Samuel P. Niles
Associate
Boston / New York
samuel.niles@lw.com
+1.617.880.4598
PRACTICES
- Capital Markets
- Emerging Companies & Growth
- Public Company Representation
INDUSTRIES
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Technology
EDUCATION
- JD, Columbia Law School, 2015
James Kent Scholar - BA, Columbia University, 2010
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
- English
PROFILE
Samuel Niles is an associate in the Corporate Department of Latham & Watkins.
Samuel is a generalist corporate lawyer who advises entrepreneurs, management teams, financial institutions and other corporate clients on a wide variety of matters involving corporate and securities law, including:
- Registered public offerings, including initial public offerings (IPOs) and follow-on equity and debt offerings
- Alternative financing transactions, including Private Investments in Public Equity (PIPEs), At-the-Market offerings (ATMs) and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) IPO and de-SPAC transactions
- Emerging company matters through all stages of growth, including early-stage formation and strategy, venture capital equity and debt financings, employment matters, commercial and strategic transactions and corporate governance matters
EXPERIENCE
Samuel's recent experience includes advising:
Public Offerings
- The underwriters in Aerovate Therapeutics’ US$140 million IPO of common stock
- Aziyo Biologics in its US$50 million IPO of Class A and Class B common stock
- Lyra Therapeutics in its US$60 million IPO of common stock
- Homology Medicines in its:
- US$166 million initial public offering of common stock
- Multiple follow-on public offerings of common stock
- The underwriters in connection with Rubius Therapeutics':
- US$275 million IPO of common stock
- US$200 follow-on public offering of common stock
- The underwriters in connection with Kaleido Biosciences'
- US$75 million IPO of common stock
- Subsequent follow-on public offerings of common stock
- The underwriters in resTORbio’s US$98 million IPO of common stock
- Ra Pharma in its US$150 million follow-on public offering of common stock
- ContraFect in its US$52 million public offering of common stock and warrants to purchase common stock and concurrent private placement of common stock and warrants to purchase common stock
- The underwriter in Collegium Pharmaceutical’s US$125 million registered public offering of senior convertible notes
- The underwriters in Blueprint Medicines’ US$345 million follow-on public offering of common stock
- The underwriter in Akebia Therapeutics' US$89 million follow-on public offering of common stock
- The underwriters in Clearside Biomedical's US$85 million follow-on public offering of common stock
Alternative Financing Transactions
- Everest Consolidator in its US$172 million SPAC IPO of units
- Aziyo Biologics in its US$14 million PIPE financing
- Lyra Therapeutics in its US$100 million PIPE financing
- Rafael Holdings in its US$104 million PIPE financing
- The sales agent in Neptune Wellness’ US$50 million ATM program of common stock under the US-Canadian multijurisdictional disclosure system
- Affiliates of Ally Bridge Group in multiple venture capital, PIPE, and other alternative investments
- Mallinckrodt on certain securities matters relating to its chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings
Emerging Company Matters
- Indigo Agriculture in its US$535 million Series F financing and on prior investment rounds
- Dewpoint Therapeutics in its US$150 million Series C financing, and on prior investment rounds and formation and general corporate matters
- Kojin Therapeutics in its US$60 million Series A financing and on formation and general corporate matters
- KSQ Therapeutics in its US$80 million Series C financing and on in prior investment rounds and on general corporate matters
- Biothea Pharma in its Series A financing
- CIBO Technologies in its US$30 million Series C financing and on prior investment rounds and general corporate matters
- Jnana Therapeutics in its US$50 million Series B financing and on general corporate matters
- Ring Therapeutics in its US$117 million Series B financing and on general corporate matters
- Cellarity in its US$123 million Series B financing and on general corporate matters
- Atea Pharmaceuticals in its US$215 million Series D financing
- Centrexion Therapeutics in its US$67 million Series D financing and on general corporate matters
- Various other early-stage venture-backed start-up companies, in financing, securities, employment, intellectual property, and general corporate governance matters