Consistently recognized as one of the leading corporate attorneys in Southern California, Ellen S. Bancroft has more than 25 years’ experience in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity financings, IPOs, follow-on and secondary public offerings, PIPEs and registered direct offerings. Ellen has closed more than 70 public and private acquisitions, ranging in size from several million dollars to more than $1 billion, and has advised clients in more than 50 registered public offerings.
Ellen’s practice includes a broad range of corporate and securities transactional matters, SEC regulatory matters, NYSE and NASDAQ listing and compliance matters and corporate governance matters. Her clients range in size from venture backed private companies to large, well-established public companies.
Ellen serves as outside general counsel to many of her 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 Public Offerings and PIPE Transactions
Selected Venture Capital and Private Equity Investments
Mergers and Acquisitions
Lawyer of the Year, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Orange County, The Best Lawyers in America (2019)
Recognized, OC 500, Orange County Business Journal (2018, 2019)
Recipient, Marcus M. Kaufman Jurisprudence Award, Anti-Defamation League, Orange County/Long Beach Region (2018)
IPO Lawyer of the Year, Corporate LiveWire (2016 and 2018)
Recognized, OC 500, Orange County Business Journal (2017)
Recognized, Corporate Law, Orange County; Securities/Capital Markets Law, Orange County, The Best Lawyers in America (2007–2020)
Recognized, California Super Lawyers, Law and Politics Magazine (2009–2013, 2015–2018)
Top Woman Lawyer, by Best Lawyers (2016–2017)
Honoree, 2016 Leadership Award,Girl Scouts of Orange County (2016)
Recipient, “IPO Lawyer of the Year – California” by CorporateAmerica Legal Elite (2015)
Recipient, “Best for Finance Law” award byAcquisitions International (2014)
Recognized, Top 100 Women Lawyers in California, The Daily Journal (2014)
Recommended, Project Finance, The Legal 500 US (2014)
Lawyer of the Year, Corporate Law, Orange County, The Best Lawyers in America (2011)
Recipient, Women in Business Award by the Orange County Business Journal (2012)
Chairperson, Semiconductor Venture Fair, San Jose, CA (2001–2007)
Steering Committee Member, CEO Roundtable for the University of California, Irvine
Board Member, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County
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