News & Press Releases

Mintz represented ElevATE Semiconductor, Inc. (“Elevate”), a Presidio Investors portfolio company, in connection with the sale of ElevATE to Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD). The all-cash transaction is valued at $250 million.

Siegmund “Sige” Gutman and Esteban Morales were recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal in its 2026 Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys list. The annual recognition highlights attorneys whom the publication has identified as among the region’s leading litigators and trial attorneys and trusted advisers to clients in complex disputes and courtroom matters.

Mintz advised Quaise Energy, a leading developer of utility-scale superhot geothermal energy, in the initial close of its $134 million Series B financing. The proceeds will support construction of the world's first commercial superhot geothermal power plant in Central Oregon, as well as the continued development and commercialization of Quaise's proprietary millimeter wave drilling technology.

Mintz advised Elicio Therapeutics in its $15 Million registered direct offering of common stock.

Mintz advised Bollé Brands, an Alvarez & Marsal Capital portfolio company, on the sale of its SPY+ and Serengeti eyewear brands to Safilo Group, a global player in the eyewear industry.

Law.com featured Sige Gutman in a Q&A about his career and how it led him to become the Chair of Mintz’s Life Sciences Litigation Practice. In the profile, Sige discusses how he discovered his fondness for life sciences patent law, his path toward leadership, and advice for others on how to effectively lead while balancing a sophisticated legal practice.