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Frances Mosley

Frances C. Mosley

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About

Frances Mosley focuses her practice on a wide range of transactional and corporate matters, where she represents emerging growth companies and venture investors in general corporate matters, Board governance, day-to-day operations, securities law compliance, venture capital and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, and fund formation. Mrs. Mosley's clients operate across a number of industries, including life sciences, healthcare, technology, software, logistics, fashion, and mental wellness. Frances enjoys helping clients grow their businesses and portfolios and navigate and solve business and legal issues in a thoughtful and practical way.

Frances is active in the Bay Area legal community. She co-chairs the Venture Capital Committee of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley and is a supervising attorney at the University of California, San Francisco College of the Law (formerly U.C. Hastings) Startup Legal Garage.

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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

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

The Legal 500 United States

  • 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)

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.

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