Keith Spence Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Keith advises clients in all phases of their formation, growth, financing, and transactional activities, including initial entity selection and ongoing structuring, strategic planning, talent acquisition and retention, contract negotiations, sophisticated financings, joint ventures, venture capital, M&A transactions, private equity transactions, and day-to-day commercial and corporate governance matters across a broad range of sectors including software, technology, life sciences, gaming, and entertainment.

New York, Us

Corporate Associate in the emerging companies and venture capital group.Responsibilities include counseling clients in all phases of their formation, growth, financing and transactional activities, including in initial entity selection and ongoing structuring, corporate governance strategic planning, talent acquisition and retention, contract negotiations, sophisticated financings, joint ventures, venture capital and private equity transactions, public securities offerings (including IPOs and secondary offerings), securities reporting, compliance matters and domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Clients include entities of all shapes and sizes, including entrepreneurs, emerging and high-growth private companies, closely-held and family businesses, public companies and the boards, management and significant owners of all types of entities. Clients also include venture capital funds and private equity funds in venture capital and acquisition investments. Experience includes serving as outside general counsel for clients across a broad range of sectors including software, technology, life sciences, gaming and entertainment.

Bethesda , Maryland, Us

Selected as a fellow for three months in the competitive Africa Business Fellowship program during which I worked for a newly formed venture capital fund looking to invest in growth opportunities throughout Africa. Responsibilities included fund governance, partnership and principal management, evaluation of investment opportunities and portfolio management.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Associate in the Corporate Finance and Corporate Law & Governance Department at WSGR.Responsibilities include counseling clients in all phases of their formation, growth, financing and transactional activities, including in initial entity selection and ongoing structuring, corporate governance strategic planning, talent acquisition and retention, contract negotiations, sophisticated financings, joint ventures, venture capital and private equity transactions, public securities offerings (including IPOs and secondary offerings), securities reporting, compliance matters and domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Clients include entities of all shapes and sizes, including entrepreneurs, emerging and high-growth private companies, closely-held and family businesses, public companies and the boards, management and significant owners of all types of entities. Clients also include investment funds and private equity funds in venture capital and acquisition investments. Experience includes serving as outside general counsel for clients across a broad range of sectors including software, technology and life sciences.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

- Startup company counseling, including advising first-time and serial entrepreneurs on formation and financing issues and equity and compensation matters. - Public company counseling, including federal securities law reporting requirements and corporate governance issues. - Capital markets transactions representing issuers and underwriters in initial public offerings and follow-on offerings of equity and debt. - Venture capital transactions representing companies and investors on traditional venture capital financings and early-stage investments. - Pro bono practice representing local charitable organizations.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Providence, Ri, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

J.D.

Ba, Applied Mathematics/Economics