Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment
USA Guide 2024 : Massachusetts
Band 3
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+1 617 248 5000About
Provided by Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Choate has extensive experience counseling venture capital investors and high-growth companies, primarily in the technology, life sciences, and healthcare industries. We represent investors in the full range of company stages, from Seed and Series A financings, to later stage growth equity financings and cross-over rounds prior to IPO. Our lawyers also support entrepreneurs on virtually all matters impacting their businesses from company formation and financing, to patent portfolio strategy, licensing and collaboration, to liquidity events.
Choate’s deep legal and industry knowledge is enhanced by our intellectual property specialists with strong scientific and engineering expertise. The firm is known for having a particular acumen in complex markets, including big data and analytics, cloud computing, cybersecurity, fintech, health IT, IoT, mobility, open source, PaaS, robotics, and software development and licensing.
Clients who partner with us get the advantage of extensive partner-led experience, true teamwork and an entrepreneurial culture that transform disruptive ideas into successful businesses.
Chambers Review
Choate Hall & Stewart LLP has a well-developed Massachusetts-based venture capital practice. The team robustly handles matters for venture capital firms in their seed and early-stage investments. It is adept at handling issues concerning the technology, life sciences and medical devices sectors.
Work Highlights
- Choate Hall & Stewart LLP represented Bain Capital Life Sciences in its Series B investment into Alkeus Pharmaceuticals.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team has a detailed knowledge of the space."
"Choate Hall has an amazing depth of talent."
"The team has a detailed knowledge of the space."
"Choate Hall has an amazing depth of talent."
Notable Practitioners
Brian Lenihan acts for both private equity and venture capital firms on financing transactions, with notable expertise in the technology sector. He also offers nice expertise in advising Canadian clients on cross-border investment mandates.
"Brian is a great lawyer."
Brian Goldstein provides counsel to emerging organizations on early stage financings and restructurings. His client stem from the technology and life sciences sectors.
"Brian is an awesome quarterback in deals."
Ranked Lawyers at
Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Massachusetts