Eric Ferraro

Principal at Fathom Law

Principal
2013 - Current
Eric is the founding partner of Fathom Law, a modern business and technology law firm. Eric has over 25 years of experience in corporate, securities, and intellectual property law. He advises entrepreneurs, emerging growth and middle market companies in all aspects of business formation, governance, corporate finance, commercial and IP transactions and mergers and acquisitions. He also represents angel and venture capital investors, private equity firms, investment bankers and broker-dealers in connection with regulatory matters, investment and finance transactions. In addition to his legal experience, Eric is a former digital media company founder and is an active angel investor and member of SF Angels and Keiretsu Forum. Eric is regularly recognized as a Northern California Super Lawyer in Business and Corporate law. He is the co-creator of the popular PitchForce venture competition, the chair of the annual MobiTech mobile technology conference, and a regular panelist and mentor at a wide range of technology events and accelerators.

Shareholder
2011 - 2013
Eric was a Shareholder and led the West Coast Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice at LeClairRyan. Eric focused his practice on equity and debt finance, corporate, securities and intellectual property transactions. Eric represented private and public companies in connection with corporate finance and venture capital, mergers and acquisitions,securities law, digital media and technology transactions, product distribution and advertising, and business and intellectual property litigation. Eric served as general counsel to many industry leading technology companies and financial services firms and has been recognized on multiple occasions as a Northern California Super Lawyer by Law & Politics magazine.

Founder, General Counsel
2003 - 2012
Eric was a founder of and General Counsel to IRIS Distribution, a leading digital distributor and media marketing company. IRIS was acquired by The Orchard, a division of Sony Music, in May 2012.

Shareholder, Board of Directors
2008 - 2011
Eric was a shareholder in the Corporate Finance, Securities and Intellectual Property practice groups at Bullivant Houser Bailey. He also served on the firm's board of directors.

Founding Partner
2001 - 2008
Eric is a former founding partner of Jacobs & Ferraro, the noted San Francisco business and technology law firm that merged with Bullivant Houser Bailey in April 2008. As the head of the firm's corporate practice, Eric represented emerging and public companies in connection with corporate finance and venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, technology licensing, product distribution, and complex business and intellectual property litigation.