Education

J.D., University of California, Hastings College of Law
Editor-in-Chief, Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal

B.A., Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley

B.A., Political Science, University of California, Berkeley

Memberships

The State Bar of California

Joey M. Tran Partner

Silicon Valley Office
One Lagoon Drive, Suite 100
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
650.489.0850 office
650.489.0852 direct
650.662.1040 fax

Joey’s practice focuses on outsourced general counsel services, with an emphasis on the general representation of emerging growth companies in all stages of maturity. Joey has represented a wide variety of companies - ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies - and in many industries - ranging from technology companies to Web 2.0 companies to life sciences companies.

Joey has handled all matters of corporate representation, including venture capital and debt financing, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and strategic counseling, IP/technology licensing and commercial agreements. Joey has structured, managed and led both venture capital equity financings and convertible debt financings. He has facilitated mergers, acquisitions and asset purchase transactions between both private and public companies. As primary outside corporate counsel, Joey has drafted and negotiated a broad range of commercial licenses and agreements, including software licenses, software development and assignment, joint development, technology transfer, distribution, product distribution, strategic partnership, professional services, reseller, application service provider, master subscription, office lease and sublease agreements.

Prior to joining Fortis General Counsel, Joey practiced law in the Palo Alto offices of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP where he was responsible for closing numerous venture capital and debt financings and merger and acquisition transactions. Prior to his legal career, Joey worked in the biotechnology industry as a clinical research associate for both a medical device company and a contract research organization located in the Silicon Valley.

Clients Represented:

  • Center for Citizen Media Inc. (founded by Dan Gillmor)
  • Backyard, Inc.
  • Betek Manufacturing, Inc., dba Bentek (acquired by Fundamental Capital LLC)
  • eASIC Corporation (funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, KPS Partners LP and Crescendo Ventures)
  • Education.com Holdings, Inc. (funded by Azure Capital Partners and TeleSoft Venture Partners)
  • Giga Omni Media, Inc. (GigaOM)
  • HyperStrike, Inc.
  • KeyMedia, Inc. (SonicSwap)
  • LAUNCH Media, LLC
  • Mahalo.com Inc.
  • mFoundry (funded by Apax Partners, Ignition Partners)
  • Notebookz.com Inc. (iLeonardo.com)
  • Numenta, Inc. (founded and funded by Donna Dubinsky and Jeffrey Hawkins)
  • Platform Solutions, Inc. (funded by Goldman Sachs, Blueprint Ventures and InterWest Partners)
  • Space Pencil, Inc.
  • Sponge, Inc.
  • Totality Corporation (acquired by MCI Communications Services, Inc.)
  • WeGame.com Inc.
  • ZipZapPlay, Inc.
  • Azure Capital Partners
  • BlueRun Ventures
  • Burrill & Company
  • Calacanis, LLC
  • Crosslink Capital Partners
  • Khosla Ventures
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE: BDX)
  • Iomega Corporation (NYSE: IOM)
  • Lucent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: LU)
  • Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM)