Orrick Collaborates with Stripe to Help Emerging Market Entrepreneurs

June.11.2016

Orrick has partnered with our client, the online payments platform Stripe, to launch the startup toolkit Stripe Atlas.

Stripe Atlas enables founders around the world to more easily grow their businesses online. It provides entrepreneurs with a Stripe account, a bank account at Silicon Valley Bank, a tax ID number, incorporation as a U.S. business entity, Amazon Web Services tools and resources, tax guidance from PwC and legal advice from Orrick. Orrick also provided Stripe Atlas with standard incorporation documents to help companies get started on a solid foundation.

On March 18, Stripe announced that Atlas would be offered to entrepreneurs in Cuba—a landmark move to foster the exchange of ideas between Cuba and the United States that was cited in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s fact sheet on economic development in Cuba.

John Bautista led the Orrick research and development team that collaborated with Stripe’s in-house legal team on Stripe Atlas. For his work on this project, John was honored as Client Service Innovator of the Year by The Recorder and Legaltech News at the 2016 Innovation Awards.

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John Bautista Partner

San Francisco; Santa Monica; Silicon Valley

John focuses his practice on advising emerging companies and investors, and represents both public and private high-tech and life sciences companies in many areas, including corporate and securities law, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, public company representation and technology licensing.

The Recorder named John the “2019 Innovator of the Year” for his work as the chief lawyer on the Long-Term Stock Exchange, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission-approved exchange designed to change the paradigm of traditional stock markets by rewarding entrepreneurs and investors committed to long-term business strategies. Financial Times recognized John as one of the Top 10 Most Innovative Individuals of the Year in 2017, calling him “one of the most influential lawyers in the technology ecosystem of Silicon Valley.” He is ranked Band 2 by Chambers USA California, for Venture Capital and Chambers USA Nationwide, ranked him Band 3 for Startups & Emerging Companies.

John is a Board member and co-founder of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, which is creating a new stock exchange for public companies supporting long-term investors, as well as an advisor and co-founder of Clerky.com, a company automating legal work for early-stage companies. He is also recognized for his work with Y Combinator companies.

Prior to joining Orrick, John was a founding attorney of Venture Law Group and served on the Executive Committee. John previously practiced at Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati. John also served as Mayor of the City of Cupertino, California and a council member from 1993-1997, where he helped build important public partnerships, including with Apple Computer, the Mid-Peninsula Open Space Preserve, and San Jose and California Water Companies.

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