Zachary Lerner is a father, husband, golfer, skier and startup attorney. He holds an undergraduate degree in Biological Basis of Behavior from the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated magna cum laude. His position as a research assistant investigating the properties of glial brain cells during his senior year at Penn left him with an appreciation for what it’s like to work at the cutting edge of technology. After his undergraduate years, Zachary earned his J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law. He served as an articles editor with Kansas Law Review during law school and earned membership into the Order of the Coif and Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society.

Zachary began his legal career in San Francisco as an associate in the Transactions Department of O’Melveny & Myers LLP, where he gained experience in a variety of corporate transactions, ranging from secured credit facilities, mergers and acquisitions, public securities offerings, restructurings and bankruptcies. He later joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., a multinational law firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, where his practice focused on debt finance for venture-backed companies and other corporate finance transactions.

In 2014, Zachary founded Lerner Venture Law to support startups and entrepreneurs as a solo practitioner. Zachary strives to deliver “big firm” style legal representation to startups and entrepreneurs at small firm rates. The firm was initially headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico and now focuses on representation of clients based in New Mexico or Oregon. Zachary is member of the State Bars of California, Oregon and New Mexico.