Louis Lehot

Louis Lehot is the founder and managing partner of L2Counsel, P.C., located in the heart of Silicon Valley on California Avenue in Palo Alto.  Louis has an extensive global legal career, specializing in working with companies of all stages of development. Whether they be two people in a WeWork, venture capital-backed companies in high growth, or companies with private equity financing through the exit, IPO, and beyond, Louis is positioned to provide tailored legal advice that is practical, commercial, and cost-effective for his clients.  He also specializes in assisting innovative venture capital, growth equity and private equity investors in deals of all sizes, from early-stage angel or seed round financing to IPO and beyond.  He enjoys assisting companies as they grow, building out their governance and compliance function, as they raise capital and steering them through eventual M&A or public offering. Louis has broad expertise across a variety of industries,...

Louis Lehot is a founding partner at L2 Counsel, P.C., an elite boutique law firm based in Palo Alto, in the heart of northern California’s Silicon Valley.  Louis works with both private and public companies, with his experience extending across all stages of a company’s life cycle, from small teams in a garage to venture capital or private equity backed companies, all the way through IPO and beyond. Louis also has experience with entrepreneurs, founders, management teams and investors with building, financing, scaling, governing, buying, and selling companies.  Louis has assisted companies across a wide range of industries, focusing on technology, life science, medical device and clean energy.  His global legal career has supported him as an expert in cross border transactions. L2 Counsel is positioned to serve innovators of all kinds, whether they be from global public companies or entrepreneurs bootstrapping their first venture. Louis Lehot