Representative Experience

In recent years, we have completed over $20 billion in venture financings and have stewarded many unicorns as well as emerging companies from formation to valuations in excess of $1 billion. Some of our relationships include:

  • Represented JUUL Labs in its $12.8 billion investment by Altria at a $38.5 billion post-money valuation.
  • Represented the first “unicorn” in New York, in its organization and six rounds of venture capital financing with proceeds of over $300 million.
  • Represented Business Insider, one of the most popular business websites, through its formation, including incorporation, seven rounds of venture capital, and its $343 million sale to German media company Axel Springer SE.

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  • Represented Nicira from its incorporation in 2007 through several rounds of financing, corporate matters, employee benefits, tax, IP and related matters, until its sale to VMWare for $1.26 billion.
  • Represented Atheros, formed in a Pillsbury conference room, in its multiple financings, managing various corporate matters, its $126 million IPO, various M&A transactions and ultimate $3.6 billion sale to Qualcomm.
  • Represented WebEx Communications Inc. through its formation, its venture capital financings, its IPO and its sale to Cisco Systems for $3.1 billion.

Practice Area Highlights

Sector

  • #12 for most active in pharma & biotech VC financings
  • #7 for most active in energy VC financings
  • #11 for most active in software VC financings

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U.S. Regions

  • #10 for most active in West Coast for VC financings
  • #10 for most active in Mid-Atlantic for VC financings
  • #13 for most active in Mountain for VC financings
  • #15 for most active in New England for VC financings