Top 5 Law Firms Serving Startups Announced

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Feb 21, 2019, 08:30 ET

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Kruze Consulting, a leading CPA, tax and consulting firm to venture and seed backed startups, today published an analysis of the top 5 law firms funded startups turn to for legal advice. Kruze analyzed over $18 million dollars worth of legal spend by over 140 Seed, Series A, and Series B US startups to identify the top 5 startup law firms in the United States.

The top five law firms servings startup are, ranked based on the amount billed to startup clients are:

1)      Fenwick & West
2)      Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati
3)      Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian
4)      Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
5)      Perkins Coie

"Just as startup founders turn to Kruze for accounting, tax and finance advice, startups turn to these top law firms for critical legal and strategic advice," said Kruze Consulting Founder and CEO, Vanessa Kruze. Fenwick Partner Kristine Di Bacco said, "We are proud of the work we do with early stage startups, from financing to IP to acquisition advice. Startup founders turn to us because they know we can support them from their first financing round to their IPO and beyond."

Top startup law firms, based on number of clients in the analysis, are:

1)      Fenwick & West
2)      Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian
3)      Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
4)      Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati
5)      Goodwin Procter

"Goodwin attorney's love helping start-up clients navigate the legal aspects of their endeavor, so that they can focus on innovation. We are thrilled to be on Kruze's Top 5 startup Law Firm list! Partnering with clients and seeing their evolution from start-up through their entire company lifecycle is one of the best parts of our job," said Bill Growney, a Partner at Goodwin Procter.

The full top startup law firm analysis is available on Kruze Consulting's website, including information on the average yearly legal spend by startup industry, the typical cost on legal expenses for a venture round and more.

About Kruze Consulting:
Kruze Consulting was founded in 2012 by Vanessa Kruze, a big four alum, startup controller and CPA. Kruze provides Startup CFO Consulting to over 170+ startups in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, New York, and other major startup hubs. Kruze's clients have raised over $500 million in venture capital in the past 12 months, and are market leading Saas, software, eCommerce, eHealth and FinTech startups. The firm handles all things Accounting, Tax, Finance, & HR: interim CFO Consulting, financial modeling, startup tax returns, venture debt consulting, 409A valuations, bookkeeping, AR/AP, and Seed/Series A/B Fundraising Preparation. Visit https://kruzeconsulting.com/ to learn more.

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