Projects We Work On

If you’re with a science-based company that’s contemplating a strategic deal, you need a team of lawyers who are experienced in combining their business acumen with rigorous attention to legal detail, and an appreciation for the time-sensitive nature of your opportunity.

We’ve managed hundreds of M&A transactions,  and can leverage this experience to help you design and negotiate a deal that:

• recognizes your company’s present and future worth,

• ensures your appropriate participation in future product development and commercialization, and

• obtains fair treatment for your management and employees.

One or more of our senior attorneys will put our industry insights to work for you, working closely with your scientific and business leaders on all aspects of your deal ─ from preliminary discussions through due diligence, bidding and documentation.

This lean, focused staffing eliminates time-consuming handoffs, is cost-effective and provides the judgment needed for successful transactions.  And, we have the depth and breadth to support multiple parallel negotiations if you have an active auction process.

In addition to traditional mergers and acquisitions, we also have the experience to appropriately and successfully use option based and staged deal structures. Our clients rely on us to provide sound business judgment, as well as legal advice, to manage or mitigate specific risks and challenges in these structures, such as a change of control or shifts in business and scientific priorities during the full deal lifecycle—and then we design, draft and negotiate appropriate provisions in the definitive agreement.

If the strategic transaction would trigger a change of control of your company, you may need help managing complicated deal processes and coordinating investment bankers, accountants, and regulatory consultants, as well as current investors. If the strategic transaction involves one of your company’s key programs, you’ll need counsel with an intrinsic understanding of your underlying business to help structure a deal that aligns with your strategic priorities.