John Buttrick spent 15 years as a corporate lawyer at Davis Polk & Wardwell before joining Union Square Ventures, where he focuses on the firm's later-stage fund and growth investments rather than early-stage deals. He uses his legal background to handle complex cap table structures and governance work, often appearing on specialized podcasts to walk through equity architecture and dilution dynamics. John Buttrick spent 15 years as a corporate lawyer at Davis Polk & Wardwell before joining Union Square Ventures, where he focuses on the firm's later-stage fund and growth investments rather than early-stage deals. He uses his legal background to handle complex cap table structures and governance work, often appearing on specialized podcasts to walk through equity architecture and dilution dynamics.