Isabella E. Tappin
Associate
Bella Tappin works in our Business Law department as a member of the firm’s Transactions Practice Group in Silicon Valley. She began at Foley as a summer associate in 2024. Her work focuses on venture capital, mergers & acquisitions, and corporate restructuring.
Prior to law school, Bella researched and patented an invention in predictive artificial intelligence. She founded an early-stage company, where she led the company formation, initial rounds of funding, software development, and corporate strategy.
Bella graduated from UC Davis School of Law in 2025. During law school, she worked as a judicial extern for the Sacramento Superior Court and served as a Senior Notes and Comments Editor for the UC Davis Law Review.
Awards and Recognitions
- Reynoso Academic Excellence Award, Trade Secrets
Foley Represents TDK Ventures as Lead Investor in Series A Round for R3 Lithium
Foley & Lardner LLP represented TDK Ventures as a lead investor in the $15 million Series A round for R3 Lithium, the company operating North America’s first commercial-scale lithium carbonate recovery facility.
Foley Represents Riverwood Capital as Lead Investor in $180M Growth Investment in LeapXpert
Foley & Lardner LLP represented Riverwood Capital as the lead investor in the $180 million growth investment in LeapXpert, a leader in governed communication intelligence.
Foley Represents OpenLight in $50M Series A-1 Round
Foley & Lardner LLP represented OpenLight Photonics, the world leader in custom Photonic Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (PASIC) design, in their $50 million Series A-1 fundraising round.
Foley Represents Brazilian Healthtech Startup Mevo in $18M Funding Round
Foley & Lardner LLP represented Mevo, Brazil's leading e-prescription healthtech, in their $18 million funding round led by Prosus. Additional investors included Matrix, Jefferson River, and Floating Point.
Foley Represents Samsung Catalyst as Lead Investor in $50M Funding Round for Normal Computing
Foley & Lardner LLP represented Samsung Catalyst as a lead investor in the $50 million funding round for Normal Computing. Additional investors include Galvanize, Brevan Howard Macro Venture Fund, and ArcTern Ventures, alongside existing investors Celesta Capital, Drive Capital, Eric Schmidt's First Spark Ventures, and Micron Ventures.