Giving Back Throughout the Year – Louis Lehot and L2 Counsel, P.C. Highlight Charitable Organizations
L2 Counsel, led by Silicon Valley corporate law attorney Louis Lehot, works with the Silicon Valley business community at all levels of growth, from garage to global (#garagetoglobal). As the founders who hail from all over the world, we support charities that do important work to help those in need.
In this season of giving, we are pleased to highlight charities supported by our lawyers this year:
Caring for Cambodia (CFC) is changing the future of Cambodia, one child at a time. CFC currently works with over 6,800 children from preschool through high school, equipping them with the tools they need to lift their families out of poverty.
Doctors without Borders, or “Medecins sans Frontieres,” is an independent, global movement providing medical aid where it’s needed most, based on principles of independence, neutrality and impartiality.
EHP’s mission is to provide compassionate, dignified and practical assistance to families and individuals experiencing economic and personal hardship. We offer material help, support services, and advocacy for our neighbors in need, in a challenging and rapidly changing environment.
Equal Justice America is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation established in 1993. EJA has become a national leader in providing opportunities for law students to work with organizations that deliver civil legal services to those most in need. Our efforts expose a new generation of future lawyers to the urgency of pro bono assistance to our most vulnerable citizens. Students at more than 80 law schools now have the opportunity to take part in the Equal Justice America Fellowship Program.
Friends of Soccer Dreamers Brazil
The mission of Friends of Soccer Dreamers, Brazil, Inc. (FSD-Brazil) is to offer boys and girls in Brazil a sense of empowerment, self-confidence, physical, mental and educational development through the practice of soccer.
Goodwill of Southern California
Since 1916, Goodwill Southern California has transformed the lives of individuals with disabilities and disadvantages, providing them greater independence, self-sufficiency, dignity and purpose.
Home of Hope is a 501(c)(3) California based nonprofit organization. HOH nurtures the truly underprivileged, most destitute and disabled children, with a loving, caring home and hope, for a safe and secure future.
Law Foundation of Silicon Valley.
The Law Foundation of Silicon Valley uses innovative legal advocacy as a tool for social change. LFSV works tirelessly to ensure that every person in our thriving region is granted the same rights and legal access.
Palo Alto Partners in Education
Palo Alto Partners in Education (PiE) is the only non-profit educational foundation devoted exclusively to raising money for all Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) schools, and the only foundation dedicated to raising funds to pay for PAUSD teachers and staff.
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley.
Founded in 1974, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is one of the largest food banks in the nation and a trusted nonprofit leader in ending local hunger. The organization distributes nutritious groceries through a network of more than 300 partners at drive-thru and walk-up sites across Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) 11-99 Foundation was established in 1982 by philanthropist, Bob Weinberg, to provide emergency benefits and assistance to CHP employees and their families and scholarships to their children. “11-99” is the radio code used by CHP officers and dispatchers, meaning “officer needs assistance”.
uAspire is a nonprofit organization ensuring that all young people have the financial information and resources necessary to find an affordable path to and through college. uAspire’s singular focus is on college affordability and removing financial barriers so that every student has an equitable opportunity to graduate from college and succeed in life.uAspire believes a college degree—and the opportunities it brings—should be affordable to all.
YCS’s mission is to bridge the gap in our Silicon Valley communities through youth service.
About L2 Counsel, P.C. and Louis Lehot
Louis Lehot is the founder of L2 Counsel, P.C., an elite boutique law firm based in Silicon Valley designed to serve entrepreneurs, innovative companies, and investors with sound legal strategies and solutions. Louis is a corporate, securities, and M & A lawyer. He helps his clients, whether they be public or private companies, financial sponsors, venture capitalists, investors, or investment banks, in forming, financing, governing, buying, and selling companies. Formerly the co-managing partner of DLA Piper’s Silicon Valley office and co-chair of its leading venture capital and emerging growth company team, Louis is praised by clients, colleagues and industry guides for his business acumen, legal expertise and leadership in Silicon Valley.
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Louis Lehot is a partner and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP, based in the firm’s Silicon Valley, San Francisco and Los Angeles offices, where he is a member of the Private Equity & Venture Capital, M&A and Transactions Practices and the Technology, Health Care, and Energy Industry Teams. Louis focuses his practice on advising entrepreneurs and their management teams, investors and financial advisors at all stages of growth, from garage to global. Louis especially enjoys being able to help his clients achieve hyper-growth, go public and to successfully obtain optimal liquidity events. Prior to joining Foley, Louis was the founder of a Silicon Valley boutique law firm called L2 Counsel.
