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John Crandon

Investor

General Counsel at Thundermark Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

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

  1. CrandonLawFounding Partnercurrent2010 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Private Equity, Tech, Media, and Life Sciences CompaniesOutside General Counselcurrent2009 — present
  3. Rocket PharmaceuticalsOutside General Counsel2016 — 2022New York, New York, United States
  4. Partnership Capital GrowthOutside General Counsel2010 — 2019
  5. Twist BioscienceOutside General Counsel2013 — 2018San Francisco, California, United States
  6. Establishment LabsOutside General Counsel2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Tobira TherapeuticsOutside General Counsel2012 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Veracyte, Inc.Outside General Counsel2010 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLPSenior Attorney2002 — 2010
  10. Appfluent TechnologyVice President Business Development / CoFounder1999 — 2002
  11. Grassroots EnterpriseVice President Business Development / CoFounder1999 — 2000San Francisco Bay Area
  12. The Boston Consulting GroupStrategy Consultant1997 — 2000
  13. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPSummer Associate Attorney1996San Francisco Bay Area
  14. WilmerHaleSummer Associate Attorney1996Washington D.C. Metro Area
  15. Heller EhrmanSummer Associate Attorney1995
  16. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)Economic Development Fellow1993 — 1994Tokyo, Japan
  17. General AtlanticAssociate1991 — 1992Greater New York City Area

Skills & more

Computer HardwareCommercial Litigation9Corporate Law27Legal Advice8Legal Affairs3Biotechnology8Social Media6Social Media Marketing3Entrepreneurship41Licensing32Software Licensing2Licensing Agreements
+12 morePharmaceuticalsInternetHardwareHardware 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.

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is John Crandon?
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.
Where does John Crandon work?
John Crandon is General Counsel at Thundermark Capital.
Where did John Crandon go to school?
John Crandon studied at Stanford Law School (Jurisdoctorate, Law); Harvard Medical School (Post Grad Research Fellowship, Genome Sciences/Genomics & Global Health); University of Oxford (MSc, Molecular Biology).

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