Dave Sobota is a Director on the Corporate Development team at Google, which is responsible for Google's acquisitions and strategic investments. He has been involved in many of Google's prominent deals including the acquisitions of YouTube, Android, Slide, Jambool, Grand Central (Google Voice) and Postini as well as Google's investment in Clearwire. Before joining Google, Dave spent eight years as an M&A and corporate/securities lawyer at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Venture Law Group. Before law school, Dave spent three years as a CPA at KMPG in Washington, DC. Dave received a JD from the University of Chicago and a BS in Business Administration from Georgetown University.