Kenneth J. Gordon
Areas of Practice
Ken Gordon, a partner in Goodwin Procter’s Corporate and Technology Companies Groups, has more than 16 years of experience representing privately held and publicly traded companies, investment banks, venture capital firms, and emerging and public growth companies. Mr. Gordon concentrates his practice in the areas of general corporate representation, corporate finance and acquisitions.
Work for Clients
Mr. Gordon’s corporate finance practice includes extensive experience with both private and public offerings. He has represented companies as well as venture capitalists and investment banks in over 200 completed financings. Recently completed venture financings on behalf of his corporate clients include investments in Awareness, Inc. by North Bridge Venture Partners and Greylock Partners; Crystal IS by Lux Capital, Arch Venture Partners, 3i and CSFB; Imprivata by General Catalyst Partners, Highland Capital Partners and Polaris Venture Partners; Aleri Group by St. Paul Venture Capital, Allegra Capital Partners and Portage Venture Fund; AmberWave Systems by 3i, Adams Capital, Arch Venture Partners and TeleSoft; and xkoto, Inc. by GrandBanks Capital and GrowthWorks. Mr. Gordon has also represented many venture capitalists in making their investments, including most recently General Catalyst Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners, IDG Ventures and GrandBanks Capital. Mr. Gordon’s public offering practice includes the representation of issuers as well as investment banking firms in a wide variety of public and quasi-public offerings, including IPOs, convertible debt transactions and PIPEs transactions. Investment banks that he has represented include Cowen & Co., Inc., Credit Suisse, DB Alex. Brown, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Thomas Weisel Partners and Piper Jaffray. Companies that Mr. Gordon has represented in public offerings include DealerTrack Holdings,...more » Mr. Gordon’s corporate finance practice includes extensive experience with both private and public offerings. He has represented companies as well as venture capitalists and investment banks in over 200 completed financings. Recently completed venture financings on behalf of his corporate clients include investments in Awareness, Inc. by North Bridge Venture Partners and Greylock Partners; Crystal IS by Lux Capital, Arch Venture Partners, 3i and CSFB; Imprivata by General Catalyst Partners, Highland Capital Partners and Polaris Venture Partners; Aleri Group by St. Paul Venture Capital, Allegra Capital Partners and Portage Venture Fund; AmberWave Systems by 3i, Adams Capital, Arch Venture Partners and TeleSoft; and xkoto, Inc. by GrandBanks Capital and GrowthWorks. Mr. Gordon has also represented many venture capitalists in making their investments, including most recently General Catalyst Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners, IDG Ventures and GrandBanks Capital. Mr. Gordon’s public offering practice includes the representation of issuers as well as investment banking firms in a wide variety of public and quasi-public offerings, including IPOs, convertible debt transactions and PIPEs transactions. Investment banks that he has represented include Cowen & Co., Inc., Credit Suisse, DB Alex. Brown, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Thomas Weisel Partners and Piper Jaffray. Companies that Mr. Gordon has represented in public offerings include DealerTrack Holdings, Lycos, Lionbridge Technologies, Salary.com, Sipex Corporation and Precise Software Solutions. Mr. Gordon has extensive experience involving mergers and acquisitions, including representing DealerTrack Holdings (NASDAQ: TRAK) in multiple acquisitions, including its acquisitions of Automotive Lease Guide (ALG), Global Fax and DealerWire; Lionbridge Technologies (NASDAQ: LIOX) in its acquisition of Mubai, India-based Mentorix; P&H Solutions in its sale to Transaction Systems Architects (NASDAQ:TSAI); RulesPower in its sale to Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE: FIC); MarketSoft Software Corporation its sale to Unica Corporation (NASDAQ: UNCA); and Synchronicity Software in its sale to MatrixOne (NASDAQ: MONE). He has also completed numerous other acquisitions for clients, including Lycos, Sipex and Trellix Corporation. less »
Professional Activities
Mr. Gordon has been recognized as a “Massachusetts Super Lawyer” as published in Boston magazine. He has also been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America.
Publications/Presentations
Mr. Gordon is a frequent public speaker and guest lecturer on matters relating to venture capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions and other topics relevant to both domestic and foreign private and public technology companies.
Professional Experience
Prior to joining Goodwin Procter in 2005, Mr. Gordon was a partner at Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault in Boston, where he was a member of the Business Practice Group and the Canadian initiative. Before that, he was an accountant for KPMG in Hartford and Boston.
Bar and Court Admissions
Mr. Gordon is admitted to the Massachusetts bar and is registered as a certified public accountant.
Education
J.D., Boston University School of Law, 1991 (cum laude)
B.S., Lehigh University, 1985
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