Michael Cohen

Partner and Practice Group Leader at Brown Rudnick LLP

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

About

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.

Experience

  • Brown Rudnick LLP (Greater Boston)
    • Partner, Corporate and Capital Markets
      Feb 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 5 mos

    • Associate, Corporate and Capital Markets
      Oct 2011 - Jan 2016 · 4 yrs 4 mos

  • Associate, Business Law at Gesmer Updegrove LLP
    Jan 2011 - Oct 2011 · 10 mos

  • Member at VC Ready Law Group, LLC
    Apr 2009 - Dec 2010 · 1 yr 9 mos

    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.

  • Associate, Business Law at Goodwin Procter LLP
    Apr 2007 - Feb 2009 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Articled Student / Associate, Business Law at Goodman and Carr LLP
    Sep 2005 - Mar 2007 · 1 yr 7 mos