Freshfields announced today that Aly Love has joined the firm as an M&A partner based in the Bay Area and will serve as Co-Head of U.S. Tech & Life Sciences M&A. Aly focuses on the technology and life sciences sectors where she has extensive experience advising buyers and sellers through complex M&A transactions. She has successfully represented venture-backed and publicly traded companies in both domestic and cross-border transactions, as well as growth equity and venture capital funds in their investments. U.S. Managing partner Sarah Solum stated, “Aly, alongside our extraordinary Corporate team in the San Francisco Bay Area, will be a perfect fit with clients. Her experience representing pre- and post-IPO companies, as well as her sensitivities to the needs of venture investors and founders, make her a go-to resource for clients in Silicon Valley and around the globe.” Co-Head of U.S. Corporate and M&A Damien Zoubek added, “Aly is a force in the tech M&A community, with an amazing track record serving the venture capital, founder and corporate communities. She is widely regarded as one of the leading transactional lawyers in the Bay Area and we are thrilled she has agreed to join our M&A team. Aly’s experience cuts across the full range of tech and life sciences sectors, including adjacent areas such as media, gaming, cyber security and consumer tech.” Aly noted, “Freshfields has created something very special in California and I’m eager to join this elite U.S. and global M&A platform. The team’s commitment to client service and the breadth of its expertise is the perfect complement to my practice.” Her arrival at Freshfields follows that of a number of other Bay Area-based corporate partners, including Nicole Cadman, Calise Cheng, Denny Kwon and Phillip Stoup.