David Fronckowiak
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)
Baker & McKenzie LLP is a member of Baker & McKenzie International.