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Alex VanDerKolk

Associate
Dallas
About

Alex VanDerKolk focuses on emerging growth company formation, corporate counseling, venture capital financings, and mergers and acquisitions. Alex represents a variety of technology companies from software, artificial intelligence and machine learning, healthcare, and finance, as well as a number of leading venture capital firms.

Alex was previously the founder of Mountain Labs, a healthcare IT company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and uses his experience as an entrepreneur to advise his clients on difficult issues faced by startups.

Areas of FocusEmerging Growth and Venture CapitalCorporate Venture Capital
Bar AdmissionsTexasNew YorkMichigan
Education

  • J.D., University of Michigan, 2021
    cum laude

  • B.B.A., University of Michigan, 2013
    with high distinction 

EXPERIENCE

  • Served as outside general counsel to multiple venture-backed companies
  • Represented leading venture capital investor as lead investor in $10 billion Series J financing of database software company, as well as in $1 billion Series K and $5 billion Series L financings as a non-lead investor
  • Represented security software technology company in $150 million Series C and Series D financings
  • Represented leading venture capital investor as lead investor in $75 million Series F financing and $75 million tender offer of Legal AI company
  • Represented leading growth equity crossover investor as lead investor in $1 billion Series H financing of computer chip technology company
  • Represented financial technology company in its $250 million acquisition by a software-focused private equity firm
  • Represented healthcare firm in $39 million third-party tender offer

Prior Experience

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Alex spent 5 years working at an emerging growth and venture capital focused law firm.

Connect

Phone

+1 214 743 4534
(Work, Dallas)
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