Mr Paul Hughes > Wiggin and Dana LLP > New Haven, United States > Lawyer Profile

Wiggin and Dana LLP
256 CHURCH STREET
PO BOX 1832
NEW HAVEN, CT O6508-1832
CONNECTICUT
United States

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Work Department

Corporate Department

Position

Paul is the Chair of the firm’s Corporate Department. He is experienced with the representation and operation of both mature and emerging growth companies in a variety of industries, including energy and utilities, information technology, clean technology, telecommunications, biotechnology, health care services, manufacturing, and outsourcing.

Paul regularly represents clients in the areas of debt and equity financings, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and corporate governance.

Chambers USA lists Paul as one of the leading corporate/M&A lawyers in Connecticut and adds that he offers experience of working with mature and emerging growth companies from a range of sectors, including biotechnology and telecommunications. He is also listed in Best Lawyers in the area of Private Equity Funds.

Career

Paul has served as Vice President and General Counsel of a venture capital-backed pediatric health care services company and its pediatric clinical trials network. He was active in all aspects of business development, corporate strategy, and operations and was responsible for all of the companies’ legal affairs, including equity and debt financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, licensing, real estate leasing, and contract negotiations.

Languages

English

Memberships

American Bar Association, Member

TerraLex, Member

BIO-CT, Board Member

Education

Paul was awarded his J.D. with honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law, where he served as an Articles Editor at the Connecticut Law Review. He earned his B.A. from the University of Connecticut.

Lawyer Rankings

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

Wiggin and Dana LLP‘s team of ‘experienced lawyers’ operates across diverse sectors such as the IT, life sciences, fintech, and consumer product industries. In 2022, the firm introduced wiggin(x), a division aimed at offering full-service support to founders, emerging companies, and their investors, featuring specialists in secured finance, intellectual property, commercial contracting and employment work, and more. The practice is jointly spearheaded by Paul Hughes in New Haven, who is well versed in debt and equity financings, M&A, and corporate governance, with notable experience in the healthcare industry; Evan Kipperman, also in New Haven, specializing in venture capital financing, securities law, and licensing arrangements; and New York-based Len Gray, who guides emerging growth companies from their inception through to exit strategies.