Investor Services
Investor Services
wiggin(x) works with companies and founders to negotiate and structure deals with those who plan to invest in the company. When working with investors, we review targets, structure deals, and dig into due diligence. And, in either case, at every stage of the financing process, we provide sound and creative counsel.
How do you protect yourself when considering accepting investment from abroad, or investing in a U.S. business? wiggin(x) works with U.S. and international clients to provide practical, effective, and business-sensitive guidance on foreign investment compliance, including performing diligence on proposed foreign investors and U.S. investment targets, determining the export classification of a target’s technology/products (essential under foreign investment rules, even if the target never exports anything), assessing historical export compliance and addressing deficits to minimize successor liability, and preparing mandatory and voluntary submissions to the Committee on Foreign Investment Control (CFIUS).
wiggin(x) helps simplify the complex. Whether your company is merging, buying or selling stock or assets, transferring or acquiring product lines, entering a joint venture, or making an equity investment, we walk you through the details, making the complicated feel manageable.
How you form your company today will have a major impact on your future. wiggin(x) will help you select and form the right entity for your business, be it an LLC, S corp, or C corp. We will walk you through the alternatives, focusing on how each form may affect taxes, costs, personnel and strategic partner decisions, and attractiveness to future investors and lenders.
As outsourced general counsel or as additional support for your internal legal team, wiggin(x) lawyers provide counsel on general corporate governance, shareholder/member matters, cap table management, equity plan creation, and oversight. We review and negotiate commercial contracts, including financing agreements and commercial real estate leases. We also advise on employment and consulting documentation, intellectual property matters, and restrictive covenant agreements, among a variety of other services delivered when and how you need them.
Corporate governance isn’t just for big public companies. A clear governance structure sets up your business to grow sustainably and to attract investors. wiggin(x) lawyers help you put the right architecture in place to guide your company now and into the future.
A true licensing practice requires a multidisciplinary blend of skill sets that spans technology, business, and law: wiggin(x) is fluent in each. wiggin(x) lawyers assist startups with critical licensing and collaboration endeavors, whether their technology is homegrown or licensed from a university or other partner. We have extensive experience with in-licensing and out-licensing technologies and products of all types, including related patents, copyrights, data, know-how, and software. Our licensing team partners with startups, founders, and their collaborators by advising on strategy, helping structure deals and drafting and negotiating their technology transactions. Our team also assists early-stage investors to analyze and understand the benefits and risks of collaborations, strategic alliances, and mission-critical technology and IP licenses, all core strategic assets of startups.
When contemplating a strategic partnership or joint venture, clarity at the outset is vital to its success. Whether you want to work with another enterprise or entrepreneur on a specific project or objective, or if you envision a long-term partnership, wiggin(x) lawyers will talk through the various options with you, helping you discern your next move. We help you structure, negotiate, and implement these relationships, so that you feel confident from the outset.
wiggin(x) tax attorneys help startups determine the most tax-advantageous structure for their operation and understand the tax ramifications of changes in that structure. We also provide tax planning for the eventual sale of the company, as well as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Whether onshore, offshore, or near-shore, wiggin(x) lawyers can structure, negotiate, and document your technology transactions start to finish. Our experience spans diverse industries, including software and cloud services, AI, fintech, health care, engineering, data analytics, biotech, energy, and telecommunications, among others. Our team consistently provides reliable, flexible, and scalable advice on transactions affecting both day-to-day operations and long-term, strategic implementations.
wiggin(x) works with companies and founders to negotiate and structure deals with those who plan to invest in the company. When working with investors, we review targets, structure deals, and dig into due diligence. And, in either case, at every stage of the financing process, we provide sound and creative counsel.
How do you protect yourself when considering accepting investment from abroad, or investing in a U.S. business? wiggin(x) works with U.S. and international clients to provide practical, effective, and business-sensitive guidance on foreign investment compliance, including performing diligence on proposed foreign investors and U.S. investment targets, determining the export classification of a target’s technology/products (essential under foreign investment rules, even if the target never exports anything), assessing historical export compliance and addressing deficits to minimize successor liability, and preparing mandatory and voluntary submissions to the Committee on Foreign Investment Control (CFIUS).
wiggin(x) helps simplify the complex. Whether your company is merging, buying or selling stock or assets, transferring or acquiring product lines, entering a joint venture, or making an equity investment, we walk you through the details, making the complicated feel manageable.
How you form your company today will have a major impact on your future. wiggin(x) will help you select and form the right entity for your business, be it an LLC, S corp, or C corp. We will walk you through the alternatives, focusing on how each form may affect taxes, costs, personnel and strategic partner decisions, and attractiveness to future investors and lenders.
As outsourced general counsel or as additional support for your internal legal team, wiggin(x) lawyers provide counsel on general corporate governance, shareholder/member matters, cap table management, equity plan creation, and oversight. We review and negotiate commercial contracts, including financing agreements and commercial real estate leases. We also advise on employment and consulting documentation, intellectual property matters, and restrictive covenant agreements, among a variety of other services delivered when and how you need them.
Corporate governance isn’t just for big public companies. A clear governance structure sets up your business to grow sustainably and to attract investors. wiggin(x) lawyers help you put the right architecture in place to guide your company now and into the future.
A true licensing practice requires a multidisciplinary blend of skill sets that spans technology, business, and law: wiggin(x) is fluent in each. wiggin(x) lawyers assist startups with critical licensing and collaboration endeavors, whether their technology is homegrown or licensed from a university or other partner. We have extensive experience with in-licensing and out-licensing technologies and products of all types, including related patents, copyrights, data, know-how, and software. Our licensing team partners with startups, founders, and their collaborators by advising on strategy, helping structure deals and drafting and negotiating their technology transactions. Our team also assists early-stage investors to analyze and understand the benefits and risks of collaborations, strategic alliances, and mission-critical technology and IP licenses, all core strategic assets of startups.
When contemplating a strategic partnership or joint venture, clarity at the outset is vital to its success. Whether you want to work with another enterprise or entrepreneur on a specific project or objective, or if you envision a long-term partnership, wiggin(x) lawyers will talk through the various options with you, helping you discern your next move. We help you structure, negotiate, and implement these relationships, so that you feel confident from the outset.
wiggin(x) tax attorneys help startups determine the most tax-advantageous structure for their operation and understand the tax ramifications of changes in that structure. We also provide tax planning for the eventual sale of the company, as well as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Whether onshore, offshore, or near-shore, wiggin(x) lawyers can structure, negotiate, and document your technology transactions start to finish. Our experience spans diverse industries, including software and cloud services, AI, fintech, health care, engineering, data analytics, biotech, energy, and telecommunications, among others. Our team consistently provides reliable, flexible, and scalable advice on transactions affecting both day-to-day operations and long-term, strategic implementations.
wiggin(x) works with companies and founders to negotiate and structure deals with those who plan to invest in the company. When working with investors, we review targets, structure deals, and dig into due diligence. And, in either case, at every stage of the financing process, we provide sound and creative counsel.
wiggin(x) helps simplify the complex. Whether your company is merging, buying or selling stock or assets, transferring or acquiring product lines, entering a joint venture, or making an equity investment, we walk you through the details, making the complicated feel manageable.
When raising funds through debt, options abound. wiggin(x) will explore these choices with you. Whether it’s bonds, bank loans, venture debt, or nontraditional lenders, we will help structure and negotiate debt financing to allow your company to achieve its goals.
Preparing for due diligence begins long before a deal commences. Companies cannot afford to underestimate the rigor and scrutiny of due diligence from investors, lenders, strategic partners, and underwriters. wiggin(x) works with you to ensure your company is appropriately structured, scalable, and positioned for growth, and we help you organize your internal recordkeeping to ensure that you put your best foot forward.
Corporate governance isn’t just for big public companies. A clear governance structure sets up your business to grow sustainably and to attract investors. wiggin(x) lawyers help you put the right architecture in place to guide your company now and into the future.
When your business is entering a new market, implementing a structural change, or pursuing a large growth opportunity, we’ll be there to structure, negotiate, and close investments to raise the capital needed to take you to the next level of success.
The wiggin(x) team counsels private equity funds, portfolio companies, and company-targets in buy-side, sell-side, and strategic alliance transactions, working across industries ranging from bio to tech, manufacturing, and many others. International or domestic, any stage of the investment life cycle, LBO, going private, or carve-out, you can trust our experience to guide you through the process.
When contemplating a strategic partnership or joint venture, clarity at the outset is vital to its success. Whether you want to work with another enterprise or entrepreneur on a specific project or objective, or if you envision a long-term partnership, wiggin(x) lawyers will talk through the various options with you, helping you discern your next move. We help you structure, negotiate, and implement these relationships, so that you feel confident from the outset.
wiggin(x) tax attorneys help startups determine the most tax-advantageous structure for their operation and understand the tax ramifications of changes in that structure. We also provide tax planning for the eventual sale of the company, as well as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
wiggin(x) venture capital lawyers work with emerging company clients to ensure that they are appropriately structured, scalable, and positioned for growth and a liquidity event. Our attorneys help clients withstand the rigorous due diligence scrutiny of investors, lenders, strategic partners, and underwriters. We negotiate and structure deals to help emerging companies continue to grow and thrive.
wiggin(x) lawyers work with venture capital firms, family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and other investors to dial in success. We help review their targets, structure their investments, and accomplish their business objectives.
wiggin(x) works with companies and founders to negotiate and structure deals with those who plan to invest in the company. When working with investors, we review targets, structure deals, and dig into due diligence. And, in either case, at every stage of the financing process, we provide sound and creative counsel.
wiggin(x) helps simplify the complex. Whether your company is merging, buying or selling stock or assets, transferring or acquiring product lines, entering a joint venture, or making an equity investment, we walk you through the details, making the complicated feel manageable.
When raising funds through debt, options abound. wiggin(x) will explore these choices with you. Whether it’s bonds, bank loans, venture debt, or nontraditional lenders, we will help structure and negotiate debt financing to allow your company to achieve its goals.
Preparing for due diligence begins long before a deal commences. Companies cannot afford to underestimate the rigor and scrutiny of due diligence from investors, lenders, strategic partners, and underwriters. wiggin(x) works with you to ensure your company is appropriately structured, scalable, and positioned for growth, and we help you organize your internal recordkeeping to ensure that you put your best foot forward.
Corporate governance isn’t just for big public companies. A clear governance structure sets up your business to grow sustainably and to attract investors. wiggin(x) lawyers help you put the right architecture in place to guide your company now and into the future.
When your business is entering a new market, implementing a structural change, or pursuing a large growth opportunity, we’ll be there to structure, negotiate, and close investments to raise the capital needed to take you to the next level of success.
The wiggin(x) team counsels private equity funds, portfolio companies, and company-targets in buy-side, sell-side, and strategic alliance transactions, working across industries ranging from bio to tech, manufacturing, and many others. International or domestic, any stage of the investment life cycle, LBO, going private, or carve-out, you can trust our experience to guide you through the process.
When contemplating a strategic partnership or joint venture, clarity at the outset is vital to its success. Whether you want to work with another enterprise or entrepreneur on a specific project or objective, or if you envision a long-term partnership, wiggin(x) lawyers will talk through the various options with you, helping you discern your next move. We help you structure, negotiate, and implement these relationships, so that you feel confident from the outset.
wiggin(x) tax attorneys help startups determine the most tax-advantageous structure for their operation and understand the tax ramifications of changes in that structure. We also provide tax planning for the eventual sale of the company, as well as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
wiggin(x) venture capital lawyers work with emerging company clients to ensure that they are appropriately structured, scalable, and positioned for growth and a liquidity event. Our attorneys help clients withstand the rigorous due diligence scrutiny of investors, lenders, strategic partners, and underwriters. We negotiate and structure deals to help emerging companies continue to grow and thrive.
wiggin(x) lawyers work with venture capital firms, family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and other investors to dial in success. We help review their targets, structure their investments, and accomplish their business objectives.
wiggin(x) helps simplify the complex. Whether your company is merging, buying or selling stock or assets, transferring or acquiring product lines, entering a joint venture, or making an equity investment, we walk you through the details, making the complicated feel manageable.
When raising funds through debt, options abound. wiggin(x) will explore these choices with you. Whether it’s bonds, bank loans, venture debt, or nontraditional lenders, we will help structure and negotiate debt financing to allow your company to achieve its goals.
The best way to win litigation is to avoid it, but that’s not always possible. Young companies need to be prepared for all outcomes. wiggin(x) litigators have the experience and skill to handle virtually any type of dispute that a startup or emerging company may encounter, including but not limited to consumer class action claims, disputes with vendors, lawsuits against or by competitors, intellectual property and patent claims, or even a claim from one of its own investors or members. We understand that litigation often has “bet-the-company” implications for emerging companies and will help you navigate the best path and strategy for protecting your business.
As outsourced general counsel or as additional support for your internal legal team, wiggin(x) lawyers provide counsel on general corporate governance, shareholder/member matters, cap table management, equity plan creation, and oversight. We review and negotiate commercial contracts, including financing agreements and commercial real estate leases. We also advise on employment and consulting documentation, intellectual property matters, and restrictive covenant agreements, among a variety of other services delivered when and how you need them.
Corporate governance isn’t just for big public companies. A clear governance structure sets up your business to grow sustainably and to attract investors. wiggin(x) lawyers help you put the right architecture in place to guide your company now and into the future.
When your business is entering a new market, implementing a structural change, or pursuing a large growth opportunity, we’ll be there to structure, negotiate, and close investments to raise the capital needed to take you to the next level of success.
wiggin(x) provides effective, risk-based, and business-sensitive guidance on foreign investment (CFIUS), financial sanctions (OFAC), export (ITAR, EAR), anti-corruption (FCPA), and other global trade matters. Our team of former government and in-house lawyers explain the regulatory requirements, conduct M&A and investment due diligence, prepare CFIUS filings, defend against government enforcement actions, pursue licenses and permits, and create practical, right-sized compliance programs.
A true licensing practice requires a multidisciplinary blend of skill sets that spans technology, business, and law: wiggin(x) is fluent in each. wiggin(x) lawyers assist startups with critical licensing and collaboration endeavors, whether their technology is homegrown or licensed from a university or other partner. We have extensive experience with in-licensing and out-licensing technologies and products of all types, including related patents, copyrights, data, know-how, and software. Our licensing team partners with startups, founders, and their collaborators by advising on strategy, helping structure deals and drafting and negotiating their technology transactions. Our team also assists early-stage investors to analyze and understand the benefits and risks of collaborations, strategic alliances, and mission-critical technology and IP licenses, all core strategic assets of startups.
wiggin(x) represents clients on the buy- and sell-side, advising on complexities that may arise, including transaction/tax structuring, intellectual property, antitrust regulations, foreign investment rules, employee transition, and securities laws, among others. Our transactions range from acquihires to significant upside exits, for newly launched startups to mature companies, and everyone in between.
wiggin(x) lawyers counsel businesses on all aspects of commercial real estate, including buying, selling, leasing, developing, and operating retail, office, manufacturing, distribution, and research space for both large and small portfolios. Our services include structuring and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, leases, and architectural, engineering, and construction contracts as well as advising clients on environmental and energy matters.
For a variety of regulatory frameworks, wiggin(x) can help you understand your legal responsibilities and manage your risk. Our extensive experience and established rapport with regulators allows us to interface on your behalf and help achieve desired outcomes. Our regulatory compliance teams take a pragmatic approach, with the aim to minimize the impact of regulations on your day-to-day operations and maximize your business opportunities.
When contemplating a strategic partnership or joint venture, clarity at the outset is vital to its success. Whether you want to work with another enterprise or entrepreneur on a specific project or objective, or if you envision a long-term partnership, wiggin(x) lawyers will talk through the various options with you, helping you discern your next move. We help you structure, negotiate, and implement these relationships, so that you feel confident from the outset.
wiggin(x) tax attorneys help startups determine the most tax-advantageous structure for their operation and understand the tax ramifications of changes in that structure. We also provide tax planning for the eventual sale of the company, as well as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Whether onshore, offshore, or near-shore, wiggin(x) lawyers can structure, negotiate, and document your technology transactions start to finish. Our experience spans diverse industries, including software and cloud services, AI, fintech, health care, engineering, data analytics, biotech, energy, and telecommunications, among others. Our team consistently provides reliable, flexible, and scalable advice on transactions affecting both day-to-day operations and long-term, strategic implementations.
wiggin(x) helps simplify the complex. Whether your company is merging, buying or selling stock or assets, transferring or acquiring product lines, entering a joint venture, or making an equity investment, we walk you through the details, making the complicated feel manageable.
When raising funds through debt, options abound. wiggin(x) will explore these choices with you. Whether it’s bonds, bank loans, venture debt, or nontraditional lenders, we will help structure and negotiate debt financing to allow your company to achieve its goals.
The best way to win litigation is to avoid it, but that’s not always possible. Young companies need to be prepared for all outcomes. wiggin(x) litigators have the experience and skill to handle virtually any type of dispute that a startup or emerging company may encounter, including but not limited to consumer class action claims, disputes with vendors, lawsuits against or by competitors, intellectual property and patent claims, or even a claim from one of its own investors or members. We understand that litigation often has “bet-the-company” implications for emerging companies and will help you navigate the best path and strategy for protecting your business.
As outsourced general counsel or as additional support for your internal legal team, wiggin(x) lawyers provide counsel on general corporate governance, shareholder/member matters, cap table management, equity plan creation, and oversight. We review and negotiate commercial contracts, including financing agreements and commercial real estate leases. We also advise on employment and consulting documentation, intellectual property matters, and restrictive covenant agreements, among a variety of other services delivered when and how you need them.
Corporate governance isn’t just for big public companies. A clear governance structure sets up your business to grow sustainably and to attract investors. wiggin(x) lawyers help you put the right architecture in place to guide your company now and into the future.
When your business is entering a new market, implementing a structural change, or pursuing a large growth opportunity, we’ll be there to structure, negotiate, and close investments to raise the capital needed to take you to the next level of success.
wiggin(x) provides effective, risk-based, and business-sensitive guidance on foreign investment (CFIUS), financial sanctions (OFAC), export (ITAR, EAR), anti-corruption (FCPA), and other global trade matters. Our team of former government and in-house lawyers explain the regulatory requirements, conduct M&A and investment due diligence, prepare CFIUS filings, defend against government enforcement actions, pursue licenses and permits, and create practical, right-sized compliance programs.
A true licensing practice requires a multidisciplinary blend of skill sets that spans technology, business, and law: wiggin(x) is fluent in each. wiggin(x) lawyers assist startups with critical licensing and collaboration endeavors, whether their technology is homegrown or licensed from a university or other partner. We have extensive experience with in-licensing and out-licensing technologies and products of all types, including related patents, copyrights, data, know-how, and software. Our licensing team partners with startups, founders, and their collaborators by advising on strategy, helping structure deals and drafting and negotiating their technology transactions. Our team also assists early-stage investors to analyze and understand the benefits and risks of collaborations, strategic alliances, and mission-critical technology and IP licenses, all core strategic assets of startups.
wiggin(x) represents clients on the buy- and sell-side, advising on complexities that may arise, including transaction/tax structuring, intellectual property, antitrust regulations, foreign investment rules, employee transition, and securities laws, among others. Our transactions range from acquihires to significant upside exits, for newly launched startups to mature companies, and everyone in between.
wiggin(x) lawyers counsel businesses on all aspects of commercial real estate, including buying, selling, leasing, developing, and operating retail, office, manufacturing, distribution, and research space for both large and small portfolios. Our services include structuring and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, leases, and architectural, engineering, and construction contracts as well as advising clients on environmental and energy matters.
For a variety of regulatory frameworks, wiggin(x) can help you understand your legal responsibilities and manage your risk. Our extensive experience and established rapport with regulators allows us to interface on your behalf and help achieve desired outcomes. Our regulatory compliance teams take a pragmatic approach, with the aim to minimize the impact of regulations on your day-to-day operations and maximize your business opportunities.
When contemplating a strategic partnership or joint venture, clarity at the outset is vital to its success. Whether you want to work with another enterprise or entrepreneur on a specific project or objective, or if you envision a long-term partnership, wiggin(x) lawyers will talk through the various options with you, helping you discern your next move. We help you structure, negotiate, and implement these relationships, so that you feel confident from the outset.
wiggin(x) tax attorneys help startups determine the most tax-advantageous structure for their operation and understand the tax ramifications of changes in that structure. We also provide tax planning for the eventual sale of the company, as well as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Whether onshore, offshore, or near-shore, wiggin(x) lawyers can structure, negotiate, and document your technology transactions start to finish. Our experience spans diverse industries, including software and cloud services, AI, fintech, health care, engineering, data analytics, biotech, energy, and telecommunications, among others. Our team consistently provides reliable, flexible, and scalable advice on transactions affecting both day-to-day operations and long-term, strategic implementations.
How do you protect yourself when considering accepting investment from abroad, or investing in a U.S. business? wiggin(x) works with U.S. and international clients to provide practical, effective, and business-sensitive guidance on foreign investment compliance, including performing diligence on proposed foreign investors and U.S. investment targets, determining the export classification of a target’s technology/products (essential under foreign investment rules, even if the target never exports anything), assessing historical export compliance and addressing deficits to minimize successor liability, and preparing mandatory and voluntary submissions to the Committee on Foreign Investment Control (CFIUS).
wiggin(x) helps simplify the complex. Whether your company is merging, buying or selling stock or assets, transferring or acquiring product lines, entering a joint venture, or making an equity investment, we walk you through the details, making the complicated feel manageable.
Preparing for due diligence begins long before a deal commences. Companies cannot afford to underestimate the rigor and scrutiny of due diligence from investors, lenders, strategic partners, and underwriters. wiggin(x) works with you to ensure your company is appropriately structured, scalable, and positioned for growth, and we help you organize your internal recordkeeping to ensure that you put your best foot forward.
Corporate governance isn’t just for big public companies. A clear governance structure sets up your business to grow sustainably and to attract investors. wiggin(x) lawyers help you put the right architecture in place to guide your company now and into the future.
A true licensing practice requires a multidisciplinary blend of skill sets that spans technology, business, and law: wiggin(x) is fluent in each. wiggin(x) lawyers assist startups with critical licensing and collaboration endeavors, whether their technology is homegrown or licensed from a university or other partner. We have extensive experience with in-licensing and out-licensing technologies and products of all types, including related patents, copyrights, data, know-how, and software. Our licensing team partners with startups, founders, and their collaborators by advising on strategy, helping structure deals and drafting and negotiating their technology transactions. Our team also assists early-stage investors to analyze and understand the benefits and risks of collaborations, strategic alliances, and mission-critical technology and IP licenses, all core strategic assets of startups.
wiggin(x) represents clients on the buy- and sell-side, advising on complexities that may arise, including transaction/tax structuring, intellectual property, antitrust regulations, foreign investment rules, employee transition, and securities laws, among others. Our transactions range from acquihires to significant upside exits, for newly launched startups to mature companies, and everyone in between.
The wiggin(x) team counsels private equity funds, portfolio companies, and company-targets in buy-side, sell-side, and strategic alliance transactions, working across industries ranging from bio to tech, manufacturing, and many others. International or domestic, any stage of the investment life cycle, LBO, going private, or carve-out, you can trust our experience to guide you through the process.
In private secondary securities offerings, wiggin(x) lawyers navigate applicable shareholder agreements and sale restrictions. We coordinate with brokers and issuers to ensure a smooth transaction process and review or prepare purchase and sale agreements.
When contemplating a strategic partnership or joint venture, clarity at the outset is vital to its success. Whether you want to work with another enterprise or entrepreneur on a specific project or objective, or if you envision a long-term partnership, wiggin(x) lawyers will talk through the various options with you, helping you discern your next move. We help you structure, negotiate, and implement these relationships, so that you feel confident from the outset.
wiggin(x) tax attorneys help startups determine the most tax-advantageous structure for their operation and understand the tax ramifications of changes in that structure. We also provide tax planning for the eventual sale of the company, as well as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Whether onshore, offshore, or near-shore, wiggin(x) lawyers can structure, negotiate, and document your technology transactions start to finish. Our experience spans diverse industries, including software and cloud services, AI, fintech, health care, engineering, data analytics, biotech, energy, and telecommunications, among others. Our team consistently provides reliable, flexible, and scalable advice on transactions affecting both day-to-day operations and long-term, strategic implementations.
How do you protect yourself when considering accepting investment from abroad, or investing in a U.S. business? wiggin(x) works with U.S. and international clients to provide practical, effective, and business-sensitive guidance on foreign investment compliance, including performing diligence on proposed foreign investors and U.S. investment targets, determining the export classification of a target’s technology/products (essential under foreign investment rules, even if the target never exports anything), assessing historical export compliance and addressing deficits to minimize successor liability, and preparing mandatory and voluntary submissions to the Committee on Foreign Investment Control (CFIUS).
wiggin(x) helps simplify the complex. Whether your company is merging, buying or selling stock or assets, transferring or acquiring product lines, entering a joint venture, or making an equity investment, we walk you through the details, making the complicated feel manageable.
Preparing for due diligence begins long before a deal commences. Companies cannot afford to underestimate the rigor and scrutiny of due diligence from investors, lenders, strategic partners, and underwriters. wiggin(x) works with you to ensure your company is appropriately structured, scalable, and positioned for growth, and we help you organize your internal recordkeeping to ensure that you put your best foot forward.
Corporate governance isn’t just for big public companies. A clear governance structure sets up your business to grow sustainably and to attract investors. wiggin(x) lawyers help you put the right architecture in place to guide your company now and into the future.
A true licensing practice requires a multidisciplinary blend of skill sets that spans technology, business, and law: wiggin(x) is fluent in each. wiggin(x) lawyers assist startups with critical licensing and collaboration endeavors, whether their technology is homegrown or licensed from a university or other partner. We have extensive experience with in-licensing and out-licensing technologies and products of all types, including related patents, copyrights, data, know-how, and software. Our licensing team partners with startups, founders, and their collaborators by advising on strategy, helping structure deals and drafting and negotiating their technology transactions. Our team also assists early-stage investors to analyze and understand the benefits and risks of collaborations, strategic alliances, and mission-critical technology and IP licenses, all core strategic assets of startups.
wiggin(x) represents clients on the buy- and sell-side, advising on complexities that may arise, including transaction/tax structuring, intellectual property, antitrust regulations, foreign investment rules, employee transition, and securities laws, among others. Our transactions range from acquihires to significant upside exits, for newly launched startups to mature companies, and everyone in between.
The wiggin(x) team counsels private equity funds, portfolio companies, and company-targets in buy-side, sell-side, and strategic alliance transactions, working across industries ranging from bio to tech, manufacturing, and many others. International or domestic, any stage of the investment life cycle, LBO, going private, or carve-out, you can trust our experience to guide you through the process.
In private secondary securities offerings, wiggin(x) lawyers navigate applicable shareholder agreements and sale restrictions. We coordinate with brokers and issuers to ensure a smooth transaction process and review or prepare purchase and sale agreements.
When contemplating a strategic partnership or joint venture, clarity at the outset is vital to its success. Whether you want to work with another enterprise or entrepreneur on a specific project or objective, or if you envision a long-term partnership, wiggin(x) lawyers will talk through the various options with you, helping you discern your next move. We help you structure, negotiate, and implement these relationships, so that you feel confident from the outset.
wiggin(x) tax attorneys help startups determine the most tax-advantageous structure for their operation and understand the tax ramifications of changes in that structure. We also provide tax planning for the eventual sale of the company, as well as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Whether onshore, offshore, or near-shore, wiggin(x) lawyers can structure, negotiate, and document your technology transactions start to finish. Our experience spans diverse industries, including software and cloud services, AI, fintech, health care, engineering, data analytics, biotech, energy, and telecommunications, among others. Our team consistently provides reliable, flexible, and scalable advice on transactions affecting both day-to-day operations and long-term, strategic implementations.
How do you protect yourself when considering accepting investment from abroad, or investing in a U.S. business? wiggin(x) works with U.S. and international clients to provide practical, effective, and business-sensitive guidance on foreign investment compliance, including performing diligence on proposed foreign investors and U.S. investment targets, determining the export classification of a target’s technology/products (essential under foreign investment rules, even if the target never exports anything), assessing historical export compliance and addressing deficits to minimize successor liability, and preparing mandatory and voluntary submissions to the Committee on Foreign Investment Control (CFIUS).
wiggin(x) cannabis lawyers are uniquely suited to address the evolving needs of emerging players within the rapidly growing legalized cannabis industry. We advise cannabis companies and their investors, as well as technology and services companies who interact with the cannabis industry, in their early stages, and in follow on venture capital rounds and licensing, as well as providing established companies with advice regarding ongoing regulatory compliance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and other matters.
wiggin(x) helps simplify the complex. Whether your company is merging, buying or selling stock or assets, transferring or acquiring product lines, entering a joint venture, or making an equity investment, we walk you through the details, making the complicated feel manageable.
The best way to win litigation is to avoid it, but that’s not always possible. Young companies need to be prepared for all outcomes. wiggin(x) litigators have the experience and skill to handle virtually any type of dispute that a startup or emerging company may encounter, including but not limited to consumer class action claims, disputes with vendors, lawsuits against or by competitors, intellectual property and patent claims, or even a claim from one of its own investors or members. We understand that litigation often has “bet-the-company” implications for emerging companies and will help you navigate the best path and strategy for protecting your business.
As outsourced general counsel or as additional support for your internal legal team, wiggin(x) lawyers provide counsel on general corporate governance, shareholder/member matters, cap table management, equity plan creation, and oversight. We review and negotiate commercial contracts, including financing agreements and commercial real estate leases. We also advise on employment and consulting documentation, intellectual property matters, and restrictive covenant agreements, among a variety of other services delivered when and how you need them.
Corporate governance isn’t just for big public companies. A clear governance structure sets up your business to grow sustainably and to attract investors. wiggin(x) lawyers help you put the right architecture in place to guide your company now and into the future.
wiggin(x) provides effective, risk-based, and business-sensitive guidance on foreign investment (CFIUS), financial sanctions (OFAC), export (ITAR, EAR), anti-corruption (FCPA), and other global trade matters. Our team of former government and in-house lawyers explain the regulatory requirements, conduct M&A and investment due diligence, prepare CFIUS filings, defend against government enforcement actions, pursue licenses and permits, and create practical, right-sized compliance programs.
A true licensing practice requires a multidisciplinary blend of skill sets that spans technology, business, and law: wiggin(x) is fluent in each. wiggin(x) lawyers assist startups with critical licensing and collaboration endeavors, whether their technology is homegrown or licensed from a university or other partner. We have extensive experience with in-licensing and out-licensing technologies and products of all types, including related patents, copyrights, data, know-how, and software. Our licensing team partners with startups, founders, and their collaborators by advising on strategy, helping structure deals and drafting and negotiating their technology transactions. Our team also assists early-stage investors to analyze and understand the benefits and risks of collaborations, strategic alliances, and mission-critical technology and IP licenses, all core strategic assets of startups.
wiggin(x) represents clients on the buy- and sell-side, advising on complexities that may arise, including transaction/tax structuring, intellectual property, antitrust regulations, foreign investment rules, employee transition, and securities laws, among others. Our transactions range from acquihires to significant upside exits, for newly launched startups to mature companies, and everyone in between.
wiggin(x) works with founders in all matters of estate planning, including core planning, business continuity and liquidity, and advanced wealth and transfer strategies. We help you answer the question of what happens to the business and your other assets at death – including who controls those assets (the fiduciaries), who receives the assets (the beneficiaries), and how much tax is paid. Just as important (maybe more important), we can help leverage planning for tax purposes prior to a pop in enterprise value.
In private secondary securities offerings, wiggin(x) lawyers navigate applicable shareholder agreements and sale restrictions. We coordinate with brokers and issuers to ensure a smooth transaction process and review or prepare purchase and sale agreements.
wiggin(x) lawyers counsel businesses on all aspects of commercial real estate, including buying, selling, leasing, developing, and operating retail, office, manufacturing, distribution, and research space for both large and small portfolios. Our services include structuring and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, leases, and architectural, engineering, and construction contracts as well as advising clients on environmental and energy matters.
For a variety of regulatory frameworks, wiggin(x) can help you understand your legal responsibilities and manage your risk. Our extensive experience and established rapport with regulators allows us to interface on your behalf and help achieve desired outcomes. Our regulatory compliance teams take a pragmatic approach, with the aim to minimize the impact of regulations on your day-to-day operations and maximize your business opportunities.
Every restructuring and distressed transaction is unique. wiggin(x) lawyers provide advice to companies, investors, and acquirers in connection with distressed emerging companies. Let us guide you through restructurings, recapitalizations, bridge financings, sales, acquisitions, or any other distressed transactions.
wiggin(x) provides innovative and market-savvy counsel to NYSE- and NASDAQ-listed companies, emerging companies, underwriters, venture capital firms, and hedge funds. We have the knowledge and experience capital to put to work for you, whether you need help implementing and documenting a venture financing, strategy around optimizing your capital structure, or counsel about a potential public market exit (M&A or IPO).
Securities litigation and investigations demand a professional and specialized legal strategy. wiggin(x) lawyers have the experience to provide excellent representation to you in these high-stakes matters, including government investigations by the SEC, CFTC, FINRA, and DOJ; disputes with shareholders; and other civil and criminal litigation. We’ll navigate the complexities while you keep your focus on growing your business.
When contemplating a strategic partnership or joint venture, clarity at the outset is vital to its success. Whether you want to work with another enterprise or entrepreneur on a specific project or objective, or if you envision a long-term partnership, wiggin(x) lawyers will talk through the various options with you, helping you discern your next move. We help you structure, negotiate, and implement these relationships, so that you feel confident from the outset.
wiggin(x) tax attorneys help startups determine the most tax-advantageous structure for their operation and understand the tax ramifications of changes in that structure. We also provide tax planning for the eventual sale of the company, as well as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Whether onshore, offshore, or near-shore, wiggin(x) lawyers can structure, negotiate, and document your technology transactions start to finish. Our experience spans diverse industries, including software and cloud services, AI, fintech, health care, engineering, data analytics, biotech, energy, and telecommunications, among others. Our team consistently provides reliable, flexible, and scalable advice on transactions affecting both day-to-day operations and long-term, strategic implementations.
Your wiggin(x) defense attorneys will bring their years of experience in the public and private sectors to your side during this stressful time. Our team is composed of former federal prosecutors, in-house global compliance leaders, and private counsel to corporate and individual clients who advise our clients in response to investigations by federal and state criminal, civil, and regulatory authorities; conduct internal investigations; provide corporate governance advice; and advise clients on compliance-related matters. Your well-being is our top priority as we work aggressively to prevent prosecutions, negotiate successful resolutions, and defend clients at trial and on appeal.
How do you protect yourself when considering accepting investment from abroad, or investing in a U.S. business? wiggin(x) works with U.S. and international clients to provide practical, effective, and business-sensitive guidance on foreign investment compliance, including performing diligence on proposed foreign investors and U.S. investment targets, determining the export classification of a target’s technology/products (essential under foreign investment rules, even if the target never exports anything), assessing historical export compliance and addressing deficits to minimize successor liability, and preparing mandatory and voluntary submissions to the Committee on Foreign Investment Control (CFIUS).
wiggin(x) cannabis lawyers are uniquely suited to address the evolving needs of emerging players within the rapidly growing legalized cannabis industry. We advise cannabis companies and their investors, as well as technology and services companies who interact with the cannabis industry, in their early stages, and in follow on venture capital rounds and licensing, as well as providing established companies with advice regarding ongoing regulatory compliance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and other matters.
wiggin(x) helps simplify the complex. Whether your company is merging, buying or selling stock or assets, transferring or acquiring product lines, entering a joint venture, or making an equity investment, we walk you through the details, making the complicated feel manageable.
The best way to win litigation is to avoid it, but that’s not always possible. Young companies need to be prepared for all outcomes. wiggin(x) litigators have the experience and skill to handle virtually any type of dispute that a startup or emerging company may encounter, including but not limited to consumer class action claims, disputes with vendors, lawsuits against or by competitors, intellectual property and patent claims, or even a claim from one of its own investors or members. We understand that litigation often has “bet-the-company” implications for emerging companies and will help you navigate the best path and strategy for protecting your business.
As outsourced general counsel or as additional support for your internal legal team, wiggin(x) lawyers provide counsel on general corporate governance, shareholder/member matters, cap table management, equity plan creation, and oversight. We review and negotiate commercial contracts, including financing agreements and commercial real estate leases. We also advise on employment and consulting documentation, intellectual property matters, and restrictive covenant agreements, among a variety of other services delivered when and how you need them.
Corporate governance isn’t just for big public companies. A clear governance structure sets up your business to grow sustainably and to attract investors. wiggin(x) lawyers help you put the right architecture in place to guide your company now and into the future.
wiggin(x) provides effective, risk-based, and business-sensitive guidance on foreign investment (CFIUS), financial sanctions (OFAC), export (ITAR, EAR), anti-corruption (FCPA), and other global trade matters. Our team of former government and in-house lawyers explain the regulatory requirements, conduct M&A and investment due diligence, prepare CFIUS filings, defend against government enforcement actions, pursue licenses and permits, and create practical, right-sized compliance programs.
A true licensing practice requires a multidisciplinary blend of skill sets that spans technology, business, and law: wiggin(x) is fluent in each. wiggin(x) lawyers assist startups with critical licensing and collaboration endeavors, whether their technology is homegrown or licensed from a university or other partner. We have extensive experience with in-licensing and out-licensing technologies and products of all types, including related patents, copyrights, data, know-how, and software. Our licensing team partners with startups, founders, and their collaborators by advising on strategy, helping structure deals and drafting and negotiating their technology transactions. Our team also assists early-stage investors to analyze and understand the benefits and risks of collaborations, strategic alliances, and mission-critical technology and IP licenses, all core strategic assets of startups.
wiggin(x) represents clients on the buy- and sell-side, advising on complexities that may arise, including transaction/tax structuring, intellectual property, antitrust regulations, foreign investment rules, employee transition, and securities laws, among others. Our transactions range from acquihires to significant upside exits, for newly launched startups to mature companies, and everyone in between.
wiggin(x) works with founders in all matters of estate planning, including core planning, business continuity and liquidity, and advanced wealth and transfer strategies. We help you answer the question of what happens to the business and your other assets at death – including who controls those assets (the fiduciaries), who receives the assets (the beneficiaries), and how much tax is paid. Just as important (maybe more important), we can help leverage planning for tax purposes prior to a pop in enterprise value.
In private secondary securities offerings, wiggin(x) lawyers navigate applicable shareholder agreements and sale restrictions. We coordinate with brokers and issuers to ensure a smooth transaction process and review or prepare purchase and sale agreements.
wiggin(x) lawyers counsel businesses on all aspects of commercial real estate, including buying, selling, leasing, developing, and operating retail, office, manufacturing, distribution, and research space for both large and small portfolios. Our services include structuring and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, leases, and architectural, engineering, and construction contracts as well as advising clients on environmental and energy matters.
For a variety of regulatory frameworks, wiggin(x) can help you understand your legal responsibilities and manage your risk. Our extensive experience and established rapport with regulators allows us to interface on your behalf and help achieve desired outcomes. Our regulatory compliance teams take a pragmatic approach, with the aim to minimize the impact of regulations on your day-to-day operations and maximize your business opportunities.
Every restructuring and distressed transaction is unique. wiggin(x) lawyers provide advice to companies, investors, and acquirers in connection with distressed emerging companies. Let us guide you through restructurings, recapitalizations, bridge financings, sales, acquisitions, or any other distressed transactions.
wiggin(x) provides innovative and market-savvy counsel to NYSE- and NASDAQ-listed companies, emerging companies, underwriters, venture capital firms, and hedge funds. We have the knowledge and experience capital to put to work for you, whether you need help implementing and documenting a venture financing, strategy around optimizing your capital structure, or counsel about a potential public market exit (M&A or IPO).
Securities litigation and investigations demand a professional and specialized legal strategy. wiggin(x) lawyers have the experience to provide excellent representation to you in these high-stakes matters, including government investigations by the SEC, CFTC, FINRA, and DOJ; disputes with shareholders; and other civil and criminal litigation. We’ll navigate the complexities while you keep your focus on growing your business.
When contemplating a strategic partnership or joint venture, clarity at the outset is vital to its success. Whether you want to work with another enterprise or entrepreneur on a specific project or objective, or if you envision a long-term partnership, wiggin(x) lawyers will talk through the various options with you, helping you discern your next move. We help you structure, negotiate, and implement these relationships, so that you feel confident from the outset.
wiggin(x) tax attorneys help startups determine the most tax-advantageous structure for their operation and understand the tax ramifications of changes in that structure. We also provide tax planning for the eventual sale of the company, as well as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Whether onshore, offshore, or near-shore, wiggin(x) lawyers can structure, negotiate, and document your technology transactions start to finish. Our experience spans diverse industries, including software and cloud services, AI, fintech, health care, engineering, data analytics, biotech, energy, and telecommunications, among others. Our team consistently provides reliable, flexible, and scalable advice on transactions affecting both day-to-day operations and long-term, strategic implementations.
Your wiggin(x) defense attorneys will bring their years of experience in the public and private sectors to your side during this stressful time. Our team is composed of former federal prosecutors, in-house global compliance leaders, and private counsel to corporate and individual clients who advise our clients in response to investigations by federal and state criminal, civil, and regulatory authorities; conduct internal investigations; provide corporate governance advice; and advise clients on compliance-related matters. Your well-being is our top priority as we work aggressively to prevent prosecutions, negotiate successful resolutions, and defend clients at trial and on appeal.
wiggin(x) works with companies and founders to negotiate and structure deals with those who plan to invest in the company. When working with investors, we review targets, structure deals, and dig into due diligence. And, in either case, at every stage of the financing process, we provide sound and creative counsel.
How do you protect yourself when considering accepting investment from abroad, or investing in a U.S. business? wiggin(x) works with U.S. and international clients to provide practical, effective, and business-sensitive guidance on foreign investment compliance, including performing diligence on proposed foreign investors and U.S. investment targets, determining the export classification of a target’s technology/products (essential under foreign investment rules, even if the target never exports anything), assessing historical export compliance and addressing deficits to minimize successor liability, and preparing mandatory and voluntary submissions to the Committee on Foreign Investment Control (CFIUS).
wiggin(x) helps simplify the complex. Whether your company is merging, buying or selling stock or assets, transferring or acquiring product lines, entering a joint venture, or making an equity investment, we walk you through the details, making the complicated feel manageable.
How you form your company today will have a major impact on your future. wiggin(x) will help you select and form the right entity for your business, be it an LLC, S corp, or C corp. We will walk you through the alternatives, focusing on how each form may affect taxes, costs, personnel and strategic partner decisions, and attractiveness to future investors and lenders.
As outsourced general counsel or as additional support for your internal legal team, wiggin(x) lawyers provide counsel on general corporate governance, shareholder/member matters, cap table management, equity plan creation, and oversight. We review and negotiate commercial contracts, including financing agreements and commercial real estate leases. We also advise on employment and consulting documentation, intellectual property matters, and restrictive covenant agreements, among a variety of other services delivered when and how you need them.
Corporate governance isn’t just for big public companies. A clear governance structure sets up your business to grow sustainably and to attract investors. wiggin(x) lawyers help you put the right architecture in place to guide your company now and into the future.
A true licensing practice requires a multidisciplinary blend of skill sets that spans technology, business, and law: wiggin(x) is fluent in each. wiggin(x) lawyers assist startups with critical licensing and collaboration endeavors, whether their technology is homegrown or licensed from a university or other partner. We have extensive experience with in-licensing and out-licensing technologies and products of all types, including related patents, copyrights, data, know-how, and software. Our licensing team partners with startups, founders, and their collaborators by advising on strategy, helping structure deals and drafting and negotiating their technology transactions. Our team also assists early-stage investors to analyze and understand the benefits and risks of collaborations, strategic alliances, and mission-critical technology and IP licenses, all core strategic assets of startups.
When contemplating a strategic partnership or joint venture, clarity at the outset is vital to its success. Whether you want to work with another enterprise or entrepreneur on a specific project or objective, or if you envision a long-term partnership, wiggin(x) lawyers will talk through the various options with you, helping you discern your next move. We help you structure, negotiate, and implement these relationships, so that you feel confident from the outset.
wiggin(x) tax attorneys help startups determine the most tax-advantageous structure for their operation and understand the tax ramifications of changes in that structure. We also provide tax planning for the eventual sale of the company, as well as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Whether onshore, offshore, or near-shore, wiggin(x) lawyers can structure, negotiate, and document your technology transactions start to finish. Our experience spans diverse industries, including software and cloud services, AI, fintech, health care, engineering, data analytics, biotech, energy, and telecommunications, among others. Our team consistently provides reliable, flexible, and scalable advice on transactions affecting both day-to-day operations and long-term, strategic implementations.
When raising funds through debt, options abound. wiggin(x) will explore these choices with you. Whether it’s bonds, bank loans, venture debt, or nontraditional lenders, we will help structure and negotiate debt financing to allow your company to achieve its goals.
Preparing for due diligence begins long before a deal commences. Companies cannot afford to underestimate the rigor and scrutiny of due diligence from investors, lenders, strategic partners, and underwriters. wiggin(x) works with you to ensure your company is appropriately structured, scalable, and positioned for growth, and we help you organize your internal recordkeeping to ensure that you put your best foot forward.
When your business is entering a new market, implementing a structural change, or pursuing a large growth opportunity, we’ll be there to structure, negotiate, and close investments to raise the capital needed to take you to the next level of success.
The wiggin(x) team counsels private equity funds, portfolio companies, and company-targets in buy-side, sell-side, and strategic alliance transactions, working across industries ranging from bio to tech, manufacturing, and many others. International or domestic, any stage of the investment life cycle, LBO, going private, or carve-out, you can trust our experience to guide you through the process.
wiggin(x) venture capital lawyers work with emerging company clients to ensure that they are appropriately structured, scalable, and positioned for growth and a liquidity event. Our attorneys help clients withstand the rigorous due diligence scrutiny of investors, lenders, strategic partners, and underwriters. We negotiate and structure deals to help emerging companies continue to grow and thrive.
wiggin(x) lawyers work with venture capital firms, family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and other investors to dial in success. We help review their targets, structure their investments, and accomplish their business objectives.
The best way to win litigation is to avoid it, but that’s not always possible. Young companies need to be prepared for all outcomes. wiggin(x) litigators have the experience and skill to handle virtually any type of dispute that a startup or emerging company may encounter, including but not limited to consumer class action claims, disputes with vendors, lawsuits against or by competitors, intellectual property and patent claims, or even a claim from one of its own investors or members. We understand that litigation often has “bet-the-company” implications for emerging companies and will help you navigate the best path and strategy for protecting your business.
wiggin(x) provides effective, risk-based, and business-sensitive guidance on foreign investment (CFIUS), financial sanctions (OFAC), export (ITAR, EAR), anti-corruption (FCPA), and other global trade matters. Our team of former government and in-house lawyers explain the regulatory requirements, conduct M&A and investment due diligence, prepare CFIUS filings, defend against government enforcement actions, pursue licenses and permits, and create practical, right-sized compliance programs.
wiggin(x) represents clients on the buy- and sell-side, advising on complexities that may arise, including transaction/tax structuring, intellectual property, antitrust regulations, foreign investment rules, employee transition, and securities laws, among others. Our transactions range from acquihires to significant upside exits, for newly launched startups to mature companies, and everyone in between.
wiggin(x) lawyers counsel businesses on all aspects of commercial real estate, including buying, selling, leasing, developing, and operating retail, office, manufacturing, distribution, and research space for both large and small portfolios. Our services include structuring and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, leases, and architectural, engineering, and construction contracts as well as advising clients on environmental and energy matters.
For a variety of regulatory frameworks, wiggin(x) can help you understand your legal responsibilities and manage your risk. Our extensive experience and established rapport with regulators allows us to interface on your behalf and help achieve desired outcomes. Our regulatory compliance teams take a pragmatic approach, with the aim to minimize the impact of regulations on your day-to-day operations and maximize your business opportunities.
In private secondary securities offerings, wiggin(x) lawyers navigate applicable shareholder agreements and sale restrictions. We coordinate with brokers and issuers to ensure a smooth transaction process and review or prepare purchase and sale agreements.
wiggin(x) cannabis lawyers are uniquely suited to address the evolving needs of emerging players within the rapidly growing legalized cannabis industry. We advise cannabis companies and their investors, as well as technology and services companies who interact with the cannabis industry, in their early stages, and in follow on venture capital rounds and licensing, as well as providing established companies with advice regarding ongoing regulatory compliance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and other matters.
wiggin(x) works with founders in all matters of estate planning, including core planning, business continuity and liquidity, and advanced wealth and transfer strategies. We help you answer the question of what happens to the business and your other assets at death – including who controls those assets (the fiduciaries), who receives the assets (the beneficiaries), and how much tax is paid. Just as important (maybe more important), we can help leverage planning for tax purposes prior to a pop in enterprise value.
Every restructuring and distressed transaction is unique. wiggin(x) lawyers provide advice to companies, investors, and acquirers in connection with distressed emerging companies. Let us guide you through restructurings, recapitalizations, bridge financings, sales, acquisitions, or any other distressed transactions.
wiggin(x) provides innovative and market-savvy counsel to NYSE- and NASDAQ-listed companies, emerging companies, underwriters, venture capital firms, and hedge funds. We have the knowledge and experience capital to put to work for you, whether you need help implementing and documenting a venture financing, strategy around optimizing your capital structure, or counsel about a potential public market exit (M&A or IPO).
Securities litigation and investigations demand a professional and specialized legal strategy. wiggin(x) lawyers have the experience to provide excellent representation to you in these high-stakes matters, including government investigations by the SEC, CFTC, FINRA, and DOJ; disputes with shareholders; and other civil and criminal litigation. We’ll navigate the complexities while you keep your focus on growing your business.
Your wiggin(x) defense attorneys will bring their years of experience in the public and private sectors to your side during this stressful time. Our team is composed of former federal prosecutors, in-house global compliance leaders, and private counsel to corporate and individual clients who advise our clients in response to investigations by federal and state criminal, civil, and regulatory authorities; conduct internal investigations; provide corporate governance advice; and advise clients on compliance-related matters. Your well-being is our top priority as we work aggressively to prevent prosecutions, negotiate successful resolutions, and defend clients at trial and on appeal.
