Potter, Benjamin A.

Benjamin A. Potter

Partner

benjamin.potter@lw.com
    Potter, Benjamin A.

    Benjamin A. Potter

    Partner

    benjamin.potter@lw.com
    "He's responsive, practical and has a deep level of substantive knowledge."

    Chambers USA 2023

    "He's very cordial and knowledgeable for his clients but also works in a way to assist getting the deal done."

    Chambers USA 2023

    “Benjamin Potter is noted for his strong reputation in California and nationwide on the startups scene. He provides counsel to clients on a wide spectrum of issues, ranging from early-stage financing to IPOs.”

    Chambers USA 2022

    “He’s an excellent lawyer who is great at representing his clients and works very hard.”

    Chambers USA 2021

    Profile

    Ben Potter advises private and public companies, venture capital, and private equity firms, as well as investment banks involved in the technology, life sciences, and other growth industries. He serves as Global Chair of the Emerging Companies & Growth Practice and is the former Global Chair of the Technology Industry Group.

    Mr. Potter provides clients timely hands-on support and leverages access to the full resources of the firm’s global platform. He draws on considerable legal insight and complementary prior experience at IBM Global Services and two education startup companies in New York City.

    Mr. Potter provides clients with company representation on a full range of matters and transactions, including:

    • Public and private financing transactions
    • Mergers and acquisitions
    • Formation issues
    • Employment matters
    • Equity incentives
    • Securities law compliance
    • License agreements
    • Corporate governance matters

    Experience

    Mr. Potter’s representative clients include:

    Technology

    • Adept
    • Agility Robotics
    • Area 1 Security
    • Atomic Industries
    • Bolt
    • Bright Cellars
    • Bright Machines
    • Canva
    • Clarify Health
    • Codi
    • Convex
    • dbt Labs
    • Discord
    • Dolls Kill
    • Duolingo
    • Evernote
    • Expensify
    • Fourier
    • Fractal
    • GoFor
    • Grammarly
    • Headspace
    • HomeLight
    • Impossible Foods
    • Iron Ox
    • Joby Aviation
    • KoBold Metals
    • Light
    • Lovelace
    • Medallion
    • Memebox
    • Mosaic
    • Nobell Foods
    • Optimus Ride
    • Opto Investments
    • Ouster
    • Owlet
    • Perplexity
    • Playtika
    • Puzzle
    • Rundoo
    • Skillz
    • Sleeper
    • Solvvy
    • Standard Metrics
    • Sunwink
    • Synack
    • Turvo
    • Upside Foods
    • Zarta
    • Zeal
    • ZeroAvia

    Blockchain, Crypto, and Web3

    • Aave
    • Aptos
    • Arpeggi
    • Astaria
    • Azra Games
    • Bitwise
    • Collective
    • Connext
    • Core Loop
    • DeFi Alliance
    • Draup
    • EigenLayer
    • Element
    • Flow Carbon
    • Halliday
    • Joyride
    • Mad Realities
    • NEAR
    • Nillion
    • Nouns
    • OpenSea
    • OrangeDAO
    • Paper.xyz
    • Phantom
    • Polygon
    • Staked
    • Star Atlas
    • Sup
    • Superdrop
    • Syndicate
    • Turnkey
    • Wintermute

    Life Sciences, Healthcare, and Medical Devices

    • 3T Biosciences
    • 4D Molecular Therapeutics
    • Afferent Pharmaceuticals
    • Character
    • Coherus BioSciences
    • Corium
    • Crossover Health
    • Curai
    • Curasen Therapeutics
    • Genascence
    • Harbor Health
    • Ideaya
    • Imago BioSciences
    • Innocoll Biotherapeutics
    • Latus
    • Moment Biosciences
    • Myome
    • NewLimit
    • Pionyr
    • PROCEPT BioRobotics
    • Tizona Therapeutics
    • Trishula Therapeutics
    • WellTheory

    Venture Capital and Private Equity

    • 8VC
    • a16z
    • B-Flexion
    • Base10
    • BuildersVC
    • Coatue
    • Eclipse
    • EnergizeVC
    • General Catalyst
    • Gurnet Point Capital
    • KKR
    • Lightspeed
    • Meritech Capital Partners
    • Pantera
    • Paradigm
    • Polaris Partners
    • Sequoia
    • Silver Lake
    • Softbank
    • Variant

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • California

    Education

    • JD, University of Michigan Law School, 2006
      cum laude
    • MBA, University of Michigan, 2006
    • BA in History, Yale University, 1998
      with Distinction

    Practices

    Industries

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