Industries: Life Sciences

Emerging Growth Company Services

We understand the unique issues that confront – and the growing demands placed on – emerging growth companies. While these companies are often financially constrained, there’s still a need for sophisticated legal representation that can be executed thoughtfully and efficiently.

General Corporate – We provide counsel and advice on entity formation; review, recommend and negotiate financing options; and provide corresponding tax advice. We have negotiated corporate and limited liability buy/sell agreements, stock option or other equity plans and agreements, and employment agreements.

Finance & Securities Offerings – We represent emerging private and public companies at every stage of their multibillion-dollar development, from identifying and recommending financing sources such as angel and seed investors, to assisting with public equity or debt events.

Mergers & Acquisitions – We have an international reputation for our mergers and acquisition work, representing buyers and sellers in acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures. We have significant experience in a variety of M&A transactions – whether structured as asset or stock deals – that involve relatively small enterprises.

Intellectual Property – Many emerging growth companies have highly developed and sophisticated intellectual property. We have worked with these companies to get the appropriate protection in place to limit or block misuse by employees, investors or competitive entities. We have also assisted clients in the transfer of intellectual property rights from individual owners to entities, and in protecting and maintaining those rights during mergers or acquisitions.

FDA Regulatory – Our FDA team provides life sciences companies with strategic regulatory guidance and preventative liability consulting. At whatever stage of a client’s business, we can analyze compliance strategy, prepare and file FDA submissions, provide benchmarking audit and analysis of regulatory and liability postures, establish and monitor applicable internal compliance programs, and take the client through implementation.