Meet Will Perkins

 
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Contact Will:
1.617.348.4449
WSPerkins@mintz.com
Full Bio on Mintz.com 

After 20+ years of working with technology businesses, I enjoy it just as much today as I did when I helped incorporate my first client. I started my career during the dotcom boom, and I’ve stayed with the tech sector ever since. There is nothing I enjoy more than seeing a start-up grow from hopes and dreams to products and revenue. Similarly, when working with investors (strategic and financial), I get the same joy in seeing their funded companies grow and prosper. I provide emerging companies with entity formation and financing strategy and advise many growing businesses on business transactions — venture finance, mergers and acquisitions, and licensing and commercial partnerships. I’ve closed over $2 billion in strategic investment transactions for leading, global technology businesses.

Education

  • JD, University of Virginia School of Law

  • AB, Harvard College

Fun facts:
I love gardening, Vermont and snowboarding. I found my way to law school after studying geology (long story). After, attending a college reunion, I added up the number of roommates I had over my four years in college -- 17! The reason for the revolving door of roommates wasn’t me — you can ask them! I have started two companies and one of them went commercial. I love talking about those experiences so please ask me about them sometime.

If I weren’t a lawyer, I would be…
Moving far more quickly through my lengthy list of books to be read.

My favorite app is …
Shazam. Even today, it still seems like magic whenever I use it.

Android or iPhone?
iPhone, since the original.

If I were starting a company ….
I did. There isn’t enough space here to share all the details, so please, again, ask me about it. It is an entertaining tale!

The most unusual thing in my office is …
Dinesh Melwani - he’s quite unusual, and I have the pleasure of sharing an office with him.

Companies I’ve helped to grow and thrive:

  • Bryght Labs

  • GrainPro

  • GV20 Therapeutics

  • Rocket Innovations

  • Pepper Bio

  • Tensha Therapeutics

  • Aquitas Solutions

  • Sunflower Therapeutics

  • Live Sust

  • Waffle Labs

  • Guardvark, LLC

  • TheRNGR, LLC