Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

We represent underwriters, venture capital firms, private equity funds, angel investors, mutual funds, investment banks, pension funds, and other financial investment organizations, including institutional investors, such as universities and corporations, in their investing activities. We also represent scores of issuers of securities and companies accessing capital through private investment sources.

Underwriters/Investment Banks
We have extensive experience counseling underwriters of initial public offerings and follow-on equity and debt financings, including working with both broad-based, internationally recognized financial institutions as well as industry-focused financiers.

Venture Capital and Private Equity
Our practice involves representing individual investors, venture capital, and private equity funds, as well as pools of investors in all types of financing, from early or seed stage investments through subsequent multi-investor and mezzanine financings.
Clients who have asked us to help them with fund formation benefit from the fact that we have organized venture capital funds in the United States, Israel, Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong and represented those funds in the sale of limited partnership interests and other securities to investors in the United States, Europe, Japan, and elsewhere in the Pacific Rim. We represent a number of European institutions and families in connection with their U.S. portfolio investments and have also been active in American investments in foreign securities.

Mutual Funds
We counsel and represent business development corporations, hedge funds, private equity funds, mutual funds and mutual fund managers in all aspects of their activities, including product development, organization, formation, and establishment and maintenance of operating procedures. Our experience includes handling the securities, tax and ERISA work involved at each of those stages.

Institutional Investors and Pension Funds
Our fund management experience includes serving as purchaser's counsel, representing a number of tax-free bond funds as lead investor in bond financings, and as counsel to independent trustees. Additionally, we provide counsel for institutional investors, such as universities, private corporations and retirement funds, as they invest in a variety of investment vehicles.

Corporate Financings
As part of our funded company representation, public and private companies in biotechnology, technology, media, and software rely on our attorneys' knowledge of their industries and expertise in the negotiation of complex financings to aid them in accessing the capital they need to reach their corporate growth goals. Whether accessing public funds through the NASDAQ, NYSE, AMEX or other trading markets or through private sources such as venture funds or individual investors, Mintz Levin has the expertise to deliver funding to help our clients achieve their corporate objectives.

Our attorneys and staff may come from many ethnic, religious, and social backgrounds, but when it comes to pursuing success for our clients and ourselves, we are cut from the same cloth. We know overcoming challenges, both legal and professional, takes dedication and support from our colleagues.

Founded in 1933, when it was almost impossible for a diverse attorney to thrive at one of Boston’s larger law offices, Mintz Levin was established by two young Jewish attorneys who knew how it felt to be excluded. The firm’s commitment to diversity is a natural outgrowth of their struggle to carve out a more inclusive professional path -- a history that helps explain our dedication to celebrating the differences that create a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere in which to practice law.

We strive to support diverse attorneys and have formal and informal mentoring programs to help diverse attorneys succeed. Mintz Levin’s Professional Development programs support the professional growth of our attorneys, with specific programs for women and minority attorneys.

Mintz Levin is a demonstrated leader in promoting the rights of women, people of color, and the LGBT community. Our core values spell out our goal of creating a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere in which to practice law or work in the legal profession.

Quick Facts

• Women lead numerous practices at Mintz Levin.
• Nearly half of the attorneys at the firm are women.
• Percentages of women Members and Associates at the firm exceed the NALP average for firms of a similar size.
• In 1993 — a decade before it was mandated by the legislature — the firm was one of the first to offer health benefits for same-sex domestic partners.
• In 1986, two Mintz Levin partners were instrumental in creating the Boston Lawyers Group (BLG), a nonprofit organization founded by a consortium of major Boston firms committed to improving the hiring and retention of lawyers of color.

Rankings & Recognitions

• Gold Standard Certification from Women in Law Empowerment Forum
• Top Ten Family Friendly Firms by the Yale Law Women
• Top 20 Law Firms in the US for diversity efforts by Vault 
• Score of 100% on Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index 
• Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality by the Human Rights Campaign
• Corporate Courage Award from the City of Boston 

There was a partner here with a large number of higher education clients. It was great to be able to raise my hand and say, ‘I’m interested in learning that,’ and then have the firm say, ‘We won’t look outside for this capability; we’ll see how you develop.

— Tyrone Thomas, Associate

Diversity Initiatives

• The Diversity Committee reflects the firm’s diversity and meets monthly to formulate and adopt policies that impact recruiting, retention, mentoring, and work allocation.
• Richard Mintz Scholarship is awarded to a first-year law student of color and provides $10,000 toward the student’s second year of tuition, a paid summer position at the firm between the student’s first and second years, and an ongoing work relationship with the firm throughout the student’s second year.
• The LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) Group has been meeting regularly since 2003 and provides opportunities for mutual support, sharing concerns, and informal mentoring for the firm’s LGBT attorneys and staff members.
• MIATTY is an affinity group for minority attorneys and senior professionals that seeks to strengthen diversity and inclusion in the firm. MIATTY has been meeting on a quarterly basis for over a decade.
• The Women’s Initiative sponsors numerous professional, networking, and social events aimed at supporting and enriching the lives of our female attorneys.
• The Sponsor & Retention Program helps Associates of color build long-term careers at Mintz Levin by pairing them with a sponsoring Member, helping them develop a network within the firm, and helping them build supportive, collegial relationships with their

Diversity Partnerships

We participate in and support numerous diversity-related efforts throughout the country aimed at recruiting and supporting the professional development of diverse attorneys and promoting diversity.

In addition to hosting an annual interview workshop in Boston for law students of color, the firm participates in job fairs for students of color in Boston and DC, and the National LGBT Law Association’s Lavender Law Job Fair. We also participate in the Boston Lawyers Group 1L Summer Diversity Clerkship Program.

Partners in Diversity Nationwide

·         American Intellectual Property Association Education Foundation

·         Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting Law (ALPFA)

·         Athena San Diego

·         Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth (BAGLY)

·         The Boston Lawyers Group (BLG)

·         Boston University Law School Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA)

·         The Commonwealth Compact

·         DC Minority Attorney Networking Series

·         Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association

·         Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)

·         Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project (GMDVP)

·         Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA)

·         Just the Beginning Foundation (JTBF)

·         Korean American Bar Association of San Diego

·         Lambda Legal

·         Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar Association

·         Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA)

·         National Black Law Students Association

·         The National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Bar Association

·         New York Asian Women’s Center

·         New York Minority Attorney Networking Series

·         La Raza Lawyers of San Diego

·         South Asian Bar Association (SABA)

·         Women Lawyers Alliance

Richard Mintz Diversity Scholarship

The Richard Mintz Diversity Scholarship is designed to help make our workplace and profession more diverse. Named in memory of Richard Mintz, a partner in the firm for 57 years and the son of one of the firm’s original members, the scholarship provides the recipient with a paid summer position in the firm’s Boston office, $10,000 toward the second year of law school, and a continuing working relationship with our firm  throughout that year.¿¿

"My father and his partners took their responsibility very seriously -- to build a firm that was inclusive and progressive in terms of its approach to diversity," said Richard Mintz.

Diversity Committee

The Diversity Committee’s mission is to understand and value diversity in our firm and clients and to integrate diversity into our vision, culture, business, mission, policies, and practices.

We weave our mission into the firm’s strategic planning and direction. We are responsible for leading the firm’s ongoing diversity efforts. In addition to focusing on expanding opportunities at the firm for attorneys and staff who are of color, women, or part of the LGBT community, we are committed to promoting diversity in the legal profession and throughout our communities.