Elizabeth Sigety

Practice Areas

With a strong presence in both Philadelphia and New York City, Liz focuses her corporate law practice on helping entrepreneurs and emerging companies navigate a variety of business and financial transactions

For over 35 years, Liz has served as a trusted adviser to clients across the country. Her skills extend to venture capital and angel financing, mergers and acquisitions, structured finance, securities, private placements, franchise regulatory matters and franchise agreements.

As Chair of the firm's national Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Practice Group and former Co-Chair of the firm’s Franchise & Distribution practice, Liz offers her clients comprehensive risk management through innovative guidance related to a company’s expansion and daily operations.

Liz acts as general counsel for numerous emerging and middle-market businesses, including life science, technology, franchise and hospitality companies. She oversees and coordinates their finance and regulatory matters.

Liz is also a member of the firm’s Corporate Securities Practice Group and M&A Practice Group.

Career

In the emerging companies’ arena, Liz is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Delaware Crossing Investor Group, a network of angel investors that has been investing in early-stage companies since 2005. She is also active with a number of committees and groups, including the Angel Capital Association and the Pennsylvania Angel Network. She is a Board Member of the Private Investors Forum, which produces the Angel Venture Fair and other events in the Philadelphia region, and has served for many years on the various organizing committees, including the technology track investor/entrepreneur outreach committee for the IMPACT Venture Summit produced by the Philadelphia Alliance for Capital & Technologies. In addition, she serves on the Hepatitis B Foundation, which is the parent board of the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association: Business Law Section, Franchising Section | Angel Capital Association, Summit Committee (2016) | Bar Association of the City of New York | Delaware Crossing Investor Group: Managing Director and Co-Founder | IMPACT Venture Summit: Organizational Committee Member (Technology Track, Early Stage and Investor/Entrepreneur Outreach Committee, Member (since 2013) | International Franchise Association: Co-Founder and former Co-Chair, Philadelphia Women's Franchise Network, Women’s Franchise Committee (2013-2019) | Philadelphia Bar Association: Business Law Section, Franchise Committee | Pennsylvania Angel Network | Science Center Innovators Walk of Fame Committee (2017) | Select Philadelphia Emissary Program (since 2018)

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Bar Admissions: Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York

Education