Gary R. Schall

Gary Schall co-heads Arnold & Porter’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice and is a member of its Corporate & Finance practice. For more than two decades, Gary has represented emerging companies and venture capital firms, advising on the legal and transactional issues that arise as businesses form, raise capital, grow and pursue exits. His work includes company formation and corporate governance, as well as equity, SAFE, note, convertible debt and preferred stock financings.

Gary advises technology-based companies in e-commerce, mobile technologies, hardware, software, wearables, biotechnology and diagnostics. Alongside financings, his corporate practice covers contract negotiations, employment and equity compensation matters, securities laws compliance and the protection of intellectual property. He also advises on joint ventures and on mergers and acquisitions for both buyers and sellers.

Gary writes about entrepreneurship and has been featured on The Wall Street Journal’s “The Accelerator” blog, Xconomy and TechCrunch. He is a frequent guest lecturer for entrepreneurship organizations, including the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge, the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce New England and the Harvard i-lab.

• A credit-building debit card for Gen Z college students in connection with its $14.4 million seed round.*
• Cultivated meat producer in its $40 million Series A financing.*
• Leading production intelligence platform for precision manufacturers in its $12 million growth capital financing.*
• Manufacturer of collaboration technology in its $25 million Series C financing.*
• Leading agtech company in connection with its $75 million Series D investment.*

• A leading fundraising platform for nonprofit educational institutions in connection with a $50 million Series A financing.*
• Specialized investor and developer of digital infrastructure in its majority investment in an internet service provider.*
• Global online executive education platform in its Series A Preferred Stock Financing.*

*Reflects experience at previous employer.

• J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School, 2000, Order of the Coif
• M.B.A., St. John's University, 1991
• B.S., Lehigh University, 1987

• Massachusetts
• New York

• Board of Directors, Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce New England (2015-present)
• American Bar Association