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Rachel Proffitt

Adjunct Professor

Bio

Adjunct Professor Rachel Proffitt is a partner at Cooley LLP.  Rachel practices corporate and securities law and represents public and private clients, as well as venture capital and investment banking firms and other institutional investors, across a broad range of industries. Her practice focuses on general corporate and complex transactional matters, including venture capital transactions, public and private securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions, and public-company disclosure and corporate governance. Prior to joining Cooley, Rachel was a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

Professor Proffitt is a graduate of University of California, Los Angeles and University of California, Hastings College of the Law.

Courses

  • Venture Capital and the Startup Company