Elizabeth is an executive compensation partner in our Silicon Valley office. Elizabeth specializes in executive compensation and employee benefits matters for start-ups, emerging growth and public companies, including in mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings and venture financings. Elizabeth also advises clients on equity compensation plan design and the associated tax and securities law issues and negotiates employment and severance arrangements on behalf of companies and executives.
Elizabeth holds a J.D. from Columbia University and a B.A. in Economics from Yale University. Prior to joining Gunderson Dettmer, Elizabeth worked in the New York office of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. She is admitted to practice in California and New York.