Aarthi Belani, Partner at Baker McKenzie

Today, my guest is Aarthi Belani, a Partner in Baker McKenzie’s Palo Alto office. Aarthi’s practice focuses on M&A and venture deals in the tech and life sciences arena. She represents strategic acquirers, especially in cross-border deals, emerging growth technology companies, venture capital funds, and corporate venture capital. Aarthi has also represented the sell-side and advised on health care, financial services, and impact investment deals.

Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Aarthi was a partner in the M&A practice of a top-tier international law firm. Prior to that, she was on the in-house legal team covering strategic M&A at Credit Suisse in New York, where she was also a member of the Sustainability Network, a Credit Suisse OneBank (cross-divisional) initiative to develop impact investment products. Aarthi holds a JD from NYU School of Law and a BA from Stanford University.