Navigating the challenges faced by an emerging venture requires partnering with lawyers who understand the legal and business needs of innovative, high-growth startups – whether related to formation, financing, expansion or exit. 

Our Emerging Growth / Venture Capital team consists of startup lawyers with extensive experience  residing coast-to-coast – from California to New York to London. To deliver you the personalized expertise emerging companies need, we work closely with our interdisciplinary teams and colleagues in Reed Smith’s leading industry groups: Life Sciences Health Group, Financial Industry Group, Entertainment & Media Group, and Intellectual Property, Technology and Data.

Our Executive Compensation lawyers integrate relevant legal disciplines – benefits, corporate, tax, and securities law – with business considerations to address complex issues regarding executive compensation. We help companies and executives structure incentive and compensation packages that keep key employees engaged and motivated. We recognize that the value of our work is in helping companies maintain their competitive edge in demanding markets, by retaining those key employees.

Advising companies on transactions in the life sciences industry requires in-depth knowledge of the industry to be able to identify and resolve potential issues that may arise or regulations that surround these industry transactions. You need a team with both industry and corporate-specific competency, and we are that team.

Our global team includes lawyers who have served as in-house counsel at life science companies; have had careers in the life science industry prior to practicing law; or have degrees in the science, such as chemical engineering, biochemistry, biology, chemistry and other disciplines.

We, at Reed Smith provide the entire range of life sciences transactions services. We will advise you with respect to acquisitions, divestitures, licensing, joint ventures, strategic alliances, collaborations, co-promotion and other operational transactions.

At Reed Smith, we work with you on every aspect of the private equity lifecycle starting from fund formation all the way through to exit. Our lawyers have a deep understanding of the intricacies of the investment lifecycle and can advise you on the best outcomes for your business, across the entire spectrum of the private equity industry.

Our global restructuring and insolvency professionals bring a wealth of experience to the most difficult situations. We regularly work with clients across sectors and industries to assess risks, find hidden opportunities and deliver commercial and cost efficient results.

When you encounter tax-related concerns in the course of running your business, you need lawyers who can help provide you with solid guidance. You can rely on our team of Reed Smith transactional tax lawyers. We have a deep understanding of federal tax considerations associated with a wide range of financial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, spinoffs, structuring and reorganizing business entities, tax-oriented financings, joint ventures, renewable energy transactions, real estate transactions, forming and operating tax-exempt organizations, compensation, tax credit transactions, and cross-border transactions. We can help you navigate whatever deal-related tax issue or challenge you’re facing.