Goodwin stands out as a favored firm for emerging companies in the life sciences and technology sectors, as well as for private equity and investment funds, offering deep expertise in ERISA fiduciary duties alongside compensation and benefits regulations under the Internal Revenue Code. Patrick Menasco, based in Washington DC, specializes in ERISA and pension plan investments, providing advice to both national and international financial institutions. He leads the group together with James Mattus from Boston, who is skilled in structuring and implementing equity-based and incentive compensation programs for both public and private entities. In Silicon Valley, Lynda Galligan and Grace Wirth provide assistance to emerging growth clients in navigating tax and securities laws for equity-based arrangements and incentive plans. Boston’s Natascha George handles executive employment arrangements, severance obligations, and equity-based compensation arising from IPOs and business restructurings. Sarah Bock, also in Boston, advises employers and executives on change in control provisions and deferred compensation plans.
Testimonials
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‘Grace Wirth is very responsive and an essential member of our larger compensation and benefits team. Highly recommended.’
Key clients
- Advent International
- BitSight
- Blueprint Medicines
- Brookline Bancorp, Inc.
- Circle Internet Financial, Inc.
- Citrix Systems
- Deliverr, Inc.
- Innovium, Inc.
- Intermediate Capital Group (ICG)
- ThredUp Inc.
Work highlights
- Advised TA Associates on holding additional and final closings for its flagship fund TA XV, with total limited partner commitments at its hard cap of $16.5 billion.
- Served as counsel to Korro Bio in its definitive merger agreement to combine with Frequency Therapeutics.
- Advised Northmark Bank on its merger with Cambridge Trust Company in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $63 million.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Patrick Menasco, James Mattus