David Fronckowiak

David Fronckowiak

Associate
Baker & McKenzie LLP

Biography

David Fronckowiak is a senior associate in Baker McKenzie’s Transactional Practice Group in San Francisco. His practice covers public and private company mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, private equity and strategic investments, joint ventures, and corporate governance matters. As a member of the Firm, David has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in M&A in 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.

Practice Focus

David represents public and private companies in mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of companies and assets and in joint ventures. He also represents venture capital/private equity funds and companies seeking venture capital/private equity investors.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advised Synaptics Incorporated in its sale to ON Semiconductor Corporation.
  • Advised Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in various US and ex-US acquisitions.
  • Advised ServiceNow, Inc. in various ex-US acquisitions.
  • Advised Datadog, Inc. in various US acquisitions.
  • Advised Google LLC in various US and ex-US acquisitions.
  • Advised Wood Partners in its sale of a minority interest in the company to ITOCHU Corporation.
  • Advised Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. in its minority investment in Alliance Residential Company.
  • Advised Sumitomo Chemical Company in its acquisition of Asia Union Electronic Chemical Corporation.
  • Advised Calera Capital in various US acquisitions and investments.
  • Advised 65 Equity Partners in its investment in Kendra Scott.
  • Advised Wilbur-Ellis Holdings, Inc. in the combination of its Connell Bros. life sciences and specialty chemicals business with Advent International-backed, Caldic B.V.
  • Advised Nipro Medical Corporation in various US acquisitions and investments.
  • Advised Hitachi High-Tech Corporation in various US acquisitions and investments.
  • Advised Nichirei Food in its minority investment in Shinmei Foods U.S.A. Corporation.
  • Advised Tourism Holdings Limited in various acquisitions, joint ventures, equity investments and financing matters.
  • Advised Konica Minolta in its acquisition of Ambry Genetics.
  • Advised Enad Global 7 (fka, Toadman Interactive) in its acquisition of Petrol Advertising.

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • California Bar Association

Admissions

  • North Carolina~United States (2022)
  • California~United States (2018)

Education

  • George Washington University Law School (JD High Honors, Order of the Coif) (2018)
  • University of California, Berkeley (BA Political Science) (2011)