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Somerville, MA Venture capital lawyers

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Walter Wright
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Avvo Rating: 10
Licensed since 1983
Walt Wright is a managing attorney of Trinity Law Group, a preeminent greater Boston business law firm. Described in the press as “an entrepreneur’s best friend”, a business publisher characterizes him as “a seasoned veteran who has done countle...
Practice areas: Venture Capital, Business, Securities Offerings, Contracts & Agreements, Mergers & Acquisitions
Elizabeth Norman
5.0 stars 3 reviews
Avvo Rating: 9.1
Licensed since 2004
Review: “Elizabeth is a highly talented, responsive attorney, very skilled in tax law and in understanding the economics of complex transactions.”
Practice areas: Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Tax, Partnership, Life Sciences & Biotechnology
C Sargent
Not yet reviewed
Avvo Rating: 9.5
Licensed since 1985
Practice areas: Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Employment & Labor, Business
Lewis Geffen
Not yet reviewed
Avvo Rating: 9.4
Licensed since 1988
Practice areas: Venture Capital, Licensing, Securities Offerings, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate & Incorporation
Joseph Newberg
Not yet reviewed
Avvo Rating: 9.1
Licensed since 1972
Practice areas: Venture Capital, Tax
Donald Siegel
Not yet reviewed
Avvo Rating: 9.1
Licensed since 1972
Practice areas: Venture Capital, Business, Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking
Stephen Kane
5.0 stars 1 review
Avvo Rating: 8.2
Licensed since 1983
Stephen M. Kane is a Managing Director and member/shareholder of Rich May, P.C. in Boston. He is Chair of the Business, Corporate and Securities Practice Group and concentrates on corporate, commercial, securities and financial matters. His compl...
Practice areas: Venture Capital, Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business
David Wittmann
5.0 stars 3 reviews
Avvo Rating: 8.2
Licensed since 2007
David is an experienced business lawyer and handles a variety of general corporate law matters including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings (including venture capital transactions on both the company and investor sides) and corpo...
Practice areas: Venture Capital, Corporate & Incorporation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business, Securities Offerings
Lester Fagen
Not yet reviewed
Avvo Rating: 8.8
Licensed since 1982
Practice areas: Venture Capital, Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Mergers & Acquisitions
Marjorie Cooke
Not yet reviewed
Avvo Rating: 8.6
Licensed since 1977
Practice areas: Venture Capital, Securities Offerings, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Construction & Development

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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.