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Rajarshi Banerjee

Rajarshi Banerjee

USA 2026

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Ropes & Gray LLP
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Ranked in 3 practice areas

Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment

Massachusetts

3 years ranked

Startups & Emerging Companies

USA - Nationwide

1 year ranked

Life Sciences

Massachusetts

2 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Raj is a partner in Ropes & Gray’s venture capital and emerging companies, intellectual property transactions, and life sciences licensing groups and represents some of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies, emerging life sciences companies, and venture capital and growth equity investors in a broad range of matters, including startup formation matters, minority equity investments, strategic alliances, licenses, collaborations, and other commercial agreements.

Clients trust Raj to offer strategic advice and corporate legal counseling to management teams, boards, and investors, and to structure and lead complex deals that have enabled some of the best-known names in life sciences accelerate research, advance product development, and access new markets.

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Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment - Massachusetts

Band 4
Individual Editorial

Rajarshi Banerjee is routinely called upon to advise venture capital investors on investments into organizations in the healthcare and biotechnology space. He has experience of providing counsel on issues containing cross-border elements.

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Life Sciences - Massachusetts

Up and Coming
Individual Editorial

Rajarshi Banerjee's growing reputation is bolstered by strong licensing and collaboration work. His practice also extends to financing and investment counselling.

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Startups & Emerging Companies - USA - Nationwide

Up and Coming
Individual Editorial

Rajarshi Banerjee is commended for his venture capital and emerging companies practice. He is sought after by startups, particularly in the life sciences sector, for his expertise in equity financings across the full company life-cycle.

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Strengths

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  • Raj manages deals and deal teams seamlessly, and provides practical advice quickly during complex and time-sensitive deals.

    Private Equity: Venture Capital InvestmentChambers Guide to the USA

  • Raj offers practical guidance that enables decision making. His longstanding presence in the Boston life sciences scene makes him very knowledgeable about the questions young biotech startups face.

    Private Equity: Venture Capital InvestmentChambers Guide to the USA

  • Raj is an extremely responsive and collaborative partner in navigating critical corporate governance and fundraising matters.

    Private Equity: Venture Capital InvestmentChambers Guide to the USA

  • Rajarshi is able to diffuse any situation and people walk away from his interactions wanting to work with him. He is solution-oriented, highly collaborative and respectful. His leadership style is great without needed to be the loudest in the room.

    Life SciencesChambers Guide to the USA

  • Rajarshi is a go-to lawyer for important matters with complexity that needs to be handled with precision and a delicate hand.

    Life SciencesChambers Guide to the USA

  • Raj manages deals seamlessly, provides practical advice quickly during complex and time-sensitive deals and does all of this in an efficient manner.

    Startups & Emerging CompaniesChambers Guide to the USA

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