Mahfouz Basith is an associate at Legal Scale, where his practice focuses on the representation of private equity sponsors, venture capital funds, angel investors, entrepreneurs and emerging growth companies. He also assists with general corporate work for his clients.

Before joining Legal Scale, Mahfouz was an associate general counsel at a late-stage tech startup. Prior to moving in-house, Mahfouz worked at Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP in their Silicon Valley office, and at Cooley LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP in their New York City offices.

Mahfouz holds a J.D. from Columbia Law School and a B.A. degree in Political Science from Columbia University. He is admitted to the bar in New York and California. Mahfouz is based in New York City.