About Me

David Jargiello is a Partner of VLP and a corporate and securities lawyer based in Silicon Valley. He also serves as VLPs General Counsel.



David began practicing law in 1989 at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Craig Johnsons emerging companies practice group, specializing in corporate finance and securities. In 1993, he was one of the original 14 lawyers who founded Venture Law Group. As a shareholder and director of VLG, he continued to represent public and private technology companies and their investors on a variety of matters, including financings, acquisitions, corporate restructurings, and commercial transactions. In 1996 he became VLGs General Counsel and served as part of the management team responsible for the oversight and management of the firms business and professional matters. In that capacity, he also developed significant experience in matters of professional responsibility and the laws governing lawyers.



When VLG merged with Heller Ehrman in 2003, David became a shareholder in the combined firms Corporate/VLG Practice Group. He was a member of Heller Ehrmans management committee as well as its General Counsel until joining VLP in 2008.



Outside of private practice, from 2004 to 2007 David served on the Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct of The State Bar of California (COPRAC). He is also a member of the Opinions Committee of the Business Law Section of The State Bar of California, and the Chairman of its Subcommittee on Third Party Legal Opinions in Venture Capital Financings.



David received his undergraduate degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1982, and a Masters Degree from Stanford University in 1985 where he was a National Science Foundation Fellow. He received his law degree in 1989 from the University of California, Berkeley.