Morgan Lewis

Emerging Business & Technology

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More than 800 emerging business and technology clients firmwide

More than $4 billion in venture financing transactions since 2006

Ranked second based on the number of private equity or venture capital funds represented: Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst

Top 20 law firm ranked by number of venture capital transactions: Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst

Top 20 M&A transactions firm: Thomson, Mergermarket, Bloomberg, and Buyouts

Nearly 450 M&A transactions since January 2006 with a combined value of more than $180 billion

Top 10 firm for venture capital and emerging companies: Legal 500

Related Events

04/05/10-04/06/10 12th Annual Angel Venture Fair Philadelphia
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Related Publications

10/25/06 Creating a Strong Negotiating Environment for Transformational Outsourcing, presented at the IT & Telecom Financial & Asset Management West Conference, Scottsdale, AZ
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Related News

03/02/09 Olivier Edwards Joins Morgan Lewis’s Business and Finance Practice in Paris
Morgan Lewis today announced the addition of Olivier Edwards—one of France's leading venture capital attorneys—as a partner in its Business and Finance Practice in Paris.
04/21/08 Morgan Lewis Launches Second Edition of Emerging Life Sciences Companies Deskbook
Morgan Lewis is pleased to announce the launch of the second edition of the Emerging Life Sciences Companies Deskbook .
09/14/07 141 Morgan Lewis Lawyers Receive The Best Lawyers in America (2008)
141 Morgan Lewis lawyers have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2008.
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Morgan Lewis’s Emerging Business and Technology Practice serves as an integral resource to hundreds of emerging growth companies in the United States, Europe, and Asia. We offer our clients a pragmatic, business-oriented approach to solving problems, a value-added network, and access to sources of capital. With firm offices in major technology centers and the legal resources of an international law firm, we offer emerging growth businesses localized, personalized, and effective long-term representation from startup to maturity. The practice is versed in all aspects of the emerging growth company life cycle—from company formations, financings, partnering, and collaborations to executive compensation, employment matters, intellectual property protection, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and international expansions.

Morgan Lewis’s reputation and relationships help entrepreneurs and investors make profitable decisions and connections. We keep clients close to the financing resources that fund today’s growing companies through our established relationships with the venture capital and investment banking communities in the New York, Mid-Atlantic, Silicon Valley, and international markets. Client industries served include clean technology and alternative energy; financial services, information technology, life sciences, and biotechnology; and media.

Areas of practice

  • Angel and venture capital financing
  • Employment and employee benefits
  • Energy regulation
  • Intellectual property protection and litigation
  • International expansion: China, Europe, Japan
  • Life sciences regulation
  • Life sciences transactions
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Outsourcing
  • Public offerings
  • Securities regulation
  • Technology transactions
  • Venture capital and private equity fund formation