Key Takeaways
- • Lowenstein Sandler elevated Anthony O. Pergola and Raymond P. Thek to Vice Chair positions within its Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC) practice, strengthening leadership in venture and startup legal services.
- • Ed Zimmerman remains Chair and Co-Founder of the ECVC practice, which closes thousands of transactions annually and represents both early-stage companies and investors across all funding stages.
- • The ECVC group represents both sides of venture transactions—startups seeking capital and investors deploying funds—positioning the practice to facilitate market connectivity and deal flow across the venture ecosystem.
- • Lowenstein's ECVC practice handles high-value financings: recent representations include Dayforward ($25 million Series funding led by AXA Venture Partners) and Saltbox ($35 million Series B), demonstrating deep market engagement in growth-stage capital raises.
- • The firm extends ECVC capabilities through specialized offerings including fund formation and structuring, crypto advisory, Israel-focused practice, and VentureCrush networking platform to support venture community connectivity.
Summary
Lowenstein Sandler has elevated two partners to Vice Chair positions within its Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice, reinforcing the firm's institutional infrastructure in venture law and startup advisory services. Anthony O. Pergola and Raymond P. Thek now assume Vice Chair roles under the continued leadership of Ed Zimmerman, who co-founded the ECVC practice and serves as Chair. This promotion reflects organizational expansion within one of the firm's core practices at a time when venture capital and emerging company advisory demand remains substantial among institutional investors and growth-stage companies.
The ECVC practice at Lowenstein operates with a broad mandate spanning the full company lifecycle, from formation and early-stage financing through M&A and late-stage capital raises. The group collectively closes thousands of transactions annually and creates hundreds of new business formations each year. Structurally, the practice differentiates itself by representing both sides of venture transactions—advising startup and emerging companies seeking capital alongside institutional investors, fund managers, and growth equity providers. This dual-representation model positions the practice to facilitate market intelligence and relationship flow within the venture ecosystem.
Recent representative client work demonstrates the scale of transactions handled by the practice. Lowenstein advised Dayforward, a digital life insurance platform targeting modern families, in a $25 million funding round led by AXA Venture Partners. The firm also represented Saltbox, a flexible co-warehousing and logistics platform for small businesses, in its $35 million Series B financing round. These engagements illustrate the practice's involvement with growth and late-stage venture financings across verticals including fintech, insurtech, and logistics-focused companies.
Beyond transactional work, Lowenstein has built complementary practice infrastructure to deepen venture ecosystem connectivity. The firm operates VentureCrush, an educational and networking platform that hosts hundreds of entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators for community engagement. The ECVC practice additionally offers specialized legal counsel in fund formation and structuring, corporate governance and compliance, cryptocurrency advisory through Lowenstein Crypto, and an Israel-focused practice serving cross-border venture transactions. These service extensions position the firm to capture broader relationship value across institutional and alternative investment clients navigating venture capital formation, deployment, and governance.
The ECVC practice at Lowenstein operates with a broad mandate spanning the full company lifecycle, from formation and early-stage financing through M&A and late-stage capital raises. The group collectively closes thousands of transactions annually and creates hundreds of new business formations each year. Structurally, the practice differentiates itself by representing both sides of venture transactions—advising startup and emerging companies seeking capital alongside institutional investors, fund managers, and growth equity providers. This dual-representation model positions the practice to facilitate market intelligence and relationship flow within the venture ecosystem.
Recent representative client work demonstrates the scale of transactions handled by the practice. Lowenstein advised Dayforward, a digital life insurance platform targeting modern families, in a $25 million funding round led by AXA Venture Partners. The firm also represented Saltbox, a flexible co-warehousing and logistics platform for small businesses, in its $35 million Series B financing round. These engagements illustrate the practice's involvement with growth and late-stage venture financings across verticals including fintech, insurtech, and logistics-focused companies.
Beyond transactional work, Lowenstein has built complementary practice infrastructure to deepen venture ecosystem connectivity. The firm operates VentureCrush, an educational and networking platform that hosts hundreds of entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators for community engagement. The ECVC practice additionally offers specialized legal counsel in fund formation and structuring, corporate governance and compliance, cryptocurrency advisory through Lowenstein Crypto, and an Israel-focused practice serving cross-border venture transactions. These service extensions position the firm to capture broader relationship value across institutional and alternative investment clients navigating venture capital formation, deployment, and governance.
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