Key Takeaways
- • DLA Piper elevated Brittany Turner to Partner in its Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice in San Francisco, strengthening the firm's presence in a leading innovation and investment market.
- • Turner brings multi-perspective expertise across the venture capital ecosystem, having previously managed more than 100 investments at a leading global technology investment platform spanning early-stage, growth equity, and pre-IPO financings.
- • DLA Piper's Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice comprises over 200 lawyers and completed more than 2,100 financings globally totaling US$80 billion over the last three years, establishing the firm among the most active venture capital deal counsel firms globally per PitchBook rankings.
- • Turner's experience encompasses investments, financings, strategic transactions, and cross-border corporate matters, providing institutional clients with insight from both transactional counsel and in-house investor perspectives.
Summary
DLA Piper has promoted Brittany Turner to Partner within its Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice based in San Francisco, marking a strategic expansion of the firm's capabilities in one of the world's preeminent technology and venture investment hubs. Turner's appointment reflects the firm's continued focus on strengthening its venture capital and emerging growth company advisory offerings.
Turner brings a distinctly hybrid background to the role. Before joining DLA Piper as a partner, she held in-house positions at a leading global technology investment platform, where she oversaw the evaluation and execution of more than 100 investments across multiple stages—from early-stage and growth equity through pre-IPO financings—alongside follow-on investments, secondary sales, restructurings, and cross-border transactions. This in-house experience complements her transactional legal background, positioning her to advise venture capital investors, private equity sponsors, and technology companies on complex investments, corporate financings, and strategic transactions.
According to Josh Seidenfeld, co-leader of DLA Piper's Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice, Turner's multi-faceted perspective across the venture ecosystem addresses a critical client need. Seidenfeld noted that "having advised and evaluated transactions from multiple perspectives, she understands the opportunities and challenges our clients face at every stage of growth," indicating that her hybrid experience will enhance counsel to founders, growth-stage companies, and institutional investors navigating current technology markets.
The practice itself represents significant institutional firepower within DLA Piper. The Emerging Growth and Venture Capital group spans more than 200 lawyers globally and serves emerging companies and venture capital firms across high-growth sectors including technology, healthcare, life sciences, and financial services. Over the three-year period preceding Turner's appointment, the practice completed over 2,100 financings worldwide with a combined value exceeding US$80 billion. PitchBook rankings position DLA Piper among the most active global law firms by venture capital deal volume, underscoring the scale and market relevance of this practice expansion.
Turner brings a distinctly hybrid background to the role. Before joining DLA Piper as a partner, she held in-house positions at a leading global technology investment platform, where she oversaw the evaluation and execution of more than 100 investments across multiple stages—from early-stage and growth equity through pre-IPO financings—alongside follow-on investments, secondary sales, restructurings, and cross-border transactions. This in-house experience complements her transactional legal background, positioning her to advise venture capital investors, private equity sponsors, and technology companies on complex investments, corporate financings, and strategic transactions.
According to Josh Seidenfeld, co-leader of DLA Piper's Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice, Turner's multi-faceted perspective across the venture ecosystem addresses a critical client need. Seidenfeld noted that "having advised and evaluated transactions from multiple perspectives, she understands the opportunities and challenges our clients face at every stage of growth," indicating that her hybrid experience will enhance counsel to founders, growth-stage companies, and institutional investors navigating current technology markets.
The practice itself represents significant institutional firepower within DLA Piper. The Emerging Growth and Venture Capital group spans more than 200 lawyers globally and serves emerging companies and venture capital firms across high-growth sectors including technology, healthcare, life sciences, and financial services. Over the three-year period preceding Turner's appointment, the practice completed over 2,100 financings worldwide with a combined value exceeding US$80 billion. PitchBook rankings position DLA Piper among the most active global law firms by venture capital deal volume, underscoring the scale and market relevance of this practice expansion.
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