Launching a drug development company with novel technology from academia
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Maria Stracqualursi
Counsel
Maria counsels technology and life sciences companies from their formation through merger or acquisition.
She represents early-stage companies in venture capital and other financing transactions, and also assists them with a variety of corporate law matters, including employment, equity compensation, consulting, confidentiality, restructuring and corporate governance matters. Maria also has experience representing private companies in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions.
More about Maria
Corporate Associate
Rich May, P.C.
- Advised clients in equity and debt finance transactions
- Counseled startups with respect to formation, stock incentive plans and corporate governance
- Represented companies in mergers and acquisitions
Corporate Associate
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
- Represented technology companies in formation, financings, acquisitions, sales and other corporate transactions
- Preferred equity financing of PIC Therapeutics by Orbimed, Advent and others
- Preferred equity financing of Summation Bio by Droia, RA Capital and others
- Preferred equity financing of Vizgen by Arch Ventures, Northpond Ventures, Sofina Partners, Blue Water and others
- Preferred equity financing of Dianthus Therapeutics by 5AM Ventures, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners, Fairmount Funds, Avidity Partners, Wedbush Healthcare Partners, Tellus BioVentures and others
- Preferred equity financing of NextPoint Therapeutics, Inc. by Bayer, Sanofi, Catalio, MPM and others
- Palette Life Sciences acquisition by Teleflex Incorporated
Maria has assisted pro bono clients with name-change and asylum matters. She is proficient in Spanish.
Corporate Associate
Rich May, P.C.
- Advised clients in equity and debt finance transactions
- Counseled startups with respect to formation, stock incentive plans and corporate governance
- Represented companies in mergers and acquisitions
Corporate Associate
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
- Represented technology companies in formation, financings, acquisitions, sales and other corporate transactions
- Preferred equity financing of PIC Therapeutics by Orbimed, Advent and others
- Preferred equity financing of Summation Bio by Droia, RA Capital and others
- Preferred equity financing of Vizgen by Arch Ventures, Northpond Ventures, Sofina Partners, Blue Water and others
- Preferred equity financing of Dianthus Therapeutics by 5AM Ventures, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners, Fairmount Funds, Avidity Partners, Wedbush Healthcare Partners, Tellus BioVentures and others
- Preferred equity financing of NextPoint Therapeutics, Inc. by Bayer, Sanofi, Catalio, MPM and others
- Palette Life Sciences acquisition by Teleflex Incorporated
Maria has assisted pro bono clients with name-change and asylum matters. She is proficient in Spanish.
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