Hoge Fenton

Backed byMustard Seed

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Total raised$1.1M
StageSeed
Founded1952
Team size51-200
HQLondon, United Kingdom
Industries
LegalLawProfessional ServicesBusiness Litigation

About Hoge Fenton

Hoge Fenton is a full-service law firm headquartered in San Jose, California, with two additional Northern California offices serving as a Silicon Valley-based regional powerhouse since its founding in 1952. The firm combines large-firm capability with boutique-level attention, serving technology and life sciences companies, middle-market and growth-stage businesses, entrepreneurs and founders, real estate developers and investors, employers across industries, and high-net-worth individuals and families. As a member of Mackrell International, a global law firm network spanning 60+ countries, Hoge Fenton frequently serves as local counsel for national and international firms while leveraging its deep roots in the Bay Area business community. Known for trial strength, strategic counsel, and practical business advice, the firm competes effectively with larger firms while maintaining a more balanced attorney lifestyle model and operating with a collaborative internal structure to address cross-practice issues.

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Company at a glance

Locations
San Jose, United States ·San Mateo, United States ·Pleasanton, United States ·Sant Mateu, Spain
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Location

About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Leadership100%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.University of California, Santa Barbara
  2. 2.Santa Clara University

Team Worked At

  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
  • Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
  • Alston & Bird

Culture & values

Collaborative and collegial work environment

Direct partner access

Regional loyalty and long tenure among staff

Community involvement

Sustainable career model with balanced attorney lifestyle

Seamless cross-practice collaboration through integrated platform

True subject-matter specialists rather than generalists

Meaningful client interaction and trial opportunities

Faster path to meaningful responsibility compared to national firms

Multidisciplinary approach to problem-solving

Regional platform culture without national firm politics

Reduced bureaucracy compared to BigLaw

Funding History

SeedNov 2018

$1.1M

raised

London independent jewellery company Fenton & Co raised a £850K seed round led by Mustard Seed; The London Co‑Investment Fund and angel investors including Camila Dolan and Akshata Murty participated

Mustard SeedLondon Co-Investment Fund

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