Sarah Solum of Davis Polk & Wardwell had a whirlwind year advising semiconductor test company FormFactor in its purchase of Cascade Microtech; the underwriters on the IPO and follow-on offering for cloud-based spend management platform Coupa; and the underwriters on a $1.07 billion GoDaddy stock offering.

After the events that have rocked Silicon Valley this year, are you more or less hopeful about the prospects for women in the tech industry?