Gunderson Dettmer expands Fintech Regulatory Support with new partner Sangeetha M. Raghunathan
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gunderson Dettmer is pleased to announce that Sangeetha M. Raghunathan has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate and Securities practice, where she will focus on regulatory and compliance support for companies within fintech, web3 and the modern financial sector. Prior to joining Gunderson Dettmer, Raghunathan was General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at fintech company Earnin.
Raghunathan has considerable experience as an in-house lawyer operating at the intersection of legal, fintech and regulations. In the last decade alone, and during a period of significant innovation and development for the financial sector, she held influential leadership roles at fintech companies Earnin, Indiegogo and SquareTrade, focusing on e-commerce initiatives as part of Visa’s privacy and privacy. data security team. She also served as lead legal counsel for Disney Interactive’s Playdom and Disney Mobile business units, where she set the legal strategy for balancing US banking and privacy laws critical to their digital wallet, virtual currency and in-app monetization products. Prior to working in-house, Raghunathan served as a Deputy Attorney General at the California Attorney General’s Office, where she focused on corporate fraud and antitrust matters, including as lead counsel for a multi-state Sherman Act and Cartwright Act price-fixing case against the DRAM technology industry.
“Sangeetha brings just the right experience for the important regulatory and compliance issues many of our clients are working to navigate, especially as more companies leverage fintech, e-commerce, web3 or mobile payment technologies or business models,” said Brian C. Patterson, corporate partner and member by Gunderson Dettmer’s Management Committee. “Having been in-house for many years, Sangeetha will bring immediate value to clients looking for practical advice to help them thrive in an evolving regulatory environment.”
Raghunathan is sought after by companies seeking to maximize value and customer service while mitigating financial, commercial, product and legal risks, particularly in fintech and other disruptive industries navigating unsettled and evolving regulatory oversight. Having negotiated with numerous state and federal regulators and testified before state legislative bodies, she also offers clients a framework for lobbying and collaborating with government agencies.
“Fintech has enormous potential to fundamentally change the way consumers will access, spend and move money, both domestically and internationally,” Raghunathan said. “As an internal consultant, I had the opportunity to influence one company at a time. At Gunderson, I will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of companies and investors, which together will have a significant impact on the industry.”
Raghunathan is a graduate of the University of California, Hastings College of Law (JD, 2003), Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health (MPH, 1998) and the University of California, Berkeley (BA, 1996). She is an active speaker and founding member of Chief SF, a leadership network for women leaders.
About Gunderson Dettmer
Gunderson Dettmer is the prominent international law firm with an exclusive focus on the innovation economy. The firm serves market-leading venture capital and growth equity investors and pioneering companies through start-up, growth and maturity, as well as pioneering public companies resulting from the global venture capital ecosystem. The firm’s clear focus and well-developed technical skills enable an accelerated pace and unmatched efficiency, delivering best-in-class value in every phase of a client’s business.
Gunderson Dettmer has more than 400 lawyers in eleven offices in key venture markets around the world – Silicon Valley, Ann Arbor, Austin, Beijing, Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, São Paulo and Singapore.
Monica Rodriguez Kuniyoshi
Marketing manager
Phone: 650-463-5337
Email: [email protected]
