WilmerHale, Palo Alto
Curtis Mo is the partner in charge of the Palo Alto Office and a member of the Corporate Department. He joined the firm in 2005.
Practice
Mr. Mo is recognized as a leading corporate and securities lawyer in Silicon Valley. He has represented emerging growth companies, major public companies, investment banks, venture capital funds and private equity funds in hundreds of public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, buyouts, venture capital financings and other complex transactions. He has extensive experience in corporate governance matters and regularly acts as general outside counsel to companies at all stages of development, particularly in the technology, life sciences and retail sectors. Representative clients have included Cisco Systems, Digital Island, Doubletree Hotels, E*TRADE Group, JetBlue Airways, Restoration Hardware and many top-tier investment banks and venture capital funds.
Professional Activities
Mr. Mo has lectured extensively at seminars sponsored by the Practising Law Institute and other professional groups and has given expert legal commentary on emerging growth companies and the technology sector for CNN Moneyline, CNBC Business Center and various publications. Mr. Mo is a co-chair of PLI's Annual Institute on Securities Regulation and has been a member of the Advisory Board for the Annual Securities Regulation Institute in San Diego. He serves a number of community organizations, and was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the influential Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network.
Honors and Awards
Practice
Mr. Mo is recognized as a leading corporate and securities lawyer in Silicon Valley. He has represented emerging growth companies, major public companies, investment banks, venture capital funds and private equity funds in hundreds of public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, buyouts, venture capital financings and other complex transactions. He has extensive experience in corporate governance matters and regularly acts as general outside counsel to companies at all stages of development, particularly in the technology, life sciences and retail sectors. Representative clients have included Cisco Systems, Digital Island, Doubletree Hotels, E*TRADE Group, JetBlue Airways, Restoration Hardware and many top-tier investment banks and venture capital funds.
Professional Activities
Mr. Mo has lectured extensively at seminars sponsored by the Practising Law Institute and other professional groups and has given expert legal commentary on emerging growth companies and the technology sector for CNN Moneyline, CNBC Business Center and various publications. Mr. Mo is a co-chair of PLI's Annual Institute on Securities Regulation and has been a member of the Advisory Board for the Annual Securities Regulation Institute in San Diego. He serves a number of community organizations, and was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the influential Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network.
Honors and Awards
- Mr. Mo was selected by California Law Business as one of the "top 20 lawyers in the State of California under the age of 40"
- He was selected by San Jose Magazine as one of the top lawyers in Silicon Valley.
- He was featured in American Lawyer as a “dealmaker of the year” for 2003.