Eduard Grigoryan is an associate in the New York office of Latham & Watkins.

Mr. Grigoryan is a member of the Emerging Companies & Growth Practice and the firm’s Corporate Department. He represents emerging and established technology companies as well as venture capital and growth investors that invest in technology companies.

Mr. Grigoryan advises growth stage companies in various industries, including software, digital media and entertainment, fintech, life science, healthcare, and cleantech throughout their lifecycles from formation to financings and through exit. He also regularly represents established technology companies in strategic investments, acquisitions, and joint ventures.

Mr. Grigoryan counsels clients on:

  • Company formation and structuring
  • Capital raising, including venture-backed and other private financings
  • Corporate governance matters
  • Equity incentive and employment matters
  • Securities law compliance
  • Merger and acquisitions

Mr. Grigoryan also represents technology companies and strategic acquirers in connection with M&A transactions and strategic partnerships.

Mr. Grigoryan’s experience includes advising:

Financing and Investment Transactions

  • Autograph in its Series A and Series B financing rounds totaling over US$200 million
  • Pipedrive Inc. in its majority investment from Vista Equity Partners
  • Eventbrite in its US$130 million convertible senior notes offering
  • Redemption Games in its strategic investment by AppLovin
  • Cheesecake Factory in its US$200 million strategic investment from Roark Capital Group
  • IntelinAir in its Series B financing totaling over US$20 million
  • Boost Insurance in its Series B financing totaling US$20 million

M&A Transactions

  • Grail Inc. in its US$8 billion acquisition by Illumina
  • Honey Science Corporation in its US$4 billion acquisition by PayPal
  • Bird Rides in De-SPAC business combination with Switchback II Corporation
  • Nestlé Health Science in its acquisition of Vital Proteins
  • Riot Games in its acquisition of Hypixel Studios
  • Sony Pictures in its acquisition of Crunchyroll
  • Roman Health in its acquisition of Modern Fertility, Dadi, and the Kit Company
  • TV Time in its acquisition of Mediamorph and strategic financing

Bar Qualification

  • California
  • New York

Education

  • JD, Harvard Law School, 2018
    magna cum laude
  • BA in Political Science, Columbia University, 2015
    summa cum laude

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Russian
  • Armenian