David Sikes is a partner in Goodwin’s Technology and Life Sciences group. David focuses his practice on the representation of technology and life sciences clients. As an active and engaged participant in the Silicon Valley legal community, he has a deep understanding of the legal issues facing cutting-edge companies and their investors and acquirors.
David assists early-stage issuers with formation, governance and financing, and counsels venture capital funds and corporate venture capital arms with venture capital financings and governance matters.
David is a former co-chair of the Corporations Committee of the Business Law Section of the California Lawyers Association.
Experience
David’s representative clients include:
- Autotech Ventures
- Buckley Ventures
- Convivialite Ventures
- Craft Ventures
- GFT Ventures
- Headline Ventures
- Investment Office of the Regents of the University of California
- Light Street Partners
- LnderLab
- Measured
- memQ
- Nava Ventures
- Outschool
- Ray Therapeutics
- Razorpay
- Secretome
- Siren Care
- Statiq Mobility
- Ten VC
- Terumo
- Up Ventures
- Verse Medical
- Zello
Professional Experience
Prior to joining Goodwin, David was a partner at Jones Day, where he advised clients in venture capital transactions, general corporate representation and mergers and acquisitions. Previously, he was an associate at Heller Ehrman and Milbank.
Professional Activities
David is a former co-chair of the Corporations Committee of the Business Law Section of the California Lawyers Association, was a member of the board of directors of the Stern Grove Festival Association, and is a member of the drafting committee (convertible notes) for the Angel Capital Association.
Credentials
Education
JD2002
University of Michigan
BS1999
University of California, Berkeley
Admissions
Bars
- California
- New York
Publications
David is a speaker for the Berkeley Center for Law and Business and for the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University.
- “Will the Grass Be Greener Outside of Delaware?,” Goodwin CLE Week (January 2026)
- “Forces of Law - The Delaware Question,” Goodwin (December 2025)
- “Trends in Late-Stage Venture Capital,” PLI (October 2025)
- “When Reincorporation Out Of Del. Isn't A Good Idea,” Law360 (March 2025)