In 2017, we served as counsel in more than 250 venture financings raising over $4.5 billion, including some of the largest and most prominent deals of the year. Since 2007, we have handled more than 2,800 venture financings with total proceeds in excess of $35 billion.2018-03-21T00:00:00-04:002018-03-21T21:01:25Z

Mayer Brown announced today that leading finance lawyer Matthew D. O’Meara has joined the firm in Chicago as a partner in the Banking & Finance practice, where he will serve as the head of the firm’s global Private Credit group. Previously, Mr. O’Meara was a partner at Jones Day.

Mayer Brown announced today that the firm received a “Milestone Case of the Year” award at Managing Intellectual Property’s 2018 Americas Awards for its work on behalf of Impression Products in US Supreme Court case Impression Products v. Lexmark.

Twelve WilmerHale lawyers and three firm practices have been recognized in the 2018 edition of Chambers Europe: Leading Lawyers for Business. 

2018-03-20T00:00:00-04:002018-03-20T17:56:04Z

On March 16, 2018, the D.C. Circuit issued its long-awaited ruling in ACA International, et al. v. FCC, et al., resolving a series of challenges to the July 10 2015 Declaratory Ruling & Order of the Federal Communications Commission implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

2018-03-20T00:00:00-04:002018-03-20T20:36:13ZJonathan G. Cedarbaumhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Jonathan_Cedarbaum/jonathan.cedarbaum@wilmerhale.comD. Reed Freeman, Jr.https://www.wilmerhale.com/reed_freeman/reed.freeman@wilmerhale.comAlan Schoenfeldhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/alan_schoenfeld/alan.schoenfeld@wilmerhale.comHeather Zacharyhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/heather_zachary/heather.zachary@wilmerhale.comStephanie Simonhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/stephanie_simon/stephanie.simon@wilmerhale.com

Stash, the financial platform revolutionizing how millions of Americans invest and save, announced it has raised $37.5 million in Series D funding. 

2018-03-09T00:00:00-05:002018-03-15T14:23:57Z

Vividion Therapeutics, a biotechnology company using novel proteomics and chemistry platforms, has announced that it entered into a strategic research collaboration with Celgene Corporation and will receive $101 million in upfront and equity consideration. 

2018-03-20T00:00:00-04:002018-03-20T20:05:39Z

The U.S. Department of Commerce has published an interim final rule establishing procedures by which organizations may submit requests for exclusions from the Section 232 tariffs.

2018-03-19T00:00:00-04:002018-03-19T23:17:42ZAmbassador Charlene Barshefskyhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Charlene_Barshefsky/charlene.barshefsky@wilmerhale.comNaboth van den Broekhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/naboth_vandenbroek/naboth.vandenbroek@wilmerhale.comDavid J. Rosshttps://www.wilmerhale.com/david_ross/david.ross@wilmerhale.comPatrick J. McLainhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/patrick_mclain/patrick.mclain@wilmerhale.comDavid M. Hornhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/david_horn/david.horn@wilmerhale.com

A blog post by Frederick Saugman, published on the WilmerHale W.I.R.E. UK blog.2018-03-16T00:00:00-04:002018-03-16T21:44:26ZFrederick Saugmanhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/frederick_saugman/frederick.saugman@wilmerhale.com

The Denver Business Journal has named Denver attorney Kayla Byers as one of Colorado's most important and influential female leaders in the state's energy industry. 

2018-03-08T00:00:00-05:002018-03-08T20:27:14Z

Casella Waste Systems, a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, announced two transactions relating to its industrial revenue bonds. 

2018-03-16T00:00:00-04:002018-03-16T17:20:28Z

Mayer Brown JSM was declared the winner in two categories at this year’s Asia Legal Awards.

In the 2018 edition of Chambers Global, 33 WilmerHale lawyers were named among “The World's Leading Lawyers for Business." 

2018-03-16T00:00:00-04:002018-03-16T20:54:45Z

Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Andrew Pincus (Washington DC) was quoted in this article.

Article reporting on Mayer Brown’s role alongside Italian law firm Studio Legale Galbiati, Sacchi e Associati, in advising Woolrich International Limited, one of the world's leading manufacturers of outdoor lifestyle apparel, on the acquisition of a minority stake in the company by Goldwin Inc.

Bylined article by London Insurance & Reinsurance associate Alys Jones and Litigation & Dispute Resolution foreign qualified lawyer (New Zealand) Ben Sanders on the potential implications for the insurance industry of the #MeToo and Time’s Up campaigns.

While President Trump's Infrastructure Plan highlighted the need for investment in the nation's water infrastructure, there are opportunities and resources available now to assist in developing water infrastructure projects.

2018-03-15T00:00:00-04:002018-03-20T22:51:03ZMichael Connorhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/michael_connor/michael.connor@wilmerhale.com H. David Goldhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/david_gold/david.gold@wilmerhale.comSarah C. Judkinshttps://www.wilmerhale.com/sarah_judkins/sarah.judkins@wilmerhale.comAndrew L. Spielmanhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/andy_spielman/andy.spielman@wilmerhale.com

LUNGevity Foundation, the nation's leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization, today announced that Andre Owens, partner in the Washington, D.C., law office of WilmerHale, has joined the Board of Directors. 

2018-03-15T00:00:00-04:002018-03-15T19:17:50Z

BioCatch, a global leader in behavioral biometrics, announced that it has closed a $30 million financing round, cementing its growth plan and vision to redefine digital identity and enable renewed trust in online interactions. 

2018-03-15T00:00:00-04:002018-03-15T20:46:48Z

Guillaume Kuperfils and Olivier Aubouin note more tension in negotiations in current LBO transactions.