News & Press Releases

Mintz has bolstered its nationally recognized, bicoastal Intellectual Property Practice with the addition of veteran Silicon Valley attorney Stephen J. Akerley, who will serve as a Member in the San Francisco office.

Mintz attorneys represented venture capital firm General Catalyst in a $33 million Series B investment in Lemonade, Inc., an insurance startup. General Catalyst led the funding along with GV, Thrive Capital, Tusk Ventures, Aleph, Sequoia, and XL Innovate.

For the tenth straight year, Mintz has received a top rating of 100% on the Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBT workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.  

Eddie Wang Rodriguez, Managing Member of Mintz's San Diego office, and Jeremy D. Glaser, Co-chair of the Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice, have been named to the San Diego Business Journal’s San Diego 500: The Book of Influential Business Leaders.

Mintz attorneys completed a $24.5 million financing in a private placement of common stock and warrants exercisable for common stock on behalf of Neutotrope, Inc., a company focused on developing drugs to treat neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease.

Susan M. Finegan, Member of the Litigation Practice and Chair of the Pro Bono Committee at Mintz, has been selected as a 2017 Pinnacle Award winner for outstanding achievement in the professions by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.