John Chory is a corporate partner in the Boston and Waltham offices of Latham & Watkins. His practice focuses on the representation of technology and life sciences companies from startup through IPO.
Mr. Chory advises both private and public companies in the following areas:
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Early-stage company formation and strategy
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Initial- through late stage venture capital financings
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Public offerings of securities
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Mergers and acquisitions
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Technology licensing
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Securities law
Mr. Chory has been recognized as:
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A Massachusetts leader in the Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment field in the 2005 through 2011 editions of Chambers US
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One of the leading lawyers in the areas of corporate law (2006-2011) and venture capital law (2008-2011) by Best Lawyers in America
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A "New England Super Lawyer" (formerly "Massachusetts Super Lawyer") in securities and venture finance by Boston Magazine since 2004
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A "2002 High Tech All Star" by Mass High Tech
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One of Boston's "Best Lawyers" for startup companies by Boston Magazine (2002)
Mr. Chory’s clients have included A123 Systems, Actifio, Akamai, AppIQ, Care.com, Camiant, Cartera Commerce, Claros Diagnostics, Equallogic, The Echo Nest, Imagitas, IMlogic, LogMeIn, Nasuni, Relicore, Rent the Runway, Semprus BioSciences, SilverStream Software, Stamped, Tabblo, 24M, Vlingo, Zintro, Zipcar and Ziptr.
Mr. Chory lectures frequently and has had several articles published on legal issues facing emerging companies. He currently serves as Secretary for TiE (The Indus Entrepreneur) and is a former member of the Advisory Board of MIT Enterprise Forum.
Prior to attending Harvard Law School, Mr. Chory, a West Point graduate, was a US Army intelligence officer. While at Harvard, he taught negotiation as a teaching assistant to Roger Fisher of the Harvard Negotiation Project. Mr. Chory served in the US Army Reserves until 1998.