Alisa Won

Partner

San Francisco
awon@sideman.com
415.733.3969
415.392.0827

Alisa Won

Areas of Focus

Business

Biography

Ms. Won represents emerging and established companies in financing and merger and acquisition transactions. With emerging companies, Ms. Won helps entrepreneurs form companies and advises on issues regarding their growth such as equity incentives and their financings. With both emerging and established companies, she represents them in buying and selling businesses in transactions ranging from large to small. She regularly counsels senior management and boards of directors on fiduciary, governance, and disclosure issues. When working with entrepreneurs, the executive team and the boards of directors, Ms. Won recognizes that a company’s needs are a priority especially in a transaction and the importance of efficiency from counsel.

Prior to joining Sideman & Bancroft LLP, she was a partner in the corporate department of Winston & Strawn LLP from 2005 to 2011.

Industry Experience: Beauty, Personal Care, Consumer Products and Digital Media

Practice Experience: Emerging Companies, Early Stage and Equity Financings, Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategic Alliances, Corporate Governance

Experience

Beauty and Personal Care Representation Examples

  • Ceremonia
  • CULT Capital
  • DedCool
  • Doré
  • Every Man Jack
  • Fur
  • Henry Rose
  • ILIA Beauty
  • Maison Louis Marie
  • REDO Ventures
  • Sweet Chemistry
  • UBeauty

Financings

  • Representation of Doré, a clean skincare company, in its equity financing
  • Representation of DedCool, a clean fragrance company, in its equity financing
  • Representation of Ceremonia, a clean haircare company, in its equity financing
  • Representation of ILIA Beauty, a clean beauty company, in its financings
  • Representation of Youth To The People, a clean skincare company, in its financings

Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Representation of ILIA Beauty, a clean beauty company, in its sale to Clarins
  • Representation of Youth To The People, a clean skincare company, in its sale to L’Oreal USA

Professional Involvement

Ms. Won is a member of the board of directors of the New Century Chamber Orchestra.

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center 1993
  • University of California, Berkeley 1989

Admissions

  • California

Biography

Ms. Won represents emerging and established companies in financing and merger and acquisition transactions. With emerging companies, Ms. Won helps entrepreneurs form companies and advises on issues regarding their growth such as equity incentives and their financings. With both emerging and established companies, she represents them in buying and selling businesses in transactions ranging from large to small. She regularly counsels senior management and boards of directors on fiduciary, governance, and disclosure issues. When working with entrepreneurs, the executive team and the boards of directors, Ms. Won recognizes that a company’s needs are a priority especially in a transaction and the importance of efficiency from counsel.

Prior to joining Sideman & Bancroft LLP, she was a partner in the corporate department of Winston & Strawn LLP from 2005 to 2011.

Industry Experience: Beauty, Personal Care, Consumer Products and Digital Media

Practice Experience: Emerging Companies, Early Stage and Equity Financings, Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategic Alliances, Corporate Governance

Areas of Focus

Business