John P. Broadhurst - Lawyer in San Francisco, CA

Mr. Broadhurst, a partner in the Firms Corporate Department, was one of the Firms first associates, joining it in1978 after graduating from Stanford Law School with honors. He became a partner in 1985.

He began his practice counseling clients on all types of business transactions, including acquisitions, venturecapital financings, public offerings and intellectual property matters. Over time, his practice has focusedincreasingly on counseling clients in the financial services industry, principally investment advisory firms.

Mr. Broadhurst helped a number of highly successful money managers form hedge funds in the 1980s. Theseefforts, together with the services they provided to more traditional investment advisory firms, enabled them toestablish a national reputation as a leading firm in this industry. Partners Carolyn Reiser, Neil Koren, Jim Frolikand Christina Hamilton who joined the firm in 1994, 1999, 2000 and 2002 respectively, have also focused theirpractices in this area, enabling this practice group to continue to expand and thrive.

Mr. Broadhurst counsels his investment advisory clients on a wide variety of issues, including the formation andoperation of investment advisory firms, investment limited partnerships, offshore funds and other investmentvehicles, employee compensation and regulatory compliance. He continues to be listed in the International WhosWho of Private Funds Lawyers which features only the foremost practitioners, and in The Best Lawyers inAmerica since 2006.