Fenwick & West

Backed bySpark Capital

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Total raised$29.0M
StageSeed
Hiring pace15 roles / 90d
Founded1972
Team size501-1000
HQSilicon Valley, CA
Industries
LegalTechnologyLife SciencesM&A

About Fenwick & West

Fenwick is a leading law firm specializing in technology and life sciences, with a distinguished history as one of Silicon Valley's original legal practices. The firm guides companies and investors through every stage of growth, from startups to publicly-traded enterprises, leveraging its team of over 500 lawyers, patent agents, engineers, and scientists. With seven offices strategically located in innovation hubs across the United States and China, Fenwick maintains a strong presence in key markets. The firm has earned recognition as a Chambers first-tier firm and was named 2023 Life Sciences Practice Group of the Year by Law360, underscoring its market leadership and expertise in its core practice areas.

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Company at a glance

Location
Silicon Valley, CA
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Founders & Leadership

DH

Diane Hamlin

Chief Strategic Officer at Fenwick & West LLP

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EW

Eva Wang

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JM

James McKenna

Chief Information Officer at Fenwick & West

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KM

Kevin Moore

Chief Security Officer at Fenwick & West

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LB

Lois Boyd

Chief Administrative Officer at Fenwick & West

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About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Business Operations & Management90%
  • Sales & Business Development6%
  • Software Engineering2%
  • No Information2%
  • Other Specialized1%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.University of California, Berkeley
  2. 2.University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
  3. 3.Santa Clara University
  4. 4.Harvard University
  5. 5.New York University

Team Worked At

  • Cooley LLP
  • Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
  • Goodwin
  • Gunderson Dettmer
  • Perkins Coie

Team Composition

1150 people
  • Legal5 senior304
  • Operations5 senior214
  • Business Development9 senior136
  • Administrative1 senior66
  • Information Technology3 senior34
  • Accounting32
  • Finance3 senior24
  • Customer Success and Support21

Funding History

SeedJan 2026

$29M

raised

West Co, a social-media startup focused on intention-setting, raised a $29 M seed round led by Spark Capital.

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