who we serve

Entrepreneurs, founders, and investors in fast-moving industries

From biotech startups developing next-generation therapeutics to medical device companies, life sciences and emerging growth ventures face an intricate web of legal, financial, and regulatory challenges at every phase of their journey. Rubin Rudman provides practical, business-focused legal counsel to founders, entrepreneurs, investors, and management teams navigating fast-moving, high-stakes ventures. Clients rely on us to focus on the ultimate goal, namely, a successful exit.

Our team advises companies across the life sciences ecosystem—therapeutics, medical devices, combination drugs and products—through all stages of development, from seed-stage startups to venture-backed enterprises and mature private companies. Our services span corporate governance, equity and debt financing, options and other incentive compensation, intellectual property strategy, licensing, and commercial agreements. We also guide clients through mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, cross-border agreements, and exit transactions.

Clients benefit from our deep familiarity with regulatory frameworks and capital markets. We’ve helped launch dozens of companies and supported them through pivotal milestones—initial funding rounds, strategic collaborations and joint ventures, scale-up decisions, and exit transactions that reward years of effort and investment. Licensing deals are structured to protect innovation while making companies more attractive to investors. Contracts—ranging from OEM and material transfer agreements to clinical trial and non-disclosure arrangements—are crafted with risk mitigation in mind.

We serve as outside general counsel to early-stage companies, offering end-to-end guidance on everything from formation and founder equity to commercial operations and strategic partnerships. In every engagement, our approach is collaborative, practical, and aligned with long-term goals. Clients also benefit from seamless access to legal talent across our broader firm, including Employment, Real Estate, Corporate, Business and Tax, and Litigation attorneys, ensuring comprehensive support.

Boston’s innovation economy continues to produce some of the world’s most promising life sciences and tech-enabled ventures. Many of our clients are building solutions that will change the way we treat disease, manage health, and deliver care. We’re proud to support them—not just as legal advisors, but as partners in growth.

Life Sciences & Emerging Growth Companies

Key Contacts

Capabilities

A full range 
of services

  • Venture capital financing
  • Private equity transactions
  • Seed, debt, and all equity financings
  • Intellectual property strategy
  • Licensing and tech transfer
  • Strategic partnerships
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Joint venture structuring
  • Exit and liquidity planning
  • Entity formation and structuring
  • Founder equity arrangements
  • Stock option plans
  • Equity incentive compensation plans
  • Securities law compliance
  • Private placement memorandums (PPMs)
  • Trademark clearance and protection
  • Commercial contracts and agreements
  • OEM and reseller agreements
  • Material transfer agreements (MTAs)
  • Confidentiality and NDAs
  • Clinical trial agreements
  • Employment and executive agreements
  • Outside general counsel services
  • IP portfolio management
  • Business governance and operations
  • Legal support for scale-ups
  • Venture capital financing
  • Private equity transactions
  • Seed, debt, and all equity financings
  • Intellectual property strategy
  • Licensing and tech transfer
  • Strategic partnerships
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Joint venture structuring
  • Exit and liquidity planning
  • Entity formation and structuring
  • Founder equity arrangements
  • Stock option plans
  • Equity incentive compensation plans
  • Securities law compliance
  • Private placement memorandums (PPMs)
  • Trademark clearance and protection
  • Commercial contracts and agreements
  • OEM and reseller agreements
  • Material transfer agreements (MTAs)
  • Confidentiality and NDAs
  • Clinical trial agreements
  • Employment and executive agreements
  • Outside general counsel services
  • IP portfolio management
  • Business governance and operations
  • Legal support for scale-ups
Resources & Insights

Experience in practice