WilmerHale is widely recognized for our preeminence in the representation of technology and life sciences companies in the US and Europe. Our corporate lawyers are renowned for their work in initial public offerings, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, corporate governance matters and the representation of emerging companies.
Our business lawyers draw on the resources of our intellectual property, tax, labor and employment, employee benefits, litigation, real estate, bankruptcy and antitrust practices to provide a one-stop solution to our corporate clients.
Serving a diverse range of clients, from public and private companies to families and individual entrepreneurs, our corporate lawyers:
- Served as issuer counsel or underwriters' counsel in more than 300 public offerings raising more than $100 billion since 2005, including an issuer counsel in deals such as Yandex's $1.435 billion IPO, the largest IPO in history by a search engine company, and the IPOs of Accretive Health, Ameresco, Demandware, Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, SS&C Technologies, Tangoe, Verastem and WhiteWave Foods Company, among other recent IPOs
- Acted as company counsel or investor counsel in more than 2,000 venture financings raising more than $18 billion since 2005, including multimillion-dollar financings by emerging leaders in life sciences, information technology, cleantech and other industries
- Advised on more than 850 M&A deals valued in excess of $300 billion since 2005, including Thermo Fisher Scientific's $3.5 billion acquisition of Phadia and the sale of EqualLogic to Dell for $1.4 billion—the largest all-cash purchase price for a venture capital-backed company in history
- Serve as outside corporate counsel for more than 100 public companies in the US and Europe, advising them on critical securities, disclosure and corporate governance matters
- Handle hundreds of strategic alliances, joint ventures, outsourcing and licensing transactions each year, including several strategic alliances that have received industry recognition for their importance
- Have focused on start-up companies and their special needs for decades, and have one of the top emerging company practices in the world
- Represent venture, buyout and fund of fund complexes in their fund formation and ongoing administrative activities, including funds in the US, India, Europe and Asia
WilmerHale is widely recognized for our preeminence in the representation of technology and life sciences companies in the US and Europe. Our corporate lawyers are renowned for their work in initial public offerings, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, corporate governance matters and the representation of emerging companies.
Our business lawyers draw on the resources of our intellectual property, tax, labor and employment, employee benefits, litigation, real estate, bankruptcy and antitrust practices to provide a one-stop solution to our corporate clients.
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