Partner,
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Lecturer, Wharton
collom@wharton.upenn.edu
Courses:
Management 804: Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Management
Bio:
Douglas Collom has been a partner in the corporate and securities practice at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati since 1986. Doug's practice includes advising private and public companies in a broad range of corporate matters, including seed and venture financings, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, corporate governance responsibilities, equity incentive plans and arrangements, employment matters, intellectual property issues, and regulatory compliance. The companies that Doug counsels are involved in a wide range of businesses in the technology sector.
Doug has taught an adjunct course on venture-backed technology companies at Santa Clara University School of Law and the University of California's Hastings College of the Law. In addition, he currently co-teaches a course in entrepreneurial management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in both Philadelphia and San Francisco.
Education.
J.D., UCLA Law School, 1978
Contributor, UCLA Law Review
B.A., Stanford University, 1974
Phi Beta Kappa
Associations and Memberships. Chairman, Corporations Committee of the Business Law Section of the California State Bar, 1989-1990
Admissions. State Bar of California