• Review clients’ business plans and meet with founding teams to assist them in identifying their key strengths and weaknesses before approaching financing sources and other potential strategic partners;
• Help clients identify advantageous financing sources and assist with introductions to those sources when appropriate;
• Facilitate clients’ transfer of intellectual property from founders, universities and other third parties in light of their business models, organizational needs and strategic direction;
• Assist clients in structuring the commercialization of their products or services, striving first to understand and appreciate the intricacies of each client’s particular product or service; and
• Attend board meetings and offer advice and assistance in forming and maintaining an effective board of directors during a company's initial phases and beyond.

We help our clients navigate nearly all aspects of their life cycle (from pre-organization, to formation, to raising start-up capital, through various financings, acquisitions and other transactions, to a sale, public offering or other exit event). We advise clients on financing strategies and manage and implement a myriad of financing transactions -- from venture capital and mezzanine private placements; to initial and follow-on public offerings; to PIPES deals, Rule 144A transactions, convertible debenture and Regulation S placements.

Our corporate transactional attorneys have represented technology-based and high-growth businesses in numerous industries and fields, including information technology, life sciences, medical devices, healthcare, retail, finance, energy, and manufacturing. We understand how companies are formed, financed, grown and taken public, merged or acquired. Our attorneys work together to combine corporate, securities, compensation and benefits and intellectual property experience with a practical understanding of an emerging company’s business needs.

Particular areas in which we regularly advise our clients include:

• Angel Financings
• Venture Financings
• Initial Public Offerings
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Intellectual Property Protection, Development and Commercialization
• Trademarks, Trade Secrets, Copyrights & Licensing
• Day-to-day Corporate Matters
• SEC Filings and Compliance
• Corporate Governance
• Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
• Outsourcing Transactions
• Commercial Contracting
• Negotiating Partnerships
• Executive Compensation Plans
• Employment Matters (ESOPs, Stock Option Plans, Equity Compensation)
• International Expansion (Locations, Multinational Partnerships)
• Tax Planning and Resolution
• Structuring Transactions