Gurpreet S. Bal

Gurpreet Bal, a partner at Foley & Lardner LLP, is a 40+ year resident of Silicon Valley and a trusted advisor and powerful advocate to technology companies, investors, and founders, providing strategic counsel on corporate and securities matters throughout the business lifecycle. His clients represent a broad spectrum of the technology sector, including leaders and investors in artificial intelligence, semiconductors, digital health, fintech, enterprise security, transportation, defense, energy innovation, consumer tech, food innovation, and social enterprise.

In the last two decades, Gurpreet has advised clients in hundreds of high-value transactions, representing over $60 billion in aggregate deal value. His experience spans corporate formation and governance, venture capital, fund formation, restructurings, private equity and growth equity financings, debt transactions, IPOs, and M&A. His work spans the full company lifecycle, from formation and financing to liquidity and exit. He has advised on more than 50 M&A transactions and has represented companies in hundreds of financing rounds, ranging from early-stage venture capital and debt financings to IPOs.

Prior to Foley, Gurpreet was a partner in the Silicon Valley offices of two global law firms. Before entering private practice, he served with the U.S. Attorney's Office and as an extern for the U.S. District Court, both in the Northern District of California. Prior to his legal career, he was an accountant at a Big Four accounting firm.