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Annual Survey of Judicial Developments Pertaining to Private Equity and Venture Capital (Winter 2026)

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Morrison Foerster partner Chris McKinnon and associate Elizabeth Bick have coauthored the Annual Survey of Judicial Developments...

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Morrison Foerster partner Chris McKinnon and associate Elizabeth Bick have coauthored the Annual Survey of Judicial Developments Pertaining to Private Equity and Venture Capital, published in the ABA’s winter edition of The Business Lawyer. In the article, they examine recent judicial developments impacting the private equity and venture capital landscape.A valuable read for investors, founders, and advisors alike, the piece offers timely insights into key cases and emerging trends shaping the PE and VC markets.To read the article, visit: <a href="https://www.americanbar.org/groups/business_law/resources/business-lawyer/2026-winter/judicial-developments-private-equity-venture-capital/" target="_blank">Annual Survey of Judicial Developments Pertaining to Private Equity and Venture Capital</a>

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Chris represents venture capital investors, private equity firms, and emerging and established companies in corporate finance and securities matters, including venture capital, growth equity and private equity investments, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings, and other strategic transactions.Chris has significant experience advising on complex deals involving high-growth, venture-backed companies in the technology industry (AI, Fintech, AR/VR, semiconductors, software). For private equity sponsors, he advises on investment fund transactions, buyouts, and divestitures. For entrepreneurs, he advises fast-growing emerging companies throughout their lifecycle, from formation through exit.Before rejoining Morrison Foerster, Chris advised a leading global investment firm, as associate general counsel and legal director, on cross-border investment and M&A transactions. Leveraging that experience, Chris provides clients with creative, business-forward, and solutions-oriented advice.Chris has been recognized as a top-tier advisor by numerous leading publications, including the Financial Times, Venture Capital Journal, San Francisco Business Times, and Daily Journal. He is on the leadership committee of the ABA’s Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee and frequent author and speaker on investment- and M&A-related topics and trends.At NYU School of Law, Chris was a Lederman Fellow in Law & Economics and on the executive board of the NYU Journal of Law & Business. He majored in business economics as an undergraduate at University of California, Santa Barbara.

Christopher McKinnon

Partner

Elizabeth Bick is an associate in Morrison Foerster’s San Francisco office, and a member of the Emerging Companies + Venture Capital Practice Group.Before joining Morrison Foerster, Elizabeth was a summer associate in the San Francisco office. She also spent time as a student attorney for Duke’s Start-Up Ventures Clinic and as a judicial intern for the Honorable Walter P. Schwarm.Elizabeth earned her J.D. and L.L.M. in Law & Entrepreneurship at Duke University School of Law. While at Duke, she served as a staff editor on Law and Contemporary Problems. She received her B.A. magna cum laude from Colgate University, where she majored in English and French.

Elizabeth Bick

Associate

The Business Lawyer Winter 2026 | Volume 81, Issue 1