About
John Crandon is a corporate and transactions attorney based in San Francisco who founded CrandonLaw after spending over seven years at Gibson Dunn, where he was a member of the Corporate Department and Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions, Intellectual Property, and Emerging Technologies Practice Groups. His practice encompasses mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions, technology transactions, fund formations, and corporate governance, with specialized experience in software, hardware, energy, life sciences, and internet services. He has advised institutional investors including Intel Capital, The Gores Group, and Investcorp, and has led teams on cross-border transactions involving Brazil, Israel, Japan, China, and Europe.
Experience
- CrandonLawFounding Partnercurrent2010 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Private Equity, Tech, Media, and Life Sciences CompaniesOutside General Counselcurrent2009 — present
- Rocket PharmaceuticalsOutside General Counsel2016 — 2022New York, New York, United States
- Partnership Capital GrowthOutside General Counsel2010 — 2019
- Twist BioscienceOutside General Counsel2013 — 2018San Francisco, California, United States
- Establishment LabsOutside General Counsel2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Tobira TherapeuticsOutside General Counsel2012 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Veracyte, Inc.Outside General Counsel2010 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLPSenior Attorney2002 — 2010
- Appfluent TechnologyVice President Business Development / CoFounder1999 — 2002
- Grassroots EnterpriseVice President Business Development / CoFounder1999 — 2000San Francisco Bay Area
- The Boston Consulting GroupStrategy Consultant1997 — 2000
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPSummer Associate Attorney1996San Francisco Bay Area
- WilmerHaleSummer Associate Attorney1996Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Heller EhrmanSummer Associate Attorney1995
- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)Economic Development Fellow1993 — 1994Tokyo, Japan
- General AtlanticAssociate1991 — 1992Greater New York City Area
Education
- Stanford Law SchoolJurisdoctorate, Law1994 — 1997
- Harvard Medical SchoolPost Grad Research Fellowship, Genome Sciences/Genomics & Global Health1992 — 1993
- University of OxfordMSc, Molecular Biology1990 — 1991
- Stanford UniversityBA, Political Science and Government1985 — 1989
- Stanford UniversityBS, Biochemistry1985 — 1989
- Semester At Sea / ISEInternational Relations and Affairs
Skills & more
Computer HardwareCommercial Litigation9Corporate Law27Legal Advice8Legal Affairs3Biotechnology8Social Media6Social Media Marketing3Entrepreneurship41Licensing32Software Licensing2Licensing Agreements
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PharmaceuticalsInternetHardwareHardware DevelopmentSoftware DevelopmentPrivate EquitySecurities LawVenture FinancingStrategyVenture CapitalJoint VenturesStart-ups- Member — The Missouri Bar
- Member — State Bar of California
- Member — Bar Association of the District of Columbia
- Member — New York State Bar Association
From John's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford Law School65
Steve AbbottPartner, Capital Markets at Sapphire VenturesMichael KlaykoOperating Executive at Marlin Equity PartnersSandy MillerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Tim HsiaFounder at Context VenturesRenataCo-founder at Renegade PartnersShawn ConwayManaging Partner and COO at Questa Capital
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Also attended Harvard Medical School113
Niko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ben RobbinsInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)David ReshefInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Krishna YeshwantInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Morgan CheathamPartner and Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Breyer Capital
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Also attended Stanford University1,578
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended Semester At Sea / ISE9
Alfred JohnsonCEO Partner at Ardent VentureChris EmmeAdvisor at Tessera Venture PartnersDravya DholakiaFounder at Dholakia VenturesJustin WasserVenture Partner at AGE CryptoIan BergmanChief Executive Officer at Alchemist JapanMeghan CrownUK Country Manager at AZ Crown Investments
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Shared employers
Also worked at Rocket Pharmaceuticals2
Also worked at The Boston Consulting Group681
David SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Massimo PrelzInvestor at DN CapitalRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures
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Also worked at Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)6
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Colleagues at Thundermark Capital
Gleb Chuvpilo
Managing Partner at Thundermark Capital
Jae-Yong Lee
Investments at Thundermark Capital
Jake Kramer
Venture Partner at Thundermark Capital
Patrick Morselli
Operations at Thundermark Capital
Ralph Quintero
Community at Thundermark Capital
Santiago Tenorio
Venture Partner at Thundermark Capital
Will Sanchez
Venture Partner at Thundermark Capital