Jana M. Kovich

Jana Kovich advises life sciences and technology startups and venture capital investors on a full range of transactional and operational matters throughout the company lifecycle.

Market savvy and technically skilled, Ms. Kovich serves as a trusted advisor to emerging and growth companies on all aspects of the private company lifecycle, from formation through financings and exit planning. She also helps private and public companies, as well as institutional and strategic investors, navigate a range of corporate transactions, including structured investments, mergers, and acquisitions. Ms. Kovich brings experience across a variety of high-growth sectors, including life sciences and technology.

Ms. Kovich regularly advises on:

• Company formation and structuring
• Corporate governance and investor relations
• Venture capital raising, from seed stage through late-growth equity
• Day-to-day corporate advice
• Mergers and acquisitions
• US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting and compliance

Ms. Kovich regularly acts as an “outside inside counsel” to startup companies by developing a sophisticated understanding of their long-term business objectives. She draws on extensive transactional experience to deliver commercial, business-oriented advice to founders, management, and investors. Her work encompasses dozens of venture capital financings every year, across a wide range of geographies and industries.

In addition to her commercial work, Ms. Kovich lectures on a variety of topics related to venture capital issues, including at Duke University School of Law and as part of the WiSTEM program at 1871. She also moderated a panel discussion about the future of venture capital outside of New York and Silicon Valley, at the 2020 Kellogg Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference.

Ms. Kovich is an active contributor to Latham’s recruiting, diversity, and training and development programs, and is a former leader of the Chicago Women’s Lawyers Group. She is an auxiliary board member of the Center for Conflict Resolution Chicago, a not-for-profit helping individuals, communities, courts, and other institutions resolve conflict through mediation.