Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP has a strong presence in the technology and life sciences sectors, with particular expertise advising emerging companies in regulated industries such as fintech, biotech, medical devices, and digital health. The team’s capabilities encompass angel and venture financings, as well as public offerings. Spearheading the practice from Philadelphia, Jeffrey Bodle has considerable experience advising information technology startups and their corresponding venture fund sponsors. John Park, who is at the helm in Silicon Valley, has recently counselled leading venture investors on early and growth-stage financings. Over in Princeton, Steven Cohen's client roster centres around entrepreneurs, private equity investors, and venture capital funds in the Mid-Atlantic region. In San Francisco, Scott Karchmer regularly handles matters related to formation, fundraising, and exits. Both Princeton-based Benjamin Novak and Boston-based Zachary Zemlin contribute deep knowledge of the technology and life sciences spheres.
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‘Morgan Lewis truly understands how to be business attorneys. We need to understand legal risks and business risks, and we can depend on the Morgan Lewis team to help us understand and evaluate these things. They also go way beyond just our legal needs and are real advisors with things going on with the business including raising equity, debt, working with partners, and helping us achieve our goals.’
‘Jeffrey Bodle and Lindsay Mozdziock have been extraordinary as partners. Their response is super efficient, and they go shoulder to shoulder with us with everything that we need. They always help us see all sides and go above and beyond with their help to best represent us and also get things done very effectively.’
‘Morgan Lewis's responsiveness and dedication to clients are unmatched. They will go the extra mile to meet deadlines and provide high-quality advice.’
‘John Park is the most responsive and dedicated legal partner that I have ever worked with, and I highly recommend him to other clients who have been appreciative of the introductions.’
‘Understands the value of working towards shared success; we introduce a portfolio of high-growth companies and Morgan Lewis provides the right expertise and team members who fit our culture at an affordable price. ’
‘They are a great cultural fit because they have a partnership mindset.’
Key clients
- GIC Private Limited
- Samsung Electronics
- QurAlis Corporation
- PensionDanmark
- Cencora Inc.
- New Markets Venture Partners
- FT Ventures LP
- Carbon Arc
- CodaMetrix
- GIC Private Limited
- Samsung Electronics
- QurAlis Corporation
Work highlights
Representing GIC in the $350 million Series C financing of ClickHouse, Inc., a fast, open-source columnar database management system built for real-time data processing and analytics at scale.
Representing Carbon Arc, a company focused on providing a data utility for AI, in the $56 million Series A financing led by Liberty City Ventures, with participation from K5 Global, Raptor Group, and Wasserman Media Group.
Representing Cencora Ventures in the $23 million Series B financing of Lumata Health, the leader in personalized support for patients with vision-threatening chronic eye diseases.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Jeffrey Bodle; John Park
Other key lawyers
Steven Cohen; Scott Karchmer; Benjamin Novak; Zachary Zemlin; Lindsay Mozdziock