The Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project is proud to be sponsored by some of the top law firms providing legal services to startups and technology companies.
ANGEL LEVEL
Cooley LLP
Cooley is one of the premier startup law firms, with consistent recognition for its VC-backed transactions, general emerging companies practice, and innovation in legal practice. With offices in all the major startup hubs, including Boston, San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York, and European and Asian branches, Cooley has a constant thumb on the global startup ecosystem.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, as well as the venture firms, private equity firms, and investment banks that finance them. For over six decades, the firm has represented the technology pioneers associated with virtually every milestone innovation. Today, Wilson Sonsini is synonymous with ushering promising, innovative companies through their business life cycle. And as their clients have grown, so has their firm. They now represent many of the largest companies in the world—and thousands of the smallest ones, too.
FRIENDS & FAMILY
Fenwick & West LLP
For over four decades, Fenwick has represented prominent companies including large public corporations and start-up innovators. Through working with these companies, it has gained valuable experience in the technology and life science sectors. Further, it has received first-tier rankings in the information technology, intellectual property litigation, and patent litigation practice areas.
Ropes & Gray LLP
Founded in 1865, Ropes & Gray is a global full-service law firm with 11 offices and over 1400 attorneys. Ropes is continually highly ranked across a wide range of practice areas by Chambers USA, Vault, and U.S. News, with top-rankings in Health Care, Private Equity, Emerging Companies, and M&A.
FOUNDER LEVEL
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Cravath has been known as one of the premier U.S. law firms for more than two centuries, and challenging pro bono work has long been a fundamental part of who we are. Each of the Firm’s practice areas is highly regarded, and our lawyers are recognized around the world for their commitment to the representation of our clients’ interests. Positioned at the forefront of market and legal trends in the technology industry, Cravath represents many of the most highly regarded technology companies ranging from entrepreneurial startups to blue chip global corporations. Bringing together extensive legal expertise, technical knowledge and business judgment, Cravath advises clients navigating the intersection of cutting edge technology and novel legal issues across industries and practice areas. Learn more about the Firm and our work at www.cravath.com.
Goodwin Procter LLP
We are in the business of building authentic, long-term relationships with our clients, who are some of the world’s most successful and innovative investors, entrepreneurs and disruptors in the life sciences, private equity, real estate, technology and financial industries, and where they converge. Our immersive understanding of these industries – combined with our expertise across high-stakes litigation and dispute resolution, world-class regulatory compliance and advisory services, and complex transactions – sets us apart. To learn more about our global law firm, please visit www.goodwinlaw.com.