AWARDS
The Legal 500 United States
- Recommended, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies, (2025)
- Rising Star, M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Venture Capital and Emerging Companies, (2024)
Additional Recognitions
- Ones to Watch, Corporate Law, Best Lawyers, (2023)
- Rising Star, Northern California Super Lawyers, (2014 – 2023)
Education
- J.D., University of California, Hastings College of Law
Executive Notes Editor, Hastings Business Law Journal
CALI and Witkin Award for Academic Excellence - B.A., University of San Francisco
summa cum laude
Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society
Prior Experience
Prior to joining DLA Piper, Frances worked at other prominent international law firms, and has been active in the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem since 2005.
Connect
Phone
+1 650 833 2107
(Work, Palo Alto)


