Suzanne Graeser is a Partner in the Corporate Finance Group of the firm's Palo Alto office and a co-chair of the Emerging Companies/ Venture Capital Group. Ms. Graeser's practice focuses on start-up and other emerging businesses with an emphasis on entity formation, mergers and acquisitions, private debt and equity financings, executive compensation and other general business transactions. Ms. Graeser has represented private companies on general business matters and transactions (including complex restructuring) for over 20 years. She has also represented venture capital and angel investors in connection with investments in start-up and later stage debt and equity financings. Ms. Graeser has extensive experience representing limited liability companies and limited partnerships in their structuring, formation, funding and operations.

Ms. Graeser is a current Advisor and former Chair of the Executive Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar ('BLS'), which is the largest section in the State Bar. She also serves as an Advisor to the Business Law News, BLS's quarterly publication on business law issues. She was also Co-Chair of the Corporations Committee of the BLS. Ms. Graeser was formerly a member on the Executive Committee of the Business Law Section of the Santa County Bar. Ms. Graeser served on the Editorial Committee of the 2003 Guide to California Securities Law Practice published by the BLS Corporations Committee.

Ms. Graeser is a member of the Santa Clara County, State Bar of California and American Bar Associations. Ms. Graeser received her B.A. degree from Claremont McKenna College in 1983 and her J.D. degree from the University of California at Davis in 1987. She formerly served as a volunteer director for Junior Achievement of Santa Clara County and has advised other non-profit corporations on a pro bono basis.