Venture Capital & Emerging Technology

We guide early-stage and emerging technology companies and their investors through all the stages of development, from initial business formation, through angel or venture capital financing to initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions. We understand the needs of entrepreneurs and early-stage investors, as well as the challenges they face. Drawing on the firm’s broad platform, we offer clients a streamlined approach to meeting their diverse legal needs – a single team that can scale up our services as our clients’ businesses grow or their legal needs change. We regularly advise clients on pressing legal issues, from IP protection and software/IT matters through labor and employment, compensation and tax issues and onto investment, exit and deal completion.

Practical Legal Services for Early-Stage Companies and Investors

• Advise on corporate formation and corporate governance
• Structure equity ownership and compensation arrangements in a tax-efficient manner for entrepreneurs and investors
• Counsel investors on investment strategy and structure
• Advise companies and investors on M&A exit transactions
• Draft and negotiate investment agreements for VC funds and other institutional investors
• Manage and conduct due diligence for investors in early and growth-stage companies
• Counsel clients on the development, protection and enforcement of their patents and trademarks, as well as partnering, technology licensing and acquisition opportunities
• Advise clients on labor and employment issues, employee benefits policies and related issues
• Provide litigation and dispute resolution counseling and services, including proactive advice on minimizing the risk of litigation, as needed
• Help clients plan for and implement financing and exit strategies, from private placements to initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions

Broad Knowledge Relevant to the Emerging Technology World

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To learn more about our Venture Capital & Emerging Technology capabilities, please feel free to reach out to our Venture Capital & Emerging Technology Practice contacts.

 Our Emerging Technology Views Blog

The Emerging Technology Views blog provides entrepreneurs and early stage companies a forum to keep abreast of technology news, trends and strategies to help their business succeed. We cover a variety of topics from business formation to seeking investment, IP protection to labor and employment issues, hot spots of innovation to event highlights and anything in between.