Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Michael Cohen is a partner in the Brown Rudnick’s Corporate Practice Group and co-practice group leader of the Firm’s Global Life Sciences Group. Michael is also co-practice group leader of the Firm’s Emerging Growth Companies & Venture Capital Group. He regularly advises on high-profile matters in the life sciences and technology sectors. Michael represents early stage and mid-market companies in connection with corporate structuring, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances, financing transactions, and other general corporate and commercial matters at all stages of the corporate life cycle. Michael also advises venture, hedge, and private equity funds, universities, corporate venture groups, and portfolio companies in connection with financing transaction deal terms and stockholders' agreements, technology licensing, corporate governance and securities law compliance in connection with private offerings. Michael's clients regularly rely on him to be a true outside general counsel, ready and able to handle matters big and small. Michael works closely with Brown Rudnick’s London office in counseling U.K. and European clients engaging in transactions involving U.S. concerns.
VC Ready Law Group helps Boston-area entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses by providing legal and organizational guidance during the formative early stages of a company’s existence. We draw upon our experience working with dozens of venture capitalists and start-up companies to advise our clients on how to avoid many of the pitfalls start-ups face on their path from formation to obtaining venture capital financing.