USA Law and Practice Contributed by: D. Scott Bennett, Nicholas A. Dorsey, Virginia M. Anderson and Ellen H. Park, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP has been known as one of the premier US law firms for more than two centuries and maintains offices in New York, London and Washington, DC. The firm ad - vises technology companies, venture capital in - vestors and other advisers and capital sources on a wide range of pivotal transactions. Cra - vath’s corporate clients include venture capital- and private equity-backed businesses across software, hardware, fintech, blockchain and digital assets, artificial intelligence, biotechnol - ogy, medical devices, cleantech and renewa -
bles and other developing areas, and its inves - tor representations include venture capital and growth equity firms, corporate venture capital arms and other institutional partners. The firm’s interdisciplinary venture capital & growth equity practice focuses on venture investment rounds and other financing arrangements, including preferred equity, SAFEs, venture debt and tradi - tional and synthetic royalty arrangements; joint ventures, collaboration agreements and licens - ing arrangements; and employee tender offers and other pre-IPO liquidity events.
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D. Scott Bennett is a partner in Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP’s corporate department. He is co-head of the firm’s venture capital & growth equity practice and has notable experience
Nicholas A. Dorsey is a partner in Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP’s corporate department. He is co-head of the firm’s venture capital & growth equity practice, where he dedicates significant
counselling venture capital-backed companies and investors in the technology, fintech, digital assets and renewables spaces. His practice also includes numerous clients in the shipping, transportation, energy and pharmaceutical sectors. Mr Bennett is a frequent speaker and author on a range of legal topics pertaining to emerging companies, capital markets and finance, as well as developments in the areas of fintech and digital assets.
time to providing commercial and strategic advice to start-up, early stage and founder-led companies, and investors in such companies. Mr Dorsey is a frequent speaker and author who has previously co-authored the US Law and Practice chapter of Chambers and Partners’ Venture Capital Guide. He is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA) and serves as the Entrepreneurship Conference Know-How Officer of the IBA’s Closely Held Companies Committee.
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