Michael S Harrington

Practice Areas

Selected to a list of corporate attorneys in Pennsylvania ranked by Chambers USA, Michael represents early- and growth-stage companies in the technology, life sciences, health care and clean tech sectors.

Michael's services include:

| Corporate finance

| Private equity

| Venture capital

| Mergers and acquisitions

| Securities

| Technology law

| Leveraging intellectual property

| Taxation

| General corporate matters

Michael’s experience includes:

| Advising institutional, strategic and private investors on structuring, negotiating and managing investments

| Representing private equity funds in raising capital and advising on requisite disclosures and federal and state securities law compliance

| Assisting growth companies in investment banking, accounting, management, private investor and other critical financing relationships

| Negotiating and documenting corporate transactions such as equity and debt financing, acquisitions, joint ventures and employment compensation and benefit arrangements

| Leveraging a company’s intellectual property through licensing, joint venture or development relationships and establishing distribution channels or similar means

| Advising early-stage companies and investors on the opportunities and complexities of equity crowdfunding enabled by the JOBS ACT

Michael's leadership roles within the firm include:

| Member, Strategic Growth Committee

| Steering Committee Member, Life Sciences Practice Group

| Former Chair of the Corporate Department

| Founding member of the firm’s Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Practice Group

| Former Managing Partner of the Exton office

| Former member of the firm's Executive Committee

Professional Memberships

Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies, Board of Directors/Executive Committee | Chester County Keystone Innovation Zone, Board of Directors

Personal

Villanova University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation) | Villanova University School of Law (J.D.) | Niagara University (B.A., summa cum laude)

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Bar Admissions: Pennsylvania, New Jersey