2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Attorney Profile

Ellen S. Bancroft

Ellen Bancroft

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
600 Anton Boulevard, Suite 2000
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Costa Mesa

California (CA)

Contact Contact Ellen S. Bancroft
T: 949-800-1404
F: 949-271-5318

Visit: www.dorsey.com
Practice Areas: Securities & Corporate Finance (40%), Mergers & Acquisitions (40%), Corporate Governance & Compliance (20%)

Securities & Corporate Finance

Mergers & Acquisitions

Corporate Governance & Compliance

Profile

Ms. Bancroft is a partner, head of Dorsey's California Corporate department.  Ms. Bancroft has extensive experience representing issuers and underwriters in initial public offerings and registered follow-on and secondary public offerings, as well as emerging growth companies, venture capitalists and corporate investors in venture capital financings and mergers and acquisitions.  She has worked on more than 35 public offerings raising more than $1 billion and more than 50 public and private acquisitions ranging in size from several million dollars to over $1.2 billion.  Her practice includes a broad range of corporate and securities transactional matters, Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory matters, NYSE and Nasdaq compliance matters, general corporate counseling and corporate governance compliance.  Ms. Bancroft's clients range from seed-financed and venture-backed, privately-held companies to large, well-established public companies. She serves as general counsel to many clients and their management and boards of directors, helping to shape and execute their business strategies and advising them on day-to-day legal and other strategic issues.

Selected To

Southern California Super Lawyers 2012
Southern California Super Lawyers 2011
Southern California Super Lawyers 2010
Southern California Super Lawyers 2009

About Ellen Bancroft

Admitted: 1990, California

Professional Webpage: www.dorsey.com/bancroft_ellen/

Honors and Awards:

  • Named as a Southern California Super Lawyer®
  • Named one of "The Best Lawyers in the Los Angeles Area" by the Los Angeles Times
  • Included in The Best Lawyers in America® (© by Woodward/White, Inc.)

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Member, UCI Chief Executive Roundtable
  • Member, Association for Corporate Growth
  • Member, Forum for Corporate Directors
  • Chairperson, The Semiconductor Venture Fair, 2001-2007 (San Jose, CA)
  • Board Member, Orange County Venture Group

Pro bono/Community Service:

  • Member, United Way's Tocqueville Society
  • Member, Women's Philanthropy Fund

Educational Background:

  • Indiana University, Bloomington BS with High Distinction, 1987
  • Vanderbilt University School of Law, JD, 1990
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