Emerging Growth Companies & Venture Capital

VLP Practice Area

Emerging Growth Companies & Venture Capital

VLP provides strategic, partner-led representation to start-ups and emerging growth companies – as well as the venture capital funds, corporate investors, and family offices that finance them – across the technology and life sciences sectors. We counsel venture-backed, angel-backed, and bootstrapped enterprises through every stage of growth, from formation and financing to expansion and exit. Our attorneys combine deep transactional experience with practical business insight, advising companies on entity formation, capitalization, corporate governance, equity compensation, and intellectual property protection, as well as the full spectrum of capital-raising transactions – including angel and seed financings, convertible debt and bridge loans, venture capital and private equity transactions, and strategic partnerships. We also advise investors on structuring and executing investments in start-ups and emerging growth companies, helping them evaluate opportunities, secure favorable terms informed by our comprehensive market knowledge, and pursue strategies for long-term growth and investment returns. Drawing on extensive industry knowledge and longstanding relationships across the innovation ecosystem, we help clients on both sides of the table structure, negotiate, and close deals efficiently and effectively. Our integrated team approach ensures that both entrepreneurs and investors receive sophisticated, efficient counsel tailored to their specific business objectives, empowering each to achieve sustainable success in competitive markets.

Core Services

VLP guides start-ups and emerging growth companies through entity selection, formation and organizational structuring to support long-term scalability and investment readiness.

Advising on entity type, jurisdiction, and capitalization structure
Drafting and negotiating formation, governance, and stockholder agreements
Establishing equity incentive plans and early-stage ownership arrangements

We provide ongoing counsel to support the day-to-day operational and governance needs of growing companies and their boards.

Advising boards and management on fiduciary duties, securities laws, and regulatory compliance
Supporting capitalization management, equity issuances, and employee/consultant matters
Protecting intellectual property and drafting and negotiating commercial agreements

VLP represents companies and investors in equity and debt financings, providing strategic counsel from initial fundraising through later-stage investment rounds.

Structuring and negotiating seed, venture capital, and private equity financings
Preparing and reviewing term sheets and all definitive transaction documents
Coordinating due diligence and closing processes to ensure efficiency and compliance

We advise companies and investors on liquidity and exit transactions, helping clients maximize value and achieve strategic objectives through well-structured deals.

Counseling on mergers, acquisitions, and asset sales
Structuring and negotiating secondary sales, recapitalizations, and buyouts
Managing due diligence, document drafting, and closing to achieve successful outcomes

Our Practice Group Members

Every client relationship at VLP is partner-led, strategy-driven, and tailored for today's complex business landscape. Our seasoned attorneys combine the expertise and polish of Big Law with the responsiveness of an elite, lean team – you will always work with a senior attorney – giving you confidence, clarity, and experienced insight in every matter you entrust to us.

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