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Asher M Rubin

Asher M Rubin

USA 2026

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Ranked in 3 practice areas

About

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Practice Areas

ASHER RUBIN is co-leader of Sidley’s global Technology and Life Sciences Transactions practice. He advises publicly held and private companies across the life sciences life cycle, venture capital and private equity funds, and academic medical centers on transactional matters within all segments of the life sciences industry. Asher provides legal counsel and strategic advice on licensing, collaboration, joint venture, and merger and acquisition transactions. Additionally, Asher has extensive experience in capital raising, including venture capital financing, public financing, including IPOs, secondary offerings and PIPE transactions, and royalty-based financing. Asher regularly advises public and private life sciences company boards of directors on matters related to corporate governance. He advises clients and has deal experience that includes the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Asher provides practical guidance to CEOs, CFOs, GCs, and other executives on their everyday legal matters, which include board governance, compensation, and employment matters. He regularly serves as a senior advisor to C-level executives and in-house counsel and as an outside general counsel for clients with limited in-house resources.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Corporate/M&A - Maryland

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Asher Rubin regularly represents technology and life sciences companies in complex transactions including IPOs, financings and acquisitions.

Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial - USA - Nationwide

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial
Asher Rubin concentrates on IP-driven transactions undertaken on behalf of public and private corporations, private equity and venture capital funds and medical research institutions.

Startups & Emerging Companies - USA - Nationwide

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Asher Rubin represents a range of clients in the life and biomedical sciences sector in early-series venture investments.

Strengths

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  • He has tremendous industry experience and as a result, he has all this deal knowledge that he can draw on in a particular situation. He's also was very helpful in providing practical advice while being mindful of costs.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA
  • Asher Rubin is excellent.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA
  • He has tremendous gravitas. I don't think I ever saw him flustered.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA

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