PIllsbury
Having done cutting-edge legal work for hundreds of Silicon Valley success stories, Pillsbury’s Silicon Valley office understands the key challenges and opportunities facing emerging growth companies. Their attorneys have extensive experience in corporate transactions including IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, complex commercial and corporate arrangements, and securities litigation. They also offer considerable knowledge and experience in all aspects of intellectual property law—both prosecution capabilities and trademark and patent litigation. Their attorneys have also successfully worked with high net worth individuals, including entrepreneurs and business owners, on their personal wealth transfer, estate and charitable planning needs.
The Silicon Valley Pillsbury office provides counsel to a range of clients, from emerging companies—the Fortune 500 companies of tomorrow—to large public companies and major institutions.
Their Silicon Valley office has extensive experience in:
Technology-based businesses, including clean technology, internet, e-commerce, computers, software, semiconductors, communications and biotechnology.
Corporate transactions and advice, including public offerings, private placements, mergers and acquisitions, complex commercial and joint venture transactions, and tax planning.
Domestic and international licensing and product distribution.
Commercial, securities, intellectual property, trade secret and general business litigation.
Employment law counseling and litigation.
Antitrust advice, as well as government and private litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
Environmental issues, land use planning and property tax controversy.
Estates, trusts and tax planning work for entrepreneurs and foundations.
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Armando Castro, Partner, Silicon Valley, Corporate
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Armando Castro, Partner, Silicon Valley, Corporate
armando.castro@pillsburylaw.com
T: +1.650.233.4040
Armando Castro is a partner in Pillsbury’s Emerging Growth & Venture Capital group. With a diverse practice, he represents clients ranging from formation-stage to mature public companies. Armando also represents the boards of directors, investors and investment banks that invest and work with those companies. His industry background includes financial technologies and payment systems, cybersecurity, software, pharmaceutical development and manufacturing, renewable energy, enterprise and telecom networking, wireless technologies and semiconductors. He has represented clients in domestic and international matters of many types. Experienced in both in-house counsel and law firm environments, he is also a Certified Public Accountant.
Areas of Focus: Practices
Emerging Growth & Venture Capital
Corporate
Mergers & Acquisitions
Capital Markets
Investment Funds
Software
Fintech
Semiconductor
Renewable Energy
Telecommunications & Wireless
Cybersecurity
Life Sciences