Jason Kropp > WilmerHale > Boston, United States > Lawyer Profile

WilmerHale
60 STATE STREET
BOSTON, MA 02109
MASSACHUSETTS
United States

Work Department

Big Data; Capital Markets; Corporate Governance and Disclosure; Cross-Border Transactions; Emerging Company and Venture Capital; FinTech; Life Sciences; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Technology

Position

Partner

Career

Jason Kropp has built a substantial practice advising local, national and international clients on their most critical and complex business needs and transactions. As partner in the Corporate Practice Group and member of the firm’s Management Committee, Mr. Kropp practices corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on public offerings and public company representation, and representation of emerging and growth-stage companies and venture capital and late-stage investors. Mr. Kropp represents clients across industry sectors, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and software, among others.

Practice
A significant portion of Mr. Kropp’s practice consists of counseling public companies in ongoing corporate legal matters, including federal securities reporting requirements and corporate governance issues. He represents issuers and underwriters in capital markets financings, including initial public offerings, follow-on equity offerings and convertible debt offerings. Mr. Kropp advises public and private companies at all stages on the range of issues they face, and he represents investors and issuers in initial- and late-stage investments. Learn more about how Mr. Kropp can support your startup on WilmerHaleLaunch.com.

Prior to attending law school, Mr. Kropp worked as a legislative and press aide in the office of United States Representative William Delahunt, and as a legislative intern in the office of United States Representative Gerry Studds.

Community Involvement
Mr. Kropp represents pro bono clients Grist.org, an online environmental news and opinion magazine, and the Animal Rescue League of Boston, which provides a variety of services aimed at animals in need. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Coaching4Change, whose innovative model creates opportunities for high school students to improve their math, literacy and leadership skills by turning them into coaches and teachers of younger kids.

Memberships

Bar Admissions:
Massachusetts
New York

Other Organizations:
American Bar Association
Boston Bar Association

Education

Boston College Law School , J.D. (2002)
George Washington University , B.A. (1998)

Lawyer Rankings

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies

‘Well versed in the start-up ecosystem’, WilmerHale assists clients from the initial stages of company formation to fundings and exits, whether through sale or IPO. The firm offers a holistic approach to serving emerging companies, leveraging its wide-ranging expertise in intellectual property, employment and regulatory matters, and more. The practice is under the joint leadership of Gary Schall in New York, who specializes in advising tech clients across e-commerce, mobile technologies, software, and life sciences, and Daniel Zimmermann in Palo Alto, who assists Silicon Valley-based venture capital clients with their portfolio investments domestically and internationally. Mick Bain, based in Boston, offers his experience in company formation, governance, securities law, and capital markets transactions. Jason Kropp, also in Boston, focuses on representing emerging and growth-stage companies, as well as venture capital and late-stage investors. Frances Mosley is a notable counsel within the Palo Alto team.