Washington, DC Venture Capital lawyers (2,469)

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Michael Lincoln
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Avvo Rating: 9.7
Licensed since 1991
Practice areas & skills: Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions
Charles Morton
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Avvo Rating: 9.6
Licensed since 1990
Practice areas & skills: Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Debt & Lending Agreements, Business, Contracts & Agreements
Benjamin Straughan
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Avvo Rating: 9.6
Licensed since 1990
Ben is a partner in the firm's Emerging Companies practice. He assists high-growth technology, venture-backed and emerging and early-stage companies in industries that include health care, software, alternative energy, consulting companies, media ...
Practice areas & skills: Venture Capital, Corporate & Incorporation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business, Contracts & Agreements
Suzanne Rotbert
5.0 stars 3 reviews
Avvo Rating: 8.5
Licensed since 1986
I represent business clients of all sizes, including start-up entities, in a variety of industries on a broad range of corporate matters, including formation and dissolution of entities; on-going corporate advice and planning; management; employme...
Practice areas & skills: Venture Capital, Employment & Labor, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate & Incorporation, Debt & Lending Agreements
R Haynes
Not yet reviewed
Avvo Rating: 9.2
Licensed since 1969
Practice areas & skills: Venture Capital, Securities Offerings, Business, Litigation
Jonathan Cahn
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Avvo Rating: 9.2
Licensed since 1985
Practice areas & skills: Venture Capital, Oil & Gas, Project Finance
Dawn Bernd-Schulz
5.0 stars 4 reviews
Avvo Rating: 8.2
Licensed since 2002
Review: “I've worked with Dawn from 2008 on on numerous occasions ranging from highly complex public listing transactions to 1-sentence questions on estimated legal fees. She's always been open and engaging. Dawn also ta...
Practice areas & skills: Venture Capital, Financial Markets and Services, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Offerings, Immigration
Donald Meiers
Not yet reviewed
Avvo Rating: 9.0
Licensed since 1987
I am trying to revolutionize the way legal services are rendered - through technology - to reduce or eliminate the "re-inventing the wheel" costs and other inherent inefficiencies associated with one-to-one consultative services and the prevailing...
Practice areas & skills: Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Offerings, Corporate & Incorporation, Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Charles Katz
Not yet reviewed
Avvo Rating: 8.7
Licensed since 1992
Practice areas & skills: Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Offerings
Raul Herrera
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Avvo Rating: 8.7
Licensed since 1986
Practice areas & skills: Venture Capital, Energy & Utilities, International Law, Project Finance

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Venture capital

New businesses that need money often rely on investors whose focus is loaning money to start-up businesses. Venture capital attorneys help negotiate and document the terms of the investment, including what the investors get for their money, and how the business will be run after the investment. The investors usually want shares in the business and the right to have some input into the company's business strategies. Structuring this kind of deal can be very complicated; venture capital lawyers know what terms are standard and what terms are negotiable. If you are starting a business and need financing, a venture capital lawyer will provide advice about how to attract and negotiate with venture capital investors.