Benjamin David Novak

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Benjamin David Novak’s corporate practice focuses on equity financings, debt financings, corporate governance, securities matters, and mergers and acquisitions. He represents emerging growth companies in the US and abroad in various industries including technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and life sciences, as well as angel investors, private equity firms, and venture capital funds.

Ben is an active member of the startup and venture capital community.  He serves on multiple Boards and Advisory Boards.  Additionally, he routinely speaks at events, conferences, and universities on a variety of topics related to technology, entrepreneurship, and investing.

Outside of his role at Morgan Lewis, Ben is personally an active angel investor, who invests primarily in East Coast based seed stage technology companies. Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Ben was an associate in the venture capital and technology practice of a national law firm.

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Financings

  • Flowonix Medical, a medical device manufacturer, in its $33 million Series B preferred stock financing
  • Upskill, formerly APX Labs, an augmented reality technology company, in its Convertible Debt financing led by New Enterprise Associates
  • 101 Edu, an edtech software company, in its Series Seed Preferred Stock financing
  • Medcura, a clinical-stage life sciences company, in its Series Seed Preferred Stock financing
  • Untethered Labs, a cybersecurity hardware and software company, in its Series A Preferred Stock financing
  • Gridless Power, a cleantech hardware and software company, in its Series A-1 Preferred Stock financing
  • Videolicious, a video software company, in its Series E Preferred Stock financing
  • Inbox Health, a digitalhealth software company, in its Series Seed Preferred Stock financing
  • Flowonix Medical, a medical device manufacturer, in its Series BB financing
  • Theaprin Pharmaceuticals, a specialty pharmaceutical company, in its Common Stock financing
  • SeventySix Capital in its investment in Vegas Stats & Information Network, a sports betting media network providing news, analysis, and proprietary data

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Rx.Health, a company that offers a low-code, no-code clinical care coordination platform that helps health systems, payors, and life science organizations streamline their end-to-end patient care efforts, in its sale to Commure
  • Aristech Surfaces, a producer of continuous cast acrylic sheets for the wellness, architectural, transportation, and industrial markets, in its $445 million sale to Trinseo
  • Corente, a software technology company, in its sale to Oracle
  • General Econopak, a manufacturer of sterility maintenance, barrier protection, and sterile cleanroom products, in its $175 million sale to Steris Corporation
  • SK Capital Partners in its acquisition of Tri-Tex, a global chemical company
  • A&E Medical, a medical device company, in its sale to Vance Street Capital
  • Richard Forman, the sole stockholder of Forman Mills, a retail chain and department store, in the sale of the company to Goode Partners
  • SK Capital Partners in the sale of its portfolio company, Calabrian, a producer of liquid sulfur dioxide, to INEOS Enterprises

 

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  • 2010年 College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law (J.D.)
  • 2007年 The College of New Jersey (B.S. Business Management summa cum laude)
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania
  • District of Columbia

Ranked, Corporate/M&A, New Jersey, Chambers USA (2022–2025)

Recommended, M&A/corporate and commercial: Venture capital and emerging companies, The Legal 500 US (2022)

Board Member, Angel Capital Association 

Cabinet Member, Angel Investor Foundation

Mentor, Techstars

Innovation Advisory Committee Member, New Jersey Economic Development Authority

Angel Investor, Delaware Crossing Investor Group

Board of Advisors Member, William & Mary Business Law Review

Technology Advisory Board Member, Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies

New Leader of the Bar, New Jersey Law Journal

Scholarship and Leadership Award, American Law Institute and American Bar Association

Staff Editor, William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

Editor-in-Chief and Founder, William & Mary Business Law Review

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