Gregory T. Davidson is a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's Palo Alto office and Co-Chair of the firm's Emerging Technologies Practice Group.  Mr. Davidson's corporate practice includes extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, including tender offers and hostile takeovers, private equity, joint ventures, corporate finance and general business law matters.

Mr. Davidson represents venture capitalists, corporate strategic investors and angel investors, as well as companies, in connection with private placements of equity and debt.  He also represents start-up and emerging growth companies in all aspects of their corporate legal requirements. 

In 2006, Mr. Davidson represented Intel in connection with its $600 million investment in Clearwire, a WiMAX company, in what was the largest ever venture capital transaction.  In 2007, he represented MTC Holdings, a port terminal operator, in connection with its acquisition by American International Group's (AIG's) Highstar private equity fund. 

In addition to co-chairing the Emerging Technologies Practice Group, Mr. Davidson is a member of each of Gibson, Dunn's Corporate Transactions, M&A, Capital Markets, and Private Equity Practice Groups.  His work also has included significant executive compensation and equity plan matters.

Mr. Davidson joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in 1988 after earning his law degree from the University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall).  He received his Bachelor's degree with distinction in political science and economics from Stanford University in 1985.  Mr. Davidson worked for four years in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's Orange County office before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area.  He is a member of the Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities of the American Bar Association Section of Business Law.  He also is a member of the Board of Directors of United Way Silicon Valley.