• Our Purpose
  • Overview
  • Our Approach
  • Core Values
• Our People

  Daniel Appelman Ann Collins Bill Graves Daniel Hansen Joseph Helmers Sheila Maguire John Montgomery Jonathan Noble Gale McAllister Brianna Richardson

• Our Practices

  Corporate and Securities Financing Transactions Intellectual Property and Technology Transactions Venture Fund Representation Mergers & Acquisitions

John is committed to accelerating the growth and success of his clients' businesses using a blueprint distilled from working with some of Silicon Valley's most successful, venture capital financed companies. John works primarily with high potential entrepreneurial teams and applies the law to help them realize their visions. John also assists clients in mergers and acquisitions and has helped his clients buy and sell businesses in transactions involving companies like Cisco, Intuit and Google. John's experience in having closed hundreds of M&A transactions empowers his clients to focus on the critical process of integrating the businesses and their people to ensure a successful outcome. John also advises established companies on improving their corporate governance in alignment with the principles of Conscious Capitalism.

In addition to being a frequent speaker on venture capital at such forums as the Future Salon, Haas School of Business and NexGen, he also leads continuing legal education programs about the process of raising venture capital. See https://www.cognistar.com/MontHansen/.

Having practiced corporate law in Silicon Valley since 1984, John has represented clients in connection with venture capital financings, public offerings and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to co-founding M&H, John was the co-chairman of the venture capital practice at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, LLP. Earlier in his career, John was a corporate attorney at Baker & McKenzie, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and The Cooper Companies.

John holds a B.A. from Stanford University and a J.D. from Northwestern College of Law, Lewis & Clark College.