Alex Aber concentrates his practice on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance and has extensive experience representing public and private company buyers and sellers in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and other strategic business transactions.
Alex also advises founders and investors in early stage and mature technology and life science companies on a broad range of matters including corporate governance and management, equity and debt financing transactions, technology licensing, joint ventures, and general legal matters.
Alex serves as outside general counsel to 38 Studios, LLC and Good Start Genetics, Inc. and recently completed a secondment with The General Counsel's Office of EMC Corporation in which he represented EMC in various public and private company acquisitions and strategic investments.
Professional / Civic Involvement
· Boston Bar Association, Member
· Massachusetts Bar Association, Member
· Illinois State Bar Association, Member
· American Bar Association, Member
· Economic Justice Project of the Boston Bar Association - Business Law Clinic, Clinic Volunteer
· Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts, Inc., Volunteer Attorney
· Riverside Children's Center, Inc., Board of Directors
Speeches and Conferences
· Moderator, "Mass Effect: The State of the Video Game Industry in Massachusetts," MIT Sloan Business in Gaming Conference, April 16, 2010
· "Founder Follies," Presentation with Jeffrey L. Quillen, Harvard Business School, February 10, 2011
· Harvard Business School Business Plan Contest, Judge
· E-Trek 2008, Harvard Business School, Tactical Considerations Panelist and Judge, April 12, 2008
Industries
Venture Capital & Emerging Companies
Licensing & Strategic Alliances
Life Sciences
Technology
Interactive Media and Technology
Honors/Awards
Listed as a 'Rising Star' in Mergers and Acquisitions, Super Lawyers' Massachusetts Rising Stars: A Comprehensive Listing of the Best Young Lawyers in Massachusetts (2009, 2010)