Scott D. Karchmer counsels entrepreneurs and emerging and established companies in business transactions. Representing global clients in the biotechnology, medical device, software, data analytics, financial services, fintech, and networking and storage industries, he advises companies at critical junctures in their lifecycles. Scott handles formation, raising funds from venture capitalists, initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), investments, divestitures, and other issues organizations confront. He also advises venture capital firms and other investors in connection with investments in private companies.
Counseling public companies on securities law, governance, and general corporate matters, Scott represents clients in capital markets transactions. He advises on private investments in public equity (PIPEs), registered direct offerings, convertible debt offerings, 144A offerings, and underwritten offerings.
Scott is the pro bono chair of Morgan Lewis’s San Francisco office. He serves on the board of directors for Legal Services for Children, a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization that provides legal counsel to individuals under 18. He also volunteers for the Alameda County Food Bank.
M&A Transactions
Private Equity Financing Transactions
Public Offerings
Recommended, M&A/corporate and commercial: Venture capital and emerging companies, The Legal 500 US (2024)
Member, American Bar Association
Member, State Bar of California, Business Law Section
Director, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, San Francisco Bay Area
Listed, The Legal 500 US (2016)