Prior to joining Goodwin, Mr. Schmitz was a partner in the Silicon Valley office of Gunderson Dettmer. Before that, he served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and General Counsel at Ariba, Inc., a publicly traded enterprise software company. In this role, he was responsible for a number of functions including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic investing, partnering and licensing, and corporate governance.

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Mr. Schmitz has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America Best Lawyers for his work in Venture Capital Law 2022.
Mr. Schmitz was named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers for Venture Capital Law, San Francisco 2022.
Mr. Schmitz is also consistently recognized as a national leader by The Legal 500 United States for his work on mergers, acquisitions and buyouts for venture capital and emerging companies.
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J.D., 1994
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
B.A., 1991
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
(high honors, Phi Beta Kappa)
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