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Stephen M. Osborn

Member / Managing Member, San Francisco Office

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Steve is a versatile corporate attorney who draws on his in-house legal and business management experience to advise clients on transactional, corporate finance, and general corporate matters. He has particular experience with middle market mergers and acquisitions and regularly advises clients on exit strategies. Steve represents public, private, and emerging growth companies in a variety of industries, including life sciences, technology, digital health, and retail and consumer products.

Prior to joining Mintz, Steve co-founded a San Francisco-based boutique business law firm, where he guided companies of all sizes through complex business deals. Earlier, he was general counsel and vice president for business development of a venture-backed health and wellness software company and practiced at two international law firms. He also served as a law clerk and legislative director for commerce for former US Senator John Ensign (R-NV).

Steve has completed the Investment Banking Institute’s financial modeling and business valuation course.

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In our second session, “Running an Effective Board Meeting,” the team discusses key considerations for public and private companies in this critical area of governance.

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Our new podcast series In the Boardroom: Practical Advice and Guidance, features insights from Mintz Members Steve Osborn, Melanie Levy, and Tom Burton on a wide variety of topics specific to boards. They’ll answer all of your questions related to the “who, what, when, where, and how” of boards.

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This edition of MintzTech Connect covers the patentability of blockchain and cryptocurrency, SEC Rule 148, a Delaware Supreme Court ruling on the advance waiver of appraisal rights, and Miyoko’s Creamery.
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In this edition of MintzTech Connect, we feature Turing Enterprises, builders of an AI-based platform that is revolutionizing the way tech companies in Silicon Valley and beyond hire mission-critical talent.

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News & Press

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Mintz advised Greater Asia Pacific, a Hong Kong holding company, in the sale of the controlling interest in Microtek Product Services Co. Ltd. to Centre Testing International Group Co., Ltd. (CTI), a publicly traded Chinese company in the lab tasting space.  

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San Francisco Office Managing Member Steve Osborn was featured in a Q&A in Law.com about Steve’s career in the legal profession and his path to becoming a firm leader. Steve also reflects on his leadership style and vision for the San Francisco office's future. 

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Podcaster Richard Hsu interviewed San Francisco Managing Member Steve Osborn on his podcast Hsu Untied. In the episode, Steve reflects on his career journey, including his start in law school to becoming an attorney advising on international work in London and Hong Kong, and his rise from launching a boutique firm to his current role as a tech and life sciences-focused Managing Member. Steve also highlights the importance of calculated risks for professional growth.

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San Francisco Managing Member Stephen Osborn and Member Robert Burwell led Mintz’s advisory team in facilitating a transformative combination for Muse Group with Hal Leonard, securing growth investment from Francisco Partners. This impactful collaboration merges Muse’s leadership in music content and creation with Hal Leonard’s renowned sheet music and music-learning expertise. The deal underscores Mintz’s commitment to supporting innovative technology companies in the Bay Area’s Private Equity landscape.

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To support the growth of our San Francisco office in our core practices — including life sciences, private equity, and litigation — Mintz welcomed two new Members. Litigator Marc Axelbaum and health law attorney Daniel Cody will help serve hundreds of clients and kick-start plans to double our Bay Area headcount within two years.

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Law360 featured the appointment of Michelle Lipkowitz (Washington, D.C.) and Stephen Osborn (San Francisco) to Office Managing Partners.

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BOSTON – Mintz is pleased to announce the appointments of Michelle N. Lipkowitz and Stephen M. Osborn as Office Managing Members in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco, respectively.

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Mintz has appointed Members Gregory Fine and Matthew T. Simpson to co-lead the Private Equity practice alongside current chair, Kurt Steinkrauss. The change is effective immediately.

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Mintz is strengthening its two decades-long reputation for being at the forefront of SPAC transactions serving as Biolog-id's legal advisor in its agreement to become a publicly traded company via a business combination with Genesis Growth Tech Acquisition Corp.

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As the pandemic and favorable market conditions drove record M&A and private equity dealmaking in 2021, Mintz’s Private Equity Practice handled a number of complex and impactful middle-market transactions for a growing number of private equity funds across the country spanning a variety of industries, including Charlesbank Capital Partners, DW Healthcare Partners, and Monomoy Capital Partners. In addition, the firm added several practitioners with extensive transactional knowledge to its deep bench to support private equity clients.
An article published by The American Lawyer highlighted the arrival of Joshua Fox in Boston and Stephen Osborn in San Francisco as Members in Mintz’s Corporate group.

The article noted that “Osborn and Fox are the latest hires in Mintz’s growing corporate practice, which also had two notable hires in March. The Boston-based firm is enjoying record revenue and profit highs after four straight years of growth.”
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Recognition & Awards

  • Northern California Super Lawyers, Mergers & Acquisitions (2018-2020)

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Involvement

  • Member, San Francisco Chapter, Association for Corporate Growth
  • Group leader and founder, Bay Area Mergers & Acquisitions Group, ProVisors
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Stephen M. Osborn

Member / Managing Member, San Francisco Office

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