According to the SEC complaint, Office Depot’s CEO and then-CFO were concerned that analyst estimates for the then current quarter were too high. They considered issuing a press release to provide the company’s lower internal guidance, but were concerned because internal estimates were incomplete at that point. Instead, they directed employees to conduct one-on-one calls with analysts designed to cause analysts to revise their estimates downward by referring to recent public statements of comparable companies that cautioned of the slowing economy’s impact on earnings.

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Louis has been recognized as a leading corporate attorney in publications such as Chambers USA, The Legal 500 United States and Super Lawyers. Since 2012, Louis has been identified as a leader in California in Capital Markets: Debt & Equity by Chambers USA. Clients have noted the “high quality of his advice, his responsiveness and passion for his clients” and appreciate that, “[h]e can cross over into the international space and is easy to work with.”
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Louis Lehot has joined the Silicon Valley office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate practice group. Lehot joins Sheppard Mullin from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in Palo Alto.

Louis Lehot Expands Sheppard Mullin’s Silicon Valley Presence

Louis Lehot is founder and managing partner of L2Counsel, P.C., located in the heart of Silicon Valley  on California Avenue in Palo Alto.  Louis has an extensive global legal career, specializing in working with companies of all stages of development. Whether they be two people in a WeWork, venture capital backed companies in high growth, or companies with private equity financing through exit, IPO, and beyond, Louis is positioned to provide tailored legal advice that is practical, commercial, and cost-effective for his clients.  He also specializes in assisting innovative venture capital, growth equity and private equity investors in deals of all sizes, from early stage angel or seed round financing to IPO and beyond.  He enjoys assisting companies as they grow, building out their governance and compliance function, as they raise capital and steering them through eventual M&A or public offering. Louis has broad expertise across a variety of industries, from enterprise software companies to consumer internet to life science to clean energy companies.  Louis is passionate about helping ventures and businesses with compelling technologies reach their growth objectives and welcomes introductory conversations with all innovators.

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DLA Piper is pleased to announce that Louis Lehot, co-chair of the US Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice and co-managing partner of the Silicon Valley office, has been named to the Recorder’s 2019 list of California Trailblazers.

DLA Piper’s Louis Lehot Named to the Recorder’s 2019 List of California Trailblazers

I am a corporate, securities and M&A lawyer, and I help my clients, whether they be public or private companies, financial sponsors, venture capitalists, investors or investment banks, in forming, financing, governing, buying and selling companies. Helping a business get big, go public or get acquired is what I do. I work hard, and I work smart, before, during and after deals to drive outcomes for my clients.

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Louis Lehot is a founding partner at L2 Counsel, P.C., an elite boutique law firm based in Palo Alto, in the heart of northern California’s Silicon Valley. Louis works with both private and public companies, with his experience extending across all stages of a company’s life cycle, from small teams in a garage to venture capital or private equity backed companies, all the way through IPO and beyond. Louis also has experience with entrepreneurs, founders, management teams and investors with building, financing, scaling, governing, buying, and selling companies. Louis has assisted companies across a wide range of industries, focusing on technology, life science, medical device and clean energy. His global legal career has supported him as an expert in cross border transactions. L2 Counsel is positioned to serve innovators of all kinds, whether they be from global public companies or entrepreneurs bootstrapping their first venture.

About Louis Lehot

According to a press release distributed by Shepard Mullin today, Louis Lehot has joined the Silicon Valley office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate practice group. Lehot joins Sheppard Mullin from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in Palo Alto.

Corporate Partner Louis Lehot Expands

Louis Lehot is a founding partner at L2 Counsel, P.C., an elite boutique law firm based in Palo Alto, in the heart of northern California’s Silicon Valley. Louis works with both private and public companies, with his experience extending across all stages of a company’s life cycle, from small teams in a garage to venture capital or private equity backed companies, all the way through IPO and beyond. Louis also has experience with entrepreneurs, founders, management teams and investors with building, financing, scaling, governing, buying, and selling companies. Louis has assisted companies across a wide range of industries, focusing on technology, life science, medical device and clean energy. His global legal career has supported him as an expert in cross border transactions. L2 Counsel is positioned to serve innovators of all kinds, whether they be from global public companies or entrepreneurs bootstrapping their first venture.

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Louis Lehot has formed L2Counsel, P.C., an elite boutique law firm in Palo Alto, California, to serve the innovators, disruptors, entrepreneurs and their investors. Whether your company is two people just getting off the ground, or a large publicly traded company, Louis’ team has the experience and expertise to serve your interests. L2 Counsel specializes in representing high growth, innovative companies, helping them at all stages of development. From assisting with financing from seed or venture capital investors, to preparing for a public financing on a major international joint venture, Louis takes pride in assisting companies as they grow. Helping a business get big, go public, or get acquired, is his specialty. Louis has worked across sectors, from artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, fintech, enterprise software, real estate, life sciences, to clean energy technologies and projects. His broad experience uniquely positions him to provide tailored advice to drive outcomes for his clients. Louis is widely known for his expertise in cross-border transactions, and has been a prominent leader in Asian investment in US based companies. L2Counsel is positioned to serve innovators across a wide range of sectors and Louis welcomes conversations to help ideas reach their growth objectives.

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