• Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 2005 (Magna Cum Laude)
  • Wake Forest University, B.A., 2002 (Economics)
  • California
  • District of Columbia
  • Massachusetts New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • Central District of California
  • Northern District of California
  • Honorable James Knoll Gardner in the United Stated District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Jason P. Gordon

Partner

San Francisco Bay Area

JGordon@VLPLawGroup.com

+1 415 770 0727

Jason Putnam Gordon is a dynamic, results-oriented emerging growth and venture capital attorney. Jason’s passion is providing entrepreneurs and executives with the information and counsel they need to successfully negotiate and document mission-critical agreements and financings.

In his practice, Jason regularly represents venture investors and companies throughout their lifecycle. His matters involve SAFE and convertible note financings, venture capital financings, strategic corporate relationships, corporate formations, complex mergers and acquisitions, sales, and divestitures. Jason’s clients have included emerging companies backed by the most prominent venture capital firms, as well as highly regarded venture capital firms themselves and strategic corporate venture capital arms of large corporations. He regularly works in a wide array of verticals including consumer goods, autonomous vehicles, climate tech, artificial intelligence, video games, software, hardware, HealthTech, MedTech, and agricultural technology.

Graduating magna cum laude in 2005 from the Villanova University School of Law, Jason initially clerked in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Upon completing his clerkship in 2007, Jason joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, Professional Corporation as an associate in Palo Alto, California. Since then, Jason has been in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area, most recently as an Emerging Growth and Venture Capital Group partner at K&L Gates LLP in San Francisco.

Outside of the office, Jason has a passion for indoor bodyflight, reading, and spending time with his family.

  • Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 2005 (Magna Cum Laude)
  • Wake Forest University, B.A., 2002 (Economics)
  • California
  • District of Columbia
  • Massachusetts New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • Central District of California
  • Northern District of California
  • Honorable James Knoll Gardner in the United Stated District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Practice Areas

Emerging Growth Companies & Venture Capital
Emerging Growth Companies & Venture Capital
Corporate
Corporate
Securities & Capital Raising
Securities & Capital Raising
Angel Investors & Family Offices
Angel Investors & Family Offices
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Former Instructor of Business Law at U.C. Berkeley Extension
  • Former Supervising Attorney at the Startup Legal Garage at the Institute for Innovative Law at University of California San Francisco
  • Super Lawyers Rising Star – 2015, 2017-2019

Industry Experience