Andres Medina-Jordan advises emerging companies through every stage of their life cycle, as well as the investment funds and strategic investors that invest in them.

Andres draws on experience representing clients in cross-border transactions, with a focus on companies and investors operating across diverse industries in Latin America (Latam). Before becoming a lawyer, Andres gained valuable business experience working with the executive team of a technology company in the healthcare sector, helping to drive growth and institutionalize operations in the pharmacy benefits management (PBM) and healthcare insurance space. Andres also draws on legal insight gained from having served as derivatives counsel for a hedge fund.

Andres advises clients at every stage of their life cycle from formation to exit and beyond, regularly helping them navigate: 

  • Formation issues
  • Financing transactions, including venture capital financings, growth, private equity, debt and registered offerings like IPOs
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Strategic partnerships and commercial transactions
  • Licensing agreements
  • Employment matters
  • Equity incentives 
  • Securities law compliance
  • Corporate governance matters

Andres’ representative experience includes:

Companies

Full lifecycle representation of high-growth companies across technology and life sciences, including AccurKardia, Atolio, Bacu*, Bia Energy*, Cobre, DataRobot*, Etiome, Evertec, Exicure*, Finaktiva*, Examedi, Green Coffee Company, HealthAtom*, Houm*, Inventa*, Klaviyo*, MANTL, NewsCred*, Open Co. (formerly Geru), Rankmi*, Seismic Therapeutic*, Siemens Energy, Shop My Shelf, Spark Spine, Tectonic Therapeutic*, Tino, Truora*, and Vammo.

Investor Representation

Andreessen Horowitz, Battery Ventures*, Carbon Direct Capital, Flagship Pioneering, General Catalyst, Giant Ventures, Inspired Capital, Khosla Ventures, Partners Group, Mural Ventures, QED Investors*, and Quona Capital.

Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Evertec, the NYSE-listed payments and financial transactions processor, in acquisition transactions
  • MANTL in US$400 million acquisition by Alkami Technology
  • FIFCO in US$3.2 billion agreement to sell its beverage, food, and retail business to Heineken

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • Massachusetts
  • New York

Education

  • JD, Harvard Law School, 2016
  • BA, Yale University, 2010
    cum laude

Languages Spoken

  • Spanish
  • English
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February 20, 2025 Recognition

Fintech Group of the Year: Latham

Firm honored by Law360 for advising startups, financial institutions, VCs, digital asset and Web3 participants, and corporations on their most innovative and complex transactions, investigations, litigation, and regulatory matters.