Ranking tables
Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment | USA
Massachusetts
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Band 3
Senior Statespeople
Band 2
Band 3
- Alfred L Browne Cooley LLP11 Years Ranked
- Bradley Jacobson Greenberg Traurig, LLP3 Years Ranked
- Brian P Lenihan Choate Hall & Stewart LLP20 Years Ranked
- David H Feinberg Feinberg Hanson LLP 14 Years Ranked
- Emily Ladd-Kravitz Greenberg Traurig, LLP4 Years Ranked
- Jeffrey L Quillen Foley Hoag LLP8 Years Ranked
- Joseph C Theis Jr Goodwin12 Years Ranked
- Julio E Vega Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP17 Years Ranked
- Marc F Dupré Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian14 Years Ranked
- Stephen W Ranere Latham & Watkins LLP6 Years Ranked
Band 4
- Brian Goldstein Choate Hall & Stewart LLP2 Years Ranked
- Danielle Lauzon Goodwin2 Years Ranked
- David D Gammell Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian6 Years Ranked
- Edwin Pease Mintz2 Years Ranked
- Harry A Hanson, III Feinberg Hanson LLP 12 Years Ranked
- Itai Nevo DLA Piper LLP (US)14 Years Ranked
- Jared Fine Goodwin2 Years Ranked
- Jeffrey Engerman Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian3 Years Ranked
- Joshua Fox Mintz3 Years Ranked
- Laurence P Naughton Mintz14 Years Ranked
- Michael A Conza Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP8 Years Ranked
- Peter Rosenblum Foley Hoag LLP23 Years Ranked
- Rajarshi Banerjee Ropes & Gray LLP2 Years Ranked
- Rosemary Reilly WilmerHale1 Years Ranked
- Suzanne Hamel Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP1 Years Ranked
- Tobin Sullivan Choate Hall & Stewart LLP1 Years Ranked
- Mary Beth KerriganMorse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, P.C.
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Cooley LLPPrivate Equity: Venture Capital Investment2025 | Band 1 | 17 Years RankedCooley LLP has an expert transactional practice with traditional strengths in advising technology and life sciences startups and venture capital firms on issues ranging from seed investments to funding rounds and exits. Clients benefit from the firm's tremendous pedigree in acting for growth businesses and investors, including excellent additional capabilities in fund formation, executive compensation and benefits, intellectual property and broader corporate law issues.1 GoodwinPrivate Equity: Venture Capital Investment2025 | Band 1 | 17 Years RankedGoodwin is a market-leading venture capital investment practice routinely seen handling financing work for a number of innovative life sciences and technology companies and entrepreneurs, demonstrating excellent skills in domestic and international financing transactions. Also regularly advises venture capital and private equity funds on investment work, notably in midmarket transactions, as well as taking on roles for portfolio companies on a broad spectrum of transactional, compliance and governance issues.
1 Latham & Watkins LLPPrivate Equity: Venture Capital Investment2025 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedLatham & Watkins LLP is considered a first port of call for promising startups, early-stage companies and entrepreneurs for inbound venture capital investment work, with clients also benefiting from the broader firm's excellent resources in its banking and finance, M&A and regulatory practice groups and its cross-table experience acting for venture capital firms. Advises clients across the startup life cycle, from seed funding through to initial public offerings and exit transactions. Offers additional capabilities in private equity transactions, advising a range of industry-leading investors and midmarket funds on buyouts, exits and portfolio company matters, with its Boston team complemented by highly rated groups in London, New York and Washington, DC.
Band 2
2 Choate Hall & Stewart LLPPrivate Equity: Venture Capital Investment2025 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedChoate Hall & Stewart LLP has a well-developed Massachusetts-based venture capital practice. The team robustly handles matters for venture capital firms in their seed and early-stage investments. It is adept at handling issues concerning the technology, life sciences and medical devices sectors.2 Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & HachigianPrivate Equity: Venture Capital Investment2025 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedGunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian is highly proficient in advising a wide range of venture capital investment funds and emerging companies at all stages of their life cycle and on investments of all sizes. Well regarded for its overseas work in Europe and Asia, with a noteworthy presence in the Chinese funds market.
2 WilmerHalePrivate Equity: Venture Capital Investment2025 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedWilmerHale has a highly respected practice with longstanding expertise in acting for growth businesses and entrepreneurs across all stages of the startup life cycle, as well as taking on roles acting for venture capital firms and wider investors. Clients benefit from the firm's institutional strengths in the life sciences and biotechnology sectors, including significant additional resources in its intellectual property, data privacy and regulatory groups.
Band 3
3 Feinberg Hanson LLPPrivate Equity: Venture Capital Investment2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedFeinberg Hanson LLP is an expert corporate law boutique which demonstrates significant skill in acting for early-stage businesses, entrepreneurs and investors on venture capital transactions, noted particularly for its abilities in early-stage debt and equity finance and seed funding matters. Offers additional strengths in corporate governance, commercial agreements and labor and employment matters.
3 Foley Hoag LLPPrivate Equity: Venture Capital Investment2025 | Band 3 | 16 Years RankedFoley Hoag LLP has an esteemed venture capital practice with traditional strengths in the life sciences, healthcare, technology and energy sectors, drawing from a deeply experienced bench of transactional lawyers. Acts for both growth companies and venture capital firms in a broad array of debt and equity financing transactions, alongside growing strengths acting for private equity and private capital investors on buyouts, exits, co-investments and minority investments.3 Greenberg Traurig, LLPPrivate Equity: Venture Capital Investment2025 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedGreenberg Traurig's team is highlighted for its strength in handling a wide range of transactional issues, including PIPE transactions and early-stage venture capital transactions. The team handles issues for emerging companies and investors stemming from a variety of sectors, including life sciences and fintech. Its practitioners are also adept at providing broader operational and governance counsel to developing organizations, as well as early-stage financings.
3 MintzPrivate Equity: Venture Capital Investment2025 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedMintz has a strong team with considerable experience of assisting organizations throughout their life cycle. The group routinely provides both investor and company-side counsel on investments, as well as early-stage financings. The team demonstrates notable strength in the technology sector. Its practitioners are also highly respected for their ability to handle issues containing complex cross-border elements.
3 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPPrivate Equity: Venture Capital Investment2025 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is noted for its well-rounded platform for emerging businesses, offering expert counsel on financing transactions as well as in deal-adjacent issues such as tax, capital markets and intellectual property, alongside a nationally recognized employee benefits and labor and employment practice. Noted for its expertise in the life sciences and healthcare sectors.
3 Ropes & Gray LLPPrivate Equity: Venture Capital Investment2025 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedRopes & Gray has an esteemed private equity and venture capital practice offering a wealth of experience to clients. The team advises startups throughout the entire growth cycle of their company, from seed investments to exit strategies.
- Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, P.C.Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment2025 | Band 3