Eduard Grigoryan is an associate in the New York office of Latham & Watkins.
Eduard is a member of the Emerging Companies & Growth Practice and the firm’s Corporate Department. He represents emerging and established technology companies as well as venture capital and growth investors that invest in technology companies.
Eduard advises growth stage companies in various industries, including software, digital media and entertainment, fintech, life science, healthcare, and cleantech throughout their lifecycles from formation to financings and through exit. He also regularly represents established technology companies in strategic investments, acquisitions, and joint ventures.
Eduard counsels clients on:
Company formation and structuring
Capital raising, including venture-backed and other private financings
Corporate governance matters
Equity incentive and employment matters
Securities law compliance
Merger and acquisitions
Eduard also represents technology companies and strategic acquirers in connection with M&A transactions and strategic partnerships.
Experience
Eduard's experience includes advising:
Financing and Investment Transactions
Autograph in its Series A and Series B financing rounds totaling over US$200 million
Pipedrive Inc. in its majority investment from Vista Equity Partners
Eventbrite in its US$130 million convertible senior notes offering
Redemption Games in its strategic investment by AppLovin
Cheesecake Factory in its US$200 million strategic investment from Roark Capital Group
IntelinAir in its Series B financing totaling over US$20 million
Boost Insurance in its Series B financing totaling US$20 million
M&A Transactions
Grail Inc. in its US$8 billion acquisition by Illumina
Honey Science Corporation in its US$4 billion acquisition by PayPal
Bird Rides in De-SPAC business combination with Switchback II Corporation
Nestlé Health Science in its acquisition of Vital Proteins
Riot Games in its acquisition of Hypixel Studios
Sony Pictures in its acquisition of Crunchyroll
Roman Health in its acquisition of Modern Fertility, Dadi, and the Kit Company
TV Time in its acquisition of Mediamorph and strategic financing
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
California
New York
Education
JD, Harvard Law School, 2018 magna cum laude
BA in Political Science, Columbia University, 2015 summa cum laude
Firm honored by Law360 for advising startups, financial institutions, VCs, digital asset and Web3 participants, and corporations on their most innovative and complex transactions, investigations, litigation, and regulatory matters.
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