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Gary Schall
Position
Partner in WilmerHale’s New York Office
Co-Chair, Emerging Company and Venture Capital Practice
Career
Gary Schall helps entrepreneurs and emerging companies navigate the many legal issues they face, from formation to equity and note financings through exit events. He also represents venture capital funds in their investments in startups and high-growth companies. His clients are technology-based and span a broad range of industries, including e-commerce, mobile technologies, hardware, software, telecommunications and life sciences. In the 2022 edition of The Legal 500 United States, Mr. Schall was recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” for his M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Venture Capital and Emerging Companies practice.
For more than 18 years, Mr. Schall has represented both venture capital firms and emerging companies advising on a variety of corporate matters, including formation and corporate governance, contract negotiations, employment and equity compensation matters, securities laws compliance and protection of intellectual property. He also counsels his clients through complex transactions, such as convertible debt and preferred stock financings, joint ventures and buy- and sell-side mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Schall particularly enjoys working with emerging companies—learn more about how he can support your startup on WilmerHaleLaunch.com.
Experience
Prior to joining WilmerHale, Mr. Schall was an of counsel for seven years at a law firm in Boston, Massachusetts. He also held associate positions while at other law firms in Boston and Princeton, New Jersey.
With a background in accounting, Mr. Schall relied on his knowledge of financial modeling to develop business solutions for his clients. He also drew from his background and experiences in order to advise a number of venture capital firms and emerging companies on an array of corporate transactions.
Professional Activities
Mr. Schall is a member of the American Bar Association and serves as Secretary on the Board of Directors of the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce New England.
Additionally, Mr. Schall writes on topics related to entrepreneurship and has been featured on The Accelerators blog by The Wall Street Journal, Xconomy and TechCrunch. He is a frequent guest lecturer for various entrepreneurship organizations including the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge, Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce New England and the Harvard i-lab.
Memberships
- New York
- Massachusetts
Education
JD, Vanderbilt University Law School, 2000
MBA, St. John’s University, 1991
BS, Finance, Lehigh University, 1987
Lawyer Rankings
United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
(Leading lawyers)WilmerHale combines legal expertise with ‘the creativity, flexibility and business mindset that is required in a fast-moving industry like ours’. The firm’s highly experienced team is popular with a broad range of venture capital funds and emerging companies. The comprehensive service ranges from business launch and seed funding through to successful, high value exits, including sales and IPOs. The group has developed a strong track record across many key sub-sectors, including biotech, medical devices and healthcare, as well as fintech, cybersecurity, robotics, mobile technology and digital media. New York partner Gary Schall (‘absolutely instrumental to our success‘) co-chairs the team with Daniel Zimmermann in Silicon Valley. A strong Boston arm includes partners Mick Bain, Jason Kropp, and Rosemary Reilly, all of whom have good credentials in the life sciences sphere.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading lawyers United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Venture capital and emerging companies United States > M&A/corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Antitrust > Cartel
- International Trade > CFIUS
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Industry focus > Education
- Industry focus > Native American law
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Government > State attorneys general
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Government > Government contracts
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- International Trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Government > Government relations
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Environment > Environment: litigation