Boston-based firm Gesmer Updegrove LLP has a sophisticated corporate practice, with a team well-versed in mergers, acquisitions, spinoffs, and joint ventures. The team’s practice is industry agnostic but is particularly focused on transactions in the cannabis and technology space. John Cohan leads the corporate practice and focuses on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity financing, and licensing on behalf of emerging technology companies and entrepreneurs. Other key partners include managing partner Aaron Kriss, who provides strategic tax counsel on domestic and international deals, and Sarah Curtis Richmond, who has experience in complex mergers and acquisitions, angel investments, and joint ventures for emerging and established companies.
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Key clients
- Curaleaf Holdings, Inc.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- Harvard University
- Rapid7, Inc.
- Berkshire Grey, Inc.
- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
- The Linus Foundation
- Long Angle, Inc.
- PCI Security Standards Council, LLC
- Canton Foundation
Practice head
John Cohan
Other key lawyers
Aaron Kriss; Sarah Curtis Richmond; Thomas Durkin; Sean Gilligan; Peter Moldave; Andrew Updegrove; Russ Schlossbach; Braeden Anderson