Josh Seidenfeld Legal Insights

Josh Seidenfeld is a Partner and Chair of Northern California at DLA Piper, where he guides life sciences, healthcare, and technology companies throughout their life cycle — from formation through IPOs. He is a trusted counsel on corporate governance, securities matters, and complex business transactions.

Leveraging his wealth of experience and expertise, Josh has facilitated the closing of hundreds of venture capital financings annually since 2020. He also advises on approximately two dozen M&A deals each year and regularly represents clients in capital markets transactions, including public offerings. His practice spans a wide range of innovation-driven industries, including biotechnology, therapeutics, pharmaceuticals, digital health, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, climate and energy technology, medical technology, open source, and software.

Before joining DLA Piper, Josh served as global chair of Cooley’s Digital Health Group and sat on the firm’s Life Sciences Advisory Board. Earlier in his career, he worked at Practice Fusion — an online electronic health records company — as corporate counsel and business development director, where he led revenue generation, managed the complex regulatory environment for digital healthcare, and negotiated vital commercial contracts.

Josh is also a contributor to Cooley GO, the firm’s digital platform offering tools, guidance, and data for startups and emerging companies.