Mark Dorff > Brown Rudnick LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Often working closely with the firm’s IP and commercial offerings, and also able to leverage the US network, Brown Rudnick LLP‘s venture team provides ‘sensible and measured solutions’ to investors and investees in domestic and cross-border transactions at every stage of the corporate life cycle. Team head Neil Foster ‘values simplicity over making things overly complex’ and is a popular choice among funders and start-ups in the technology and media spaces, as well as more recently a growing amount of energy transition matters. As part of his broad corporate and capital markets offering, UK and US-qualified partner Mark Dorff  regularly handles tech and life sciences-related venture matters and has particular expertise advising European clients on US investments. Sage Revell, who was promoted to partner in February 2023, is also key member of the team, particularly in the context of life sciences venture mandates.

Drawing considerable praise from clients, the ‘partner-led, highly pragmatic and commercial’ team at Brown Rudnick LLP is well regarded for its work in innovative fields such as technology, advanced life-sciences and climate tech. With a distinct emphasis on venture capital, the team adeptly handles complex cross-border matters for a diverse roster of clients. The team is jointly led by international corporate practice head Tom Braiden and the ‘pragmatic’ Mark Dorff, who specialisises in early-stage investments in deep tech. Steering the equity capital markets (ECM) team is the accomplished Lena Hodge, whose vast experience encompasses advising public and private companies on IPOs, M&A and public company takeovers. The team’s strength has been fortified by a number of arrivals in 2022, which include Paul Doris from Dentons, David Knight from Fieldfisher, James Douglass from K&L Gates LLP and associate Stephen Wallace from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP.