MENTORSHIP COMMITTEE
Welcome to APABA Silicon Valley's Mentorship Committee! We hope that you will become active in mentoring activities with APABA Silicon Valley both to benefit from mentoring and to provide mentoring to younger lawyers. We welcome your input and participation, and hope to see you at upcoming events!
The Mentorship Committee is dedicated to connecting experienced practitioners with law students and new lawyers to provide them with guidance and advice as they develop their careers. To accomplish this goal, the Mentorship Committee created the “family” system where a mix of experienced practitioners, new lawyers and law students are assigned to small groups. The system is designed to allow members to form stronger connections and create a more structured mentorship process. In addition to the “family” system, the Mentorship Committee also sponsors career development workshops and networking events.
For a number of years, the Mentorship Committee has been dedicated to fostering relationships between local bay area law students and attorneys. With the help of Santa Clara University APALSA, the Mentorship Committee has organized mentorship pairings, various networking events and mixers (at least twice a year), as well as has encouraged and helped foster informal gatherings between students and attorneys.
For more information, please contact the co-chairs at mentorship@apabasv.com.
CO-CHAIRS
Rajy Banerjee
Rajy Banerjee serves as a Corporate Counsel at NetApp, specializing in commercial contracts, including software services, SaaS and cloud hybrid agreements data privacy issues, supporting small, midsize and enterprise transactions and privacy matters. Rajy has accumulated valuable experience through her tenure at renowned companies such as Vodafone, Pinterest, and CaptivateIQ, a tech startup. Rajy is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US).
David Gutierrez
David Gutierrez is a 3L at Santa Clara University School of Law. As a law student, he has gained in-house legal experience at companies such as Juniper Networks, Fortinet, and Moveworks. Passionate about the intersection of law and emerging technologies, he aims to support businesses by providing practical, business-focused legal guidance. After law school, he plans to pursue a career in tech transactions and data privacy, helping companies navigate complex legal and regulatory challenges.
Vincent Sheu
Vincent Sheu is a GC and cofounder, advising startups and organizations across a broad range of legal needs. He is the cofounder of a startup in stealth. Previously, Vincent did stints in biglaw (startup/general corporate and litigation/IP), before serving as TPM/GC at a growth gaming company. Vincent earned his JD/MS Computer Science from Stanford, and an Meng Bioengineering & BA Statistics/Molecular & Cell Biology from Cal.
Sam Quach
Sam Quach is an Associate Attorney at Hoge Fenton in San Jose, California, where he advises corporate clients on business disputes, privacy compliance, and ADA accessibility. He represents clients in civil court, mediations, and depositions, and collaborates with in-house legal teams to develop strategies that align with business objectives. Sam earned his J.D. from UC Hastings College of the Law, where he served as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Communications and Entertainment Law Journal.
