S David Goldenberg
VLP Law Group, LLP • San Francisco, CA
Mergers AcquisitionsCorporate GovernanceGeneral PracticePersonal Injury
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Contact
Email
Phone
(415) 942-1619
Address
246 Texas Street, San Francisco, CA, 94107-2429, US
Professional
About
S. David Goldenberg is a distinguished Founding Partner at VLP Law Group, LLP, located in San Francisco, CA. With extensive expertise in corporate governance, general practice, and personal injury law, Mr. Goldenberg has cultivated a remarkable career that spans various aspects of corporate representation. His practice encompasses corporate formation, financing, venture capital transactions, technology transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and intellectual property matters. Before establishing VLP, Mr. Goldenberg co-founded and served as a partner at Lion Tech Law, a boutique law firm in San Francisco. He also held the role of General Counsel at Mediabolic, Inc., a leading embedded entertainment software company in Silicon Valley, where he managed all legal operations for nearly three years. His responsibilities included overseeing sales and business development transactions, negotiating over 75 licensing agreements with industry giants such as Intel, Motorola, Sony, and Cisco/Linksys, as well as navigating complex financing issues and the eventual sale of the company to Macrovision, Inc. Prior to his tenure at Mediabolic, Mr. Goldenberg practiced law at Morrison & Foerster, one of the nation’s top law firms, for nearly seven years. During his time there, he successfully handled a diverse range of transactions, including venture capital financings, IPOs, SEC compliance, and mergers and acquisitions, with deal sizes ranging from $6 million to $1.9 billion. He provided counsel to publicly traded companies on matters of corporate governance, stock options, executive compensation, and stock exchange listings. Mr. Goldenberg graduated from Stanford Law School in 1996, serving as the Chair (Managing Editor) of the Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance. He earned his bachelor's degree with honors from Stanford University, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. A member of the State Bar of California, S. David Goldenberg is committed to providing expert legal guidance and strategic solutions for his clients across various sectors.
About Mergers Acquisitions Law
M&A attorneys handle complex business transactions including mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. They guide companies through due diligence and deal structuring. Common matters include mergers, acquisitions, due diligence, deal structuring.
Credentials
Education
1996 Stanford Law School JD/MBA - Juris Doctorate and MBA 1993 Stanford University AB - Honors
Languages
French
Recognition & Involvement
Awards
2017 AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell 2011 Rising Star, SuperLawyers 1993 Phi Beta Kappa, The Key Society
Publications
2013 The Recorder Virtual Law Offices 2013 San Francisco Business Times Virtual - Before Virtual Was Cool 2013 Portfolio Media (Law360) Law 360 Q&A with David Goldenberg 2011 Peer to Peer Magazine The Reality of a Virtual Law Firm 2010 The Corporate Counsel Interview on Virtual Law Firms
Associations
1996 - Present California Bar Association Attorney
Speaking
2012 NALP 2012 Conference Lessons and Benefits of New Models of Legal Practice 2007 Design Theory Class Intellectual Property for the Designer 2006 Meeting Intellectual Property for the Woodworker 2004 Meeting Intellectual Property for the Woodworker
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Updated: Jun 08, 2026