Overview
Gunderson Dettmer is a law firm built around the venture capital market, representing startups, growth companies and venture funds. PitchBook’s 2025 tables credited it with 1,453 venture financings, the highest count of any firm, and the firm states that those deals involved more than US$158bn of invested capital, nearly double its 2024 figure.[1][2] The firm says 2025 was its twelfth consecutive year at the top of the global ranking and that it held leading positions in 21 geography, deal-type and industry categories.[2] It lists offices in Silicon Valley, Ann Arbor, Atlanta, Austin, Beijing, Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, São Paulo and Singapore.[2] Its practice is narrower than those of full-service firms, with little litigation or regulatory work.
Gunderson Dettmer strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Highest VC deal volume of any law firm in 2025
- Represents both founders and a large share of active venture funds
Limitations
- Limited litigation and regulatory capability compared with full-service firms
- Frequent investor-side work can create conflicts in a company's own round
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Gunderson Dettmer alternatives and competitors
Alternatives to Gunderson Dettmer: companies ranked in the same lists.
Cooley
Goodwin- Orrick
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- DLA Piper
Silicon Legal Strategy- Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Latham & Watkins
Fenwick & West
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