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Paul Sweeney, a partner and Deputy Chair of the firm’s Business Department, focuses on venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and related business transactions.

Paul’s clients range from start-up and venture-backed portfolio companies to well-established public companies, and operate in a wide array of industries, including networking, computer security, information technology, enterprise software, and life sciences. His private and public clients include Arisaph Pharmaceuticals, Aware, Centive, Elbrys Networks, Evident Software, Hittite Microwave Corporation, Insight Direct, Meetinghouse Data Communications, MicroCHIPS, SCVNGR and Vanu.

Paul provides practical legal advice to entrepreneurs and their businesses regarding corporate formation issues, contract negotiations, equity distribution and compensation matters. He advises emerging growth companies in the areas of venture capital and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions (both buy and sell side), reorganizations, strategic investments, joint ventures and other partnering transactions. He assists later stage and public companies with respect to SEC and securities law compliance, corporate governance, disclosure issues and general corporate matters.

Paul also represents venture capital investors, such as Polaris Venture Partners and Highland Capital Partners, in connection with their portfolio investments in early and later stage growth companies.

Paul has helped his clients raise hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital and convertible debt.

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