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Polsinelli PC

United States • M&A/corporate and commercial

6

Venture capital and emerging companies

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Polsinelli PC‘s venture capital department focuses on representing investment funds and venture-backed companies, with a particular emphasis on technology, consumer, food and beverage, healthcare, and life sciences industries. The group is well-versed in counselling clients from early-stage through to growth-equity and later-stage financings. Co-chair Matthew Eckert is sought after by emerging growth companies and venture capital funds for advice on venture financings and M&A. Alongside Eckert, co-chair Rick Jordan is singled out for combining ’deep legal expertise with outstanding commercial judgment’ for the full spectrum of investors and start-ups. Prithvi Tanwar is another highlighted practitioner, noted for his experience in the software, digital tech, e-commerce, and consumer tech sectors.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘This practice combines deep legal expertise with practical, business-oriented judgment. The team is senior-led, highly responsive, and solutions-focused, with far less over-lawyering than at comparable firms. Their collaborative approach, thoughtful use of technology, and transparent, value-aligned billing make them feel like a true extension of the client team.’

  • ‘Rick Jordan is consistently exceptional; he combines deep legal expertise with outstanding commercial judgment and an ability to anticipate issues before they become problems. Rick is calm, responsive, and solutions-oriented, and I trust him implicitly in high-stakes situations. More broadly, the team is thoughtful, efficient, and easy to work with, with associates who add real value rather than simply pushing work downstream.’

Key clients

  • Hugging Face, Inc.
  • Tive, Inc.

Work highlights

Advised Hugging Face, Inc., the world’s leading open-source AI platform, on its acquisition of Pollen Robotics, a developer of humanoid robots.