Strategies helps businesses and individuals solve the complexities of dealing with the government at every level. Our team of specialists concentrate exclusively on government affairs, representing clients nationwide who need assistance with public policy, advocacy, and government relations strategies.
This unique program provides innovative and affordable opportunities to startups and early-stage emerging companies with a solid technology or scientific foundation. We help companies that have a quality management team in place and do not have other significant legal representation.
eMerge’s lawyers and technologists work together to deliver strategic end-to-end eDiscovery and data management solutions for litigation, investigations, due diligence, and compliance matters. We help clients discover the information necessary to resolve disputes, respond to investigations, conduct due diligence, and comply with legal requirements.
PHILADELPHIA – Troutman Pepper client Navengage, an educational technology company focused on student engagement and organization management software for universities, has completed the first close of their Series A equity financing.
Navengage has created a mobile-first, white-label platform that helps universities organize and optimize their student engagement. Students can set and track personal goals, discover university-wide engagement opportunities, network with each other, and find the tools and resources they need to find a sense of belonging and achieve personal growth in college. Universities can build one-to-one relationships with their students, especially underserved groups such as international and transfer students.
The Troutman Pepper team advising Navengage was led by Partner Michael Jones and included Partners Thomas Dwyer and Thomas Phelan; Associates Benjamin Bevilacqua and Ethan Zook; and Paralegal Dawn Hall.
Navengage participated in Troutman Pepper’s Startup and Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Development (SEED) Program. The program combines the resources of an experienced, multidisciplinary team into an affordable package for startups, early-stage, and fast-growing companies. Clients receive legal counsel, mentoring, relationship building opportunities, and more.
The firm regularly advises startup, emerging growth and venture capital clients through every stage of their life cycle. Industries served span software, hardware and other high-technology, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, financial technology, healthcare, consumer products, food and beverage, media and telecommunications products and services, and many others.
Visit seed.troutman.com to learn more about Troutman Pepper’s SEED program.
About Troutman Pepper
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with more than 1,200 attorneys strategically located in 23 U.S. cities. The firm’s litigation, transactional, and regulatory practices advise a diverse client base, from startups to multinational enterprises. The firm provides sophisticated legal solutions to clients’ most pressing business challenges, with depth across industry sectors, including energy, financial services, health sciences, insurance, and private equity, among others. Learn more at troutman.com.
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