Alto Founder, Bill Pierznik, Becomes Jive Software General Counsel

As of May 1, 2011, alto founder and managing partner, Bill Pierznik, left to join one of our most exciting clients, Jive Software, as general counsel.  This is a terrific opportunity for Bill and, while we’ll certainly miss him, we wish both him and Jive the best of luck and look forward to continuing to assist Jive as primary commercial counsel for the largest and fastest growing independent Social Business Software company in the world.  Backed by venture capital titans Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, Jive is based in Palo Alto, California, with offices in Portland, Oregon, and has raised over $57 million.  Bill’s challenges at Jive will include managing its growing in-house legal team.

Bill founded alto law group in early 2006 and has been an attorney for more than ten years, assisting small and emerging companies.  He was an integral part of the alto team and we thank him for his tireless efforts in building something special.  While alto exists because of Bill’s efforts, we remain committed to continuing to provide the same top-quality legal services to both emerging and established clients at competitive rates.