Brooks Stough
About Brooks Stough
Brooks Stough is a lawyer based in San Francisco, CA and has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2006. Brooks Stough is recognized in the following practice areas:
- San Francisco, California
- Corporate Law
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Venture Capital Law
Current Firm: Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP
Education: Stanford University, J.D., graduated 1980
Location: San Francisco, CA
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