Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and the Venture Fellows from the McCombs School of Business have partnered in a company formation mock negotiation. The Venture Fellows program is a robust, year-long program for a select group of MBA students. The event will feature a mock negotiation among Venture Fellows, who are supported by mentors from the start-up community, including experienced attorneys, entrepreneurs, and investors. This event will mark a new chapter in the long-running mock negotiation series, as well as highlight Wilson Sonsini’s new partnership with the program.
Norilyn Ingram
ningram@wsgr.comJ. Matthew (Matt) Lyons is a corporate partner in the Austin office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where his practice focuses on the representation of companies and their investors in the emerging companies ecosystem. For the past 25 years, he has been a leading attorney in the Texas market, advising public and private companies, venture and private equity funds, and entrepreneurs on new entity formation, venture financings, public and private offerings, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, and issues related to corporate governance and executive compensation. Matt’s clients include companies in the technology, life sciences, healthcare, retail and CPG, and media and communications industries.
Rob works with emerging growth and technology companies, both public and private, as well as investment banks and venture capital funds.
Emily Coskey is an associate in the Austin office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she practices corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on advising mature private companies and public companies on strategies to access the capital markets, counseling investors on financing transactions, and representing underwriters and placement agents in public offerings. Emily has guided companies along all paths to the capital markets, with experience in initial public offerings, direct listings, and de-SPAC business combinations. She has experience representing companies at all stages of the corporate life cycle, from start-ups to mature public companies, and has managed public and private offerings of debt and equity, venture capital financings, and mergers and acquisitions. Emily has extensive experience advising companies on SEC compliance, corporate governance, executive employment agreements, and general corporate law matters, and has represented companies in the technology, life sciences, energy, and manufacturing industries.
Melanie is a corporate associate in the Austin office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she advises venture-backed companies.
Amy Ilowite is an associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she practices corporate and securities law. She primarily represents technology and emerging growth companies and venture capital firms in a variety of corporate and securities law matters, including entity formation, corporate governance counseling, venture capital financings, and SEC compliance.
Kimball Smith is an associate in the Austin office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he practices corporate and securities law. He advises companies, investors, and boards through all stages of the corporate life cycle—from incorporation to exit—with a focus on financing activities, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance.