JONATHAN SHAPIRA
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ASSOCIATE
Exchange Place
53 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
USA
617.570.1443
Jonathan Shapira is an associate in the firm’s Business Law Department and a member of the Technology, Life Sciences and Clean Technology Practices. He joined Goodwin Procter in 2008.
WORK FOR CLIENTS
Mr. Shapira represents private and public companies in a range of industries including new media, internet, software, life sciences, clean energy and water purification. He counsels his clients on start-up and formation matters, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, debt financings and other general corporate and corporate finance matters.
Mr. Shapira also represents leading venture capital investors in connection with venture and growth equity investments in operating companies in the United States and Israel.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Mr. Shapira serves as a mentor for the MIT Clean Energy Prize and as a co-chair of the International Transactions Committee of the Boston Bar Association.
MEDIA
Mr. Shapira has published a variety of articles on cleantech, life sciences and related topics in publications such as the Israel Venture Capital & Private Equity Journal, as well as in Goodwin Procter’s client alerts.
Mr. Shapira is also a contributor to Goodwin Procter’s Founders Workbench, an online resource dedicated to the emerging company community.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
While attending law school, Mr. Shapira was an intern at Israel Cleantech Ventures and served as a law clerk to Justice Ayala Procaccia of the Supreme Court of Israel.
BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS
Mr. Shapira is admitted to practice in Massachusetts.
EDUCATION
- J.D., 2008
Boston College Law School
- M.A., 2003
The London School of Economics and Political Science
- B.A., 2002
Middlebury College
(magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa)