Amanda Chan

Amanda W. Chan is a corporate fund associate at Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP. According to the firm, Chan specializes in the formation, organization, and operation of venture capital and other private equity funds and their general partner and management company entities.

The firm states that Chan counsels funds in all stages of their fundraising and organization, including preparing offering materials, negotiating with investors regarding fund formation matters, and drafting partnership, limited liability company, and other governance agreements. After fundraising, she counsels fund managers on day-to-day operations. The firm notes that she represents a number of venture capital firms and routinely advises first-time fund managers. Her listed focus areas include corporate governance and strategy, fund formation, fund operations and compliance, mergers and acquisitions, fund investments in companies, and seed, venture, and growth financings.

Chan holds a Tax LL.M. from New York University School of Law, a J.D. from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, and a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University. She is admitted to practice in California and New York; the State Bar of California lists her admission in 2017 with an active license.