Key Takeaways
- • Jason R. Sanderson has joined Lowenstein Sandler LLP as a partner in its Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC) Group, based in the firm's Palo Alto office, according to the firm's announcement.
- • Sanderson brings nearly two decades of Bay Area practice advising startups, growth companies, venture funds, and investors, and has advised on more than 1,000 venture capital financings globally.
- • Sanderson was most recently a partner at Morrison Foerster in San Francisco, and earlier a partner at BraunHagey & Borden and an attorney at Paul Hastings.
- • The hire is the second venture-focused partner addition to Lowenstein in two months, following Hila Cohen's move to the Venture Funds Launch Group.
Summary
Lowenstein Sandler LLP announced that Jason R. Sanderson has joined the firm as a partner in its Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Group, based in its Palo Alto office. Sanderson has spent nearly two decades as a San Francisco Bay Area lawyer advising startups, growth companies, venture funds, and investors in the United States and Europe, according to the announcement.
Sanderson's practice covers venture-backed companies from pre-seed through exit, often by merger or acquisition, and advises venture funds, family offices, and angel investors on portfolio investments. His M&A work spans small tuck-in acquisitions and acqui-hires to mergers valued in the billions of dollars. Chambers USA ranks him among the best lawyers in California in Venture Capital.
The firm described Sanderson's arrival as the second venture capital-focused partner hire in as many months, following Hila Cohen, who joined the Venture Funds Launch Group and works with ECVC on fund formation for emerging managers. Other recent venture-focused partner additions include Josh Cook, Armando Castro, Matteo Daste, Sara R. Werner, Abraham J. Kwon, and Leia K. Galasso.
Anthony W. Raymundo, Managing Partner of the Palo Alto office, said Sanderson's combination of company-side and investor-side experience, including seed through growth equity financings and billion-dollar venture-backed M&A, positions him to understand both sides of a transaction. Ed Zimmerman, who chairs the ECVC Group, said Sanderson's addition strengthens the firm's Bay Area platform as clients scale toward an exit.
Per the announcement, the ECVC Group was ranked a top 10 firm globally and in the U.S. for venture capital transactions and VC-backed M&A in PitchBook's Q1 2026 Global League Tables, and was ranked nationally in Startups & Emerging Companies by Chambers USA 2026. Before joining Lowenstein, Sanderson was a partner at Morrison Foerster in San Francisco. He earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and his B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Rochester.
Sanderson's practice covers venture-backed companies from pre-seed through exit, often by merger or acquisition, and advises venture funds, family offices, and angel investors on portfolio investments. His M&A work spans small tuck-in acquisitions and acqui-hires to mergers valued in the billions of dollars. Chambers USA ranks him among the best lawyers in California in Venture Capital.
The firm described Sanderson's arrival as the second venture capital-focused partner hire in as many months, following Hila Cohen, who joined the Venture Funds Launch Group and works with ECVC on fund formation for emerging managers. Other recent venture-focused partner additions include Josh Cook, Armando Castro, Matteo Daste, Sara R. Werner, Abraham J. Kwon, and Leia K. Galasso.
Anthony W. Raymundo, Managing Partner of the Palo Alto office, said Sanderson's combination of company-side and investor-side experience, including seed through growth equity financings and billion-dollar venture-backed M&A, positions him to understand both sides of a transaction. Ed Zimmerman, who chairs the ECVC Group, said Sanderson's addition strengthens the firm's Bay Area platform as clients scale toward an exit.
Per the announcement, the ECVC Group was ranked a top 10 firm globally and in the U.S. for venture capital transactions and VC-backed M&A in PitchBook's Q1 2026 Global League Tables, and was ranked nationally in Startups & Emerging Companies by Chambers USA 2026. Before joining Lowenstein, Sanderson was a partner at Morrison Foerster in San Francisco. He earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and his B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Rochester.
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