Emerging Companies

Many market-leading companies came to Perkins Coie for counsel early in their existence. Perkins Coie’s extensive experience with emerging companies spans a variety of fast-moving industry sectors, including life sciences, Internet, software, digital media, hardware and telecommunications.

The services we provide are tailored to individual client needs and objectives, and they change throughout the arc of a company's growth. Working with great companies has taught us a few universal truths that have shaped the values and practices of the Perkins Coie Emerging Companies group:

Pursuing Perishable Market Opportunities, Entrepreneurs
Need Counsel Who Work At Their Speed

Our team is efficient, accessible and responsive. We know our clients count on us to find solutions, not raise barriers. We believe a problem is something to be solved, not something to derail progress.

Technology Companies Need Lawyers Who Are Comfortable With Technology

Not all of our emerging company clients are technology companies, but most of them are. We are inspired by the technologies and services they have developed, and our technically savvy professionals have the perspective of end-users as well as attorneys. Our knowledge of technology helps us to understand fully our clients’ businesses, which is critical to providing top-notch legal service.

Money Is the Lifeblood of an Emerging Company

We help clients raise money by maintaining relationships with key venture capital groups and other potential investors. We know market terms and have a negotiating style that gets our clients the best deals possible, while preserving strong relationships with investors (some of whom will become board members), by working efficiently and offering creative billing arrangements so we can be sure to provide great value.

From Birth to Maturity, Emerging Companies Have Diverse Needs

They are best served, therefore, by law firms that can efficiently access the best talent in a wide range of areas. Our emerging companies’ team features top-flight attorneys in such critical areas as intellectual property, executive compensation, employment, litigation and personal planning. Our teams work to provide seamless, end-to-end solutions to our clients. We know that emerging companies value continuity and consistency in their working relationships. Accordingly, we neither outsource client projects nor staff on a project-to-project basis. Instead, a dedicated client service team is assigned to each emerging company client.