watkins LLP, Menlo Park, CA, Associate
- Cooley LLP, Reston, VA, Associate
Impact
Professional Leadership
- Lowenstein Sandler LLP, Palo Alto, CA, Partner
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC, Palo Alto, CA, Associate
- Latham & Watkins LLP, Menlo Park, CA, Associate
- Cooley LLP, Reston, VA, Associate
- Lowenstein Sandler LLP, Palo Alto, CA, Partner
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC, Palo Alto, CA, Associate
- Latham & Watkins LLP, Menlo Park, CA, Associate
- Cooley LLP, Reston, VA, Associate
Insights
![Financial Services & Investments](/sites/default/files/styles/widescreen_16x9_625x352_1x/public/2024-07/investment.jpg?itok=bC3LKLb1)