Ropes & Gray Hosts Life Sciences IPO Accelerator Summit in Cambridge

Ropes & Gray welcomed business professionals and industry leaders on Tuesday, May 21, to Catalyst Restaurant in Cambridge for its first summit for life sciences companies that are considering launching an IPO.

“We’re grateful to our panelists and attendees who helped make our first life sciences IPO accelerator event a resounding success,” said Marc Rubenstein, co-managing partner of Ropes & Gray’s Boston office and co-chair of the firm’s Life Sciences and Healthcare industry group.

Ropes & Gray partners Tara Fisher, Tom Fraser and Will Michener moderated the conversations and shared their experience advising clients on IPOs.

The panelists included representatives from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Atlas Venture, Foghorn Therapeutics, Disc Medicine, Transmedics, PwC, Milestone Advisors, Solebury Strategic Communications and Workiva. They guided attendees on navigating the IPO process, planning and executing an IPO, and leveraging the IPO to build a successful public company.

Scientific innovation has been a core component of Ropes & Gray’s legal work since the firm’s founding in Boston, home to cutting edge companies, universities, hospitals, and investors. The firm continues to earn a reputation for providing clients with the highest-quality representation and round-the-clock service.

Ropes & Gray’s capital markets attorneys have advised on over 50 IPOs in the life sciences and healthcare space over the past several years.  More than 100 attorneys regularly represent clients on capital markets transactions and help identify strategic financing opportunities to support and expand businesses.

More information on the event can be found here.