Lindsey S. Mignano

CONTACT LINDSEY
Office: (415) 228-0480
Mobile: (650) 796-0895
Email: lindsey@ssm.legal

Lindsey S. Mignano represents emerging and small businesses in the Bay Area. She provides businesses with counseling and transactional services, including business formation and expansion into US markets, M&A, commercial contracts/technology transactions, and venture financing matters.

Prior to launching SSM, Lindsey practiced law in the San Francisco office of an international law firm. Lindsey has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers every year since 2016, an honor awarded to only 2.5% of attorneys under the age of 40.

Separate from her law practice, Lindsey speaks often about diversity issues in the fields of law, tech, and venture. In 2023, Lindsey founded Venture Betches and Syndicate Betches, a venture fund of fund and real estate syndicate fund of fund, respectively. Both embody a social justice mission to bring investment opportunities to historically underrepresented accredited limited partners who identify as female and/or BIPOC/minorities, and fund other venture or real estate syndicate funds led by historically underrepresented general/managing partners who identify as female and/or BIPOC/minorities.

EDUCATION

J.D., UC Law San Francisco fka Hastings College of the Law, 2010
B.A., Feminist Studies, Stanford University, 2007
H.S.D., Iolani School, 2003

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

Stanford Alumni Association's Women's Impact Network:
- Board of Directors (2021 through present)
  - Co-Chair (2023 through present)
Bar Association of San Francisco:
- Barristers Board of Directors (2019-2022)
  - Secretary (2019-2020)
  - President-Elect (2020-2021)
  - President (2021-2022)
- Barristers Solo and Small Firm Section Executive Committee
  - Chair (2017-2018)
  - Member (2017 - present)
- Bar Association of San Francisco 2020 Audit Committee
- Bar Association of San Francisco 2021 Diversity Legal Pipeline Advisor
- Bar Association of San Francisco 2021 Board Development and Strategic Planning Committee
- Bar Association of San Francisco 2023 Board Nominating Committee
- Bar Association of San Francisco 2023 Barristers Board Nominating Committee
Santa Clara County Bar Association:
- Executive Committee for the Real Property and Business Law Section (2023 through present)
Mini Cat Town, Inc.:
- Board of Directors (2018 through present)
Junior League of San Francisco, Inc.:
- Sustainer Council
  - Communications Chair (2019-2020)
  - Sustainer (2019 through present)
- Communications Coordinator (2018-2019)
- General Meetings & Merchandising Chair (2016-2017)

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Rising Star 2016 through present by Super Lawyers
Wendy Hayward Distinguished Member of the Year Award 2019 by The Junior League of San Francisco, Inc.
Outstanding Barristers Award 2017 by The Bar Association of San Francisco
Outstanding New Leader 2015 by DRI Women in the Law

PAST SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

ADMISSIONS

California