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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 

SS

Stealth Startup

  • General Counsel // COO

    2025 - Current

    Software to supercharge international talent migration.

TC

Talok Capital

  • Founder // General Partner

    2023

    Early-stage venture capital investing. Portfolio: xAI (https://x.ai), Parafin (https://www.parafin.com), MGx (https://www.magueyexchange.com), Yellowpad AI (https://yellowpad.ai) + more.

GC

Generative Counsel

  • Startup Lawyer

    2023

    In-house counsel for innovators. Including: Nine98 (https://www.nine98.io), Meyers Manx (https://meyersmanx.com), Trousdale Ventures (https://trousdale.vc), Alchemy (https://www.alchemy.com) + more. Co-founded an AI-powered law firm + back-office for startups (Virgil) during this time. Also worked as a consultant for AngelList Equity.

F&

Fenwick & West

  • Startup Lawyer

    2021 - 2023

    Outside general counsel to early-stage startups. Represented: Sanas AI (https://www.sanas.ai), Nylas (https://www.nylas.com), Kentik (https://www.kentik.com), Sceye (https://sceye.com) + many 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

    Helped the judge interpret federal law. Mass opioids + class-action (breach of contract) litigation.

SA

Sidley Austin LLP

  • Corporate Lawyer

    2019 - 2020

    Tech transactions, venture financings, hostile takeover defense, litigation + more. Represented: 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.

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