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Trends and Developments Contributed by: Paul A. Hughes, Evan S. Kipperman, Daniela Badiola Spanos, Katherine “Katie” Rubino, Tamia Simonis and Mark W. Heaphy Wiggin and Dana LLP Wiggin and Dana LLP is a full-service law firm of highly talented, creative and experienced lawyers dedicated to exceeding their clients’ expectations. With offices in Boston, Connecticut, New York, Phila - delphia, Washington, DC, and Florida, the firm repre - sents clients throughout the United States and glob - ally on a wide range of sophisticated and complex

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matters. From defending a Fortune 500 institution in “bet-the-company” litigation, to helping the next generation of inventors bring a new technology to market, to preserving the wealth that a family busi - ness has worked so hard to create, Wiggin and Dana offers value-driven solutions and results.

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Paul A. Hughes is the chair of Wiggin and Dana’s Corporate department and a former managing partner at the firm. He also practises in the Health Care department. He is experienced with the representation and operation

Evan S. Kipperman is a partner in Wiggin and Dana’s Corporate department and member of the firm’s executive committee, Evan is dedicated to helping growth-stage companies, publicly held middle-

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.

market companies, family offices, high net worth individuals, private equity firms, and other clients achieve their business goals. Evan focuses on corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financing, securities law, licensing arrangements, and general corporate matters, across a broad range of industries that includes software/information technology, life sciences, digital media, financial services, high-tech manufacturing, educational technology, consumer products, and food and beverages. Over the past few years, Evan has been involved in hundreds of venture capital and M&A transactions with billions of dollars in value.

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