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Evan Buhler

Startup Attorney + COO at Virgil

Los Angeles, California

Overview 

Evan Buhler is currently serving as the Startup Attorney and COO at Virgil while also holding the role of Managing Partner and GC at Talok Capital. With a Doctor of Law degree earned summa cum laude from the University of California, Irvine School of Law, his career highlights include serving as a Judicial Fellow to the Honorable Charles R. Breyer at the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and working as a Corporate Attorney at Sidley Austin LLP.

Work Experience 

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Talok Capital

  • Venture Investor

    2024 - Current

    Investing in superintelligence, sustainability + space exploration.

GC

Generative Counsel

  • Startup Lawyer

    2023

    Lawyer for innovators, including: Telgorithm (https://www.telgorithm.com), Nine98 (https://www.nine98.io), Meyers Manx (https://meyersmanx.com), Trousdale Ventures (https://trousdale.vc), Cognitive Ventures (https://www.cognitive-ventures.com) + Alchemy (https://www.alchemy.com). Also co-founded an AI-powered law firm + back-office for startups (Virgil) during this time.

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AngelList

  • Consultant

    2023 - 2023

    Product and operations for AngelList Equity (cap table software).

AngelList is a U.S. website for startups, angel investors, and job-seekers looking to work at startups.

Raised $170,200,000.00 from Beyond Capital, FJ Labs, Nomad Ventures, Kyle Tibbitts, Angel Collective Opportunity Fund, Sprint Vc, Ride Home Fund, Palumni VC, Vishal Rao and Tiger Global Management.

angellist.com
F&

Fenwick & West

  • Startup Lawyer

    2021 - 2023

    Outside general counsel for early-stage startups. Representative clients included: Sanas AI (https://www.sanas.ai), Nylas (https://www.nylas.com/), Kentik (https://www.kentik.com), Sceye (https://sceye.com) + more.

Fenwick & West provides legal advisory services that focus on the high-tech and life sciences industries.

fenwick.com
UD

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

  • Judicial Fellow to the Honorable Charles R. Breyer

    2020 - 2021

    Mass opioids litigation + breach of contract (class-action) adjudication.

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Sidley Austin LLP

  • Corporate Lawyer

    2019 - 2020

    Tech transactions, venture financings, hostile takeover defense, litigation. Representative clients included: Meta (https://www.meta.com), Salesforce (https://www.salesforce.com), The RealReal (https://www.therealreal.com), Antler (https://www.antler.co) + more.

Sidley is a law firm providing legal advising services for businesses.

sidley.com
AL

Anti-Defamation League

  • Law Clerk

    2018 - 2018

    First Amendment policy.

AS

ACLU SoCal

  • Law Clerk

    2017 - 2017

    Impact litigation.

Various Startups

  • Generalist

    2014 - 2016

    Operations for consumer electronics and SaaS companies.

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