David Schellhase is Of Counsel to Sullivan & Cromwell. He is resident in the Firm’s Palo Alto office and focuses on a range of technology-related and business issues.
David has more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry and most recently served as the General Counsel of Slack Technologies, Inc. While at Slack, David oversaw the company’s 2019 direct stock listing IPO. Prior to that, he served as Chief Operating Officer at Honest Work Corporation, a software company that was acquired by Twitter, Inc. He also previously served as General Counsel and then Strategic Advisor at Groupon, Inc. and for more than eight years as General Counsel of Salesforce, Inc. where he guided both companies through successful IPOs.
Professional Activities and Community Involvement
- Trustee, Junior State of America Foundation
- Board Member, Next Chapter
Publications
- Cited in a Law360 article, “4 Major Concerns on GCs’ Minds for 2023” (January 3, 2023)
