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King & Spalding LLP
King & Spalding LLP guides early-stage companies in the life sciences, healthcare, and tech sectors, and offers strategic advice to public and multinational corporations on their corporate venture capital tech investments. The team is led by Laura Bushnell from Silicon Valley, known for her expertise in capital raising, strategic transactions, and corporate governance. Tom Knox, based in Washington DC and Northern Virginia, focuses on assisting venture capital-backed companies and their investors with corporate, financing, and technology-related matters. Daniel Kahan, operating from Miami, is actively involved in venture capital and private equity investments within the fintech, blockchain, and cryptocurrency industries, while Charles Katz in Northern Virginia is noted for his ‘deep understanding of the needs of emerging start-up technology companies’. Silicon Valley-based Linda Lorenat advises on the acquisition of emerging companies across all stages of growth.
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Testimonials
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‘The people care about us and our business.’
‘They really understand our needs. They work very hard on our behalf. ’
‘The practice has a deep understanding of the needs of an early stage start-up.'
‘Charles Katz is an exceptional emerging company lawyer, with a deep understanding of the needs of emerging start-up technology companies.'
'Lucas Barta is a highly responsive and knowledgeable associate who is able to deliver on our corporate legal requirements.’
Key clients
- Applied Cognition
- Bessemer Venture Partners
- Capital One Ventures
- Caresave Technologies (Homecare.com)
- Collective Hotels and Resorts
- Cox Enterprises
- Eleanor Health Holdings
- HeartFlow Holding, Inc.
- Horizon Ventures
- Kiyatec Inc.
- Netography
- Onera Health
- Sozo Ventures
- Steadfast Financial
- Virtru
- Dura Software
Work highlights
- Advised Caresave Technologies, Inc. in its Series E and E-1 Preferred Stock financing, led by Panoramic Venture Fund, L.P. and its affiliates.
- Advised Dura Software, Inc. in its Series B Preferred Stock financing.
- Advised HeartFlow Holding, Inc. in its $215m Series F and Series F-1 Preferred Stock financing, which was led by Bain Capital Life Sciences.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tom Knox, Laura Bushnell, Daniel Kahan