Startups & Emerging Companies
USA Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
Band 3
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+1 415 268 7000About
Provided by Morrison Foerster
Morrison & Foerster is a global law firm with a leading startup, emerging company, venture capital, and institutional funding practice. For decades, we’ve assisted companies and their investors at every stage of the business lifecycle–from initial formation and financings, through late-stage financings and exits. In the last five years, we’ve helped clients in raising or deploying more than $32 billion of venture capital, and in closing over 40 initial public offerings, as well as hundreds of mergers and acquisitions with an aggregate transactional value in excess of $600 billion.
Our attorneys understand the complex technologies at the heart of our clients’ businesses. Our industry knowledge allows us to represent emerging growth companies and investors in cutting-edge areas of technology, including software, virtual reality, e-commerce, cybersecurity, data analytics, autonomous vehicles, robotics, drones, and more. We also remain at the forefront of working with emerging companies and investors focused on life sciences, media, clean technology, social enterprise and impact investing, AgTech, and FinTech.
Our global team operates from an established position of strength across the United States, Europe, and Asia, facilitating investment across borders. Our global footprint provides access to foreign investment capital and breadth of experience with company sales development and expansion within the regulatory schemes in these markets.
Chambers Review
Morrison Foerster handles the full spectrum of transactional work throughout the development of startups, across such diverse technology subsectors as renewable energy and life sciences. The team is notable for its strong investor-side practice, both within the USA and internationally, with a unique focus in the area of impact investing.
Work Highlights
- Morrison Foerster advised Verkada on its $205m Series D financing.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team is able to guide clients through very complex issues."
"Its practitioners are always very responsive and look out for the company's best interests."
"The group is very commercial and sophisticated when handling complex matters."
"The team is able to guide clients through very complex issues."
"Its practitioners are always very responsive and look out for the company's best interests."
"The group is very commercial and sophisticated when handling complex matters."
Notable Practitioners
Michael Glaser's venture capital practice centers around fundraising work with hi-tech industries. His clients include software producers and financial organizations.
"He's an excellent lawyer."
Murray Indick guides emerging companies through their life cycle as well as acting for notable venture capital investors.
"He's an amazing lawyer."
"Murray is exceptional - he has vast and deep experience."
"He's practical in his approach, responsive and very experienced."