Leading global law firm Morrison Foerster announced the arrival of Jesse Nevarez as a partner in the firm’s Emerging Companies + Venture Capital (ECVC) Group, based in its New York office. And Nevarez brings over 15 years of experience advising founders, startups, VCs, underwriters, and public companies in the technology, healthcare, and life sciences sectors on various matters, including formations, pre-seed, seed, venture, and growth equity financings, M&A, capital markets, and SEC compliance.
Nevarez’s arrival emphasizes the continued strategic expansion of the firm’s emerging companies presence and capabilities in New York, following the recent arrivals of partners Peter Fusco, Frank Paz, and Jae Zhou; associates James Bromley, Sarah Denhard, Morgan Goldstein, Jason Kitchen, and Candice Wang; and Practice Administrator Tye Silver Sharpe.
Nevarez joined Morrison Foerster from another leading global firm, where he was a partner in its Business Law Department and a member of its Technology and Life Sciences Groups. And he has represented technology, healthcare, and life sciences companies focused on various verticals, including digital media, software, consumer e-commerce, advertising, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and diagnostics, among others. He has also represented VC funds and investment banks on tech and life sciences transactions.
With Nevarez’s arrival, the firm added nine lawyers to its New York ECVC team since November 2024. These additions underscore the continued strategic U.S. expansion of the firm’s market-leading emerging companies and technology capabilities in recent years. And this includes the high-profile additions of Michael Glaser and Mike LaPlante in San Francisco in 2022, the addition of Denver-based partners Chuck Cotter and Finity Jernigan, as well as William Wilson, Boris Segalis, Peter Fusco, Jae Zhou, and Frank Paz in New York in 2024.
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“Jesse is a strong addition to our standout and expanding Emerging Companies team in New York. Jesse’s background in tech, healthcare, and life sciences is highly complementary with our New York team’s core strengths and reinforces our ability to capitalize on new opportunities in New York’s active VC landscape.”
- Peter Fusco, co chair of the firm’s ECVC Group
“I am excited to bring my clients onto MoFo’s exceptional platform. I look forward to working alongside my new colleagues in the firm’s market-leading ECVC Group to expand our footprint on the ground in New York, while delivering real-time creative solutions to our clients on their complex business challenges within an ever-changing landscape.”
- Jesse Nevarez
