Fenwick capital markets partner Chelsea Anderson has been named a Law360 Rising Star of 2025, an elite honor for top attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.
Chief among those was Chelsea’s long-running working relationship with Smartsheet Inc., which culminated in Smartsheet's $8.4 billion acquisition by a private equity consortium.
“I'd been working with Smartsheet for several years," she told Law360. "I started working on their public company reporting and deal streams as an associate in 2019, and it was really cool getting to go through that process with them and see them through this exit.”
Another highlight of Chelsea’s recent deal work was her role advising Redfin in its $1.75 billion acquisition by Rocket Companies.
“Getting to work with a team that's so passionate about their company and their mission and feels so strongly that this is the right deal for them was something really special, and certainly inspired us, as well,” she said.
"I really love that I get to be a business partner with our clients, and that means both helping them strategically plan [and] also reacting to challenging circumstances or news that comes out," she said. "It's really rewarding, for me, to be the person who can help bring clarity and solutions to different situations. That's really what keeps me coming back every day."
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