Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment | USA

Cooley 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.

Goodwin 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. The firm 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.

Latham & 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. The firm advises clients across the startup life cycle, from seed funding through to initial public offerings and exit transactions. The team 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.

Choate 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.

Greenberg 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.

Gunderson 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. The firm is well regarded for its overseas work in Europe and Asia, with a noteworthy presence in the Chinese funds market.

Mintz 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.

Ropes & Gray LLP 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.

Feinberg 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. The firm offers additional strengths in corporate governance, commercial agreements and labor and employment matters.

Foley 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.

Morgan, 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. The firm is noted for its expertise in the life sciences and healthcare sectors.

Morgan, 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. The firm is noted for its expertise in the life sciences and healthcare sectors.

Nixon Peabody LLP represents companies and high profile investor-side clients on early stage venture capital financings. The attorneys are noted for their particular expertise in technology deals and for their representation of social impact venture firms.

Nutter McClennen and Fish LLP represents companies and significant investors across a breadth of early-stage financing transactions. The firm is noted for its cross border capabilities and its deep experience in the food and beverage sector.

WilmerHale 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.