Caroline Cherkassky

Partner

Direct Voice/Fax/Text: 818.444.4540

Email: ccherkassky@stubbsalderton.com

Caroline Cherkassky is a Partner of the firm.

Caroline’s practice focuses on advising venture capital firms, angel investors and emerging growth, development stage, and middle market companies on a variety of matters, including venture capital and other financings, employee compensation, securities laws compliance, technology transactions, mergers and acquisitions, stockholder agreements, equity incentive plans, corporate governance, and other general corporate matters. She regularly serves as outside general counsel to early-stage companies and also advises executives regarding employment and compensation matters. Caroline is a frequent speaker on fundraising essentials for emerging growth companies.

Practice & Experience

HelloTech in its Series A financing, its acquisition of Geekatoo, and general corporate matters;
Netki, Inc. in its Series Seed financing and general corporate matters;
Consortia Health Holdings, Inc. in its Series A financing and general corporate matters;
Morpheus Ventures in various investments including its Series B investment in Bridg, Inc. and its Series A investment in Tagnos, Inc.;
Atomico in various investments including its Series D investment in MasterClass its Series C investment in Clutter Inc.;
Colle Capital Partners in various investments including its Series A and Series B investments in Sensydia Corporation;
Malauzai Software in various venture financings and its sale to Finastra.

Education, Admissions And Accolades

B.A. in Economics from Stanford University
J.D. from Stanford Law School.
Admitted to practice law in the State of California.

Speaker at Plugin South LA’s Digital & Beyond in LA – 2017
Speaker at Preccelerator – Fundraising Essentials: Term Sheets 101

Speaker at UCLA Law School’s “Law & Entrepreneurship” Conference, 2018

Insights & Features

Caroline Cherkassky Featured in LABJ's Article, "VCs Defend PPP Use by Companies"

Caroline Cherkassky, Partner in SA&M’s Venture Capital & Emerging Growth Practice, was featured in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s article “VCs Defend PPP Use by...

PRACTICES:
Corporate & Business Matters COVID-19 Client Resources Insights Venture Capital & Emerging Growth

Attorneys:
Caroline Cherkassky

False Claims Act - Guidance for SBA PPP Loan Applicants

To assist small businesses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress established the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) under the CARES Act, with $700 billion...

PRACTICES:
Business Litigation COVID-19 Client Resources Insights

Attorneys:
Michael A. Sherman, Caroline Cherkassky, Daniel A. Rozansky, Neil Elan