Practice Areas
Honors + Affiliations
Selected for “Women of the Year” recognition in 2008 by The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly
Listed, The Best Lawyers in America (2007–2009)
Appointed to the Advisory Committee for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Corporation Bureau
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia
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1701 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921
Phone: 215.963.5262
Fax: 215.963.5001
Joanne R. Soslow is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Business and Finance Practice, and has been with the firm since 1995. Focused on corporate and security matters, Ms. Soslow is dedicated to working with public companies and emerging growth businesses primarily in the biotechnology, specialty pharmaceutical, financial services, technology, and manufacturing sectors.
Ms. Soslow represents and advises clients on a range of matters, including complex securities transactions, corporate governance issues, mergers and acquisitions, general corporate and securities counseling of public companies, and planning for and implementing growth strategies. She also represents both investors and companies in venture capital transactions and advises boards of directors and significant shareholders on disclosure issues, corporate communication policies, and fiduciary duty matters.
A member of the firm's Advisory Board and Diversity Committee, Ms. Soslow is a regular speaker at client and industry events on a range of issues including security industry trends and SEC initiatives. She also devotes significant time to supporting women lawyers and to providing pro bono services to organizations such as Conkerr Cancer, a nonprofit that serves sick children in hospitals across the United States.
Ms. Soslow is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania.
Selected Representations
- Advising a Mid-Atlantic financial services holding company with assets of approximately $13 billion on corporate governance, securities compliance, and acquisition transactions.
- Advising the venture capital division of one of the largest cable corporations in the United States and a leading regional life sciences venture capital firm with more than $700 million in committed capital on private investment within their specialized sectors.
Education
- Boston University School of Law, 1991, J.D.
- University of Pennsylvania, 1987, B.A.
- University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, 1987, B.S.E.