Erika Kaneko is an attorney and strategic advisor who helps cofounders break up without taking the company down with them, guiding teams through the equity, governance, and negotiation issues of a cofounder exit with a collaborative approach, not a combative one. As Founder and Principal Attorney at Kaneko Law, she advises business leaders and entrepreneurs through high-stakes cofounder splits alongside a broader corporate practice spanning financings, M&A, and general startup counsel.

With nearly two decades of experience - first as a leadership consultant, and then over a decade as a corporate attorney - Erika has learned that most problems can be fixed, and her job is to help teams figure out how they're going to do it together.

Prior to launching Kaneko Law, Erika guided numerous high-growth clients through IPOs, cross-border transactions, investigations, and compliance matters as an attorney at Cooley and Weil Gotshal. Whether it’s a cofounder departure, a financing or M&A deal, or an AI-drafted contract leaving a client more exposed than they realized, Erika helps clients manage risk as they grow and scale.

Erika holds a J.D. with honors from the University of Michigan Law School and an A.B. with honors from Princeton University. She is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey. When she's not serving as legal counsel, you'll find her at a music festival or around the office with Leeloo, her trusted canine assistant.