Peter W. Rothberg practices in the area of corporate law with a focus on corporate securities, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and financial transactions. Mr. Rothberg serves as outside general counsel to venture capital funds and to private companies involved in a variety of industries, particularly in connection with financing and acquisitions transactions, including venture capital and private equity fund investments in such companies. He also represents a life insurance premium finance agency in matters related to regulatory issues as well as lending and borrowing transactions. Mr. Rothberg also has advised clients on IPOs and public and private mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Rothberg is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, where he was a member of the editorial board of Law Policy in International Business, and a summa cum laude graduate of Bowdoin College, where he was a James Bowdoin Scholar.

Areas Of Practice

Corporate Law
Securities Law
Venture Capital
Mergers & Acquisitions

Representative Matters

Representation of Village Ventures, Rho Canada and Borealis Ventures in connection with investment in Makeover Solutions, Inc.
Representation of Lane Gate Partners in limited partner investments in private equity and venture capital funds.
Representation of High Peaks Ventures, Enhanced Capital Partners and Advantage Capital Partners in connection with investment in InSciTek, Inc.
Merger of DynTek, Inc. with a subsidiary of DynCorp.
General Counsel representation of Intellon Corporation in connection with acquisition of Cogency Semiconductor.
Representation of Intellon Corporation in connection with investment by Goldman Sachs & Co. and Samsung Corporation.
Representation of LifeCredit Corporation in creation of licensed life insurance premium finance agency in California, and closing of $80 million credit facility with Acorn Capital.

Professional Activities

Bar Association of the City of New York

Admissions

New York
District of Columbia

Education

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1977
Bowdoin College, A.B., summa cum laude, 1974

Board Memberships

The New Rochelle Public Library
- Board of Trustees, Past President
Downtown Revitalization Committee, New Rochelle, New York
Westchester Venture Group
- Director
New Business Advisory Board of Occupational Center of Hudson County, New Jersey
Venture BPlan Committee
CEG Technical Services Committee
North Avenue Corridor Review Committee, 1998-2001

Honors and Awards

New York University Stern School of Business, The Berkley Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
- Mentor of the Year, 2008

Selected Publications

Outside Counsel Column, "A 'David, Goliath' Alliance? Ponder Exits, Money, Stability," New York Law Journal, March 25, 2008

Selected Speaking Engagements

"Preparing an Exit for a Venture-Backed Company: IPO or Sale," Stevens Institute of Technology, Howe School of Technology Management Law & Entrepreneurship
Guest Panelist, "Legal Questions for Startups: Open Q & A Session," New York University Stern School of Business, Entrpreneurial Learning Forum
"Bloomberg Morning Call," Bloomberg Television, International television program featuring Peter Rothberg regarding trends in venture capital
"Business Issues for Technology Companies," Silicon Alley Station webcast talk show
"Ownership of Intellectual Property Developed by a Consultant," Entrepreneurs Only, CNNfn program, discussion of ownership of intellectual property and other material developed by a consultant for an established company