Founded in 2000 by lawyers from the Firm’s largest offices, Jones Day’s Silicon Valley office has grown with a steady infusion of talent from those who have made their careers, and new lawyers who have chosen to begin their careers, in the world’s premier technology center.  From a handful of lawyers in 2000, the office has grown to over 60 lawyers with plans for continued growth to accommodate the unique legal needs of the Valley’s dynamic business community and the global business community’s increased focus on this region.

Our practice in Silicon Valley is focused on the challenges and opportunities facing high-growth and technology-based companies.  We help build the structure for our clients’ success with our sophisticated private equity, M&A, capital markets and corporate practices.  We help our clients create their most important assets with our experience in life sciences, licensing and strategic portfolio management.  And we help our clients protect and enjoy the fruits of their hard work through our nationally recognized IP, patent prosecution, commercial and securities litigation and antitrust teams.  The Silicon Valley office also works closely with the Firm’s four other California offices in Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco, and with our colleagues around the world, to provide a complete array of legal services.

Jones Day is committed to client service.  To provide the level of service that that we and our clients expect, the Firm applies top legal talent to our clients’ needs regardless of geography or seniority.  All our lawyers (and summer associates) regularly collaborate with Jones Day offices throughout North America and in Europe and Asia, and matters are staffed with lawyers best suited to handle client needs.  For young lawyers joining Jones Day this means the challenge and breadth of your practice is confined only by the scope of your ambition and dedication, not by the number of years that have passed since you finished law school.

While committed to serving our clients in Silicon Valley and around the world, we are just as committed to the City of Palo Alto, the Counties of Santa Clara and San Mateo, and to pursuing matters that promote the rule of law in our community and abroad.  Our lawyers are deeply involved in a broad array of public service and cultural and civic organizations, including San Mateo County Public Health Department and Social Services, Friends Outside in Santa Clara County, Family Giving Tree, Law Day, and the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County.  The Silicon Valley office also provides legal support to for-benefit corporations, including those seeking to expose and end modern slave trafficking.

If you want to confront the most complex legal challenges for worldwide clients, working side-by-side with a collegial team here in the Valley and around the world, then Jones Day is for you.