Jeremy D. Glaser
Member / Co-chair, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice
+1.858.314.1515
Jeremy has over three decades of experience guiding life sciences and technology companies in their growth and financing strategies. He routinely assists his clients in public offerings, angel and venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and SEC compliance. His experiences as an executive at a technology company and an investment fund facilitates his ability to provide practical business as well as legal advice. Jeremy also drives content for the MintzEdge website, an online resource for entrepreneurs.
Jeremy serves as Co-chair of the firm’s Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice. Jeremy regularly represents technology-based companies principally in the life sciences, software, mobile applications, and clean energy fields. He represents both issuers and underwriters in a wide variety of securities transactions, including IPOs, secondary offerings, and private placements, and represents venture capital firms, hedge funds and their portfolio companies in venture capital and PIPE financings. He has deep experience representing buyers and sellers in acquisitions and dispositions of public and private companies. Jeremy is also a key contributor to MintzEdge, an online resource for entrepreneurs that includes useful tools and information for starting and growing a company.
Jeremy routinely assists his clients in growing their businesses and obtaining financing, guiding companies from initial organization through angel and venture capital financings, initial public offerings, strategic alliances, and mergers and acquisitions.
Jeremy brings a unique combination of practical legal and business experience to his clients, having served as general counsel and a partner at Sterling Stamos Capital Management, LP, an investment management company managing hedge funds and a private equity fund, and as a member of the senior management team of Medibuy.com, Inc., a Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia, and Oak venture-backed B2B software company focused on the health care services industry. Jeremy is a member of the board of directors of REBOOT! National Veterans Transition Service, Inc. (NVTSI) and the board of directors of the USS Midway Museum. NVTSI is a San Diego-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to assisting veterans in adjusting to civilian life and securing meaningful employment.
Education
- Harvard Law School (JD)
- Duke University (BA)
Recognition & Awards
- San Diego Business Journal: San Diego 500 - The Book of Influential Business Leaders (2017 – 2019)
- San Diego Super Lawyers: Securities & Corporate Finance (2010 – 2014, 2019 – 2020)
- San Diego Business Journal: "Best of the Bar" (2014, 2015)
- Recognized by The Legal 500 United States as “highly reputed” for Venture Capital and Emerging Companies (2014)
- Recommended by The Legal 500 United States for Venture Capital & Emerging Companies (2014 – 2017)
- Best Lawyers in America: San Diego Mergers & Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year (2020)
- Best Lawyers in America: San Diego Venture Capital Law Lawyer of the Year (2016, 2021)
- San Diego Daily Transcript: "Top Attorneys" Corporate Transactional (2008 – 2010, 2012 – 2013)
- Best Lawyers in America: Venture Capital Law (2013 – 2021); Mergers & Acquisitions Law (2016 – 2021); Corporate Law (2013 – 2021)
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent
- Phi Beta Kappa
Involvement
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, San Diego Bar Association Business & Corporate Law Section
- Board member, San Diego Venture Group
- Board member, USS Midway Museum
- Board of directors, REBOOT! National Veterans Transition Service, Inc. (2012 - 2018)
- President, San Diego Venture Group (2003)
Recent Insights
Viewpoints
MintzEdge Entrepreneur Perspective: Craitor’s Eric Shnell on Building a Successful 3D Printer Co.
August 25, 2020 |Podcast
MintzEdge 101: Negotiating Your Venture Term Sheet – Ryan Floyd, Storm Ventures
July 30, 2020 |Podcast
Formation 101: Choosing an Entity and Jurisdiction
May 15, 2020 |Video
News & Press
Viewpoints
MintzEdge Entrepreneur Perspective: Craitor’s Eric Shnell on Building a Successful 3D Printer Co.
August 25, 2020 | Podcast | By Jeremy Glaser
In this podcast, Eric Shnell, the founder of Craitor, developer of a ruggedized 3D printer for military use, discusses how he founded and funded his company while a student at UC San Diego and how the innovative UC San Diego Accelerator Program known as “The Basement” helped Craitor build its team, develop and build its prototype, and raise initial grant monies.
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MintzEdge 101: Negotiating Your Venture Term Sheet – Ryan Floyd, Storm Ventures
July 30, 2020 | Podcast | By Jeremy Glaser
In this podcast, Jeremy Glaser, Co-chair of the Mintz Venture Capital & Emerging Companies practice, and Ryan Floyd, founder and partner at Storm Ventures, discuss important points for entrepreneurs to be aware of when negotiating a venture capital term sheet.
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Formation 101: Choosing an Entity and Jurisdiction
May 15, 2020 | Video | By Jeremy Glaser, Sebastian E. Lucier
In the first installment of Mintz’s multi-part series addressing common questions relating to establishing a new enterprise, Jeremy Glaser and Sebastian Lucier discuss the timing of forming an entity, the differences between the two most common choices (corporation and LLC) and the best jurisdiction to position a company for outside investment.
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COVID-19 and Down-Round Financings
May 14, 2020 | Alert | By Jeremy Glaser, Sebastian E. Lucier, Sebastian A. Bacon
This alert reviews the risks of a down round financing and lists steps that a company considering this option during the COVID-19 pandemic can take to reduce those risks.
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MintzEdge Entrepreneur Perspective: Una Ryan Guides Entrepreneurs from Startup to Exit
November 26, 2019 | Podcast | By Jeremy Glaser, Terri Shieh-Newton
In this podcast, Una Ryan, a successful life sciences entrepreneur and investor, shares her fascinating story of how she came to the United States and became a successful life sciences entrepreneur, investor, and artist – and offers important tips to help entrepreneurs achieve success.
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MintzEdge 101: The Value Of Mentors – John M. Morris, Vistage Chair
November 7, 2019 | Podcast | By Jeremy Glaser
In this podcast, Jeremy Glaser discusses with John Morris the value of mentors and the role they can play in both early stage and later stage companies.
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California’s New Independent Contractor Law — What Your Emerging Growth Business Needs to Know
September 23, 2019 | Podcast | By Jeremy Glaser, Jennifer Rubin
In this episode of MintzEdge’s From the Edge podcast, Jeremy Glaser speaks with Jen Rubin about AB 5 — California’s recently enacted law banning most types of independent contractors, the financial impact of that law on start-ups and emerging growth employers, and the changes in hiring methods employers need to make now in order to comply with the law’s provisions.
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MintzEdge 101: Optimizing the Sale of Your Company - John Rotchford (SASI)
September 11, 2018 | Podcast | By Jeremy Glaser
John Rotchford, founder of SASI, a boutique investment banking firm, discusses how to prepare your company for sale, how buyers will value your business, and how to achieve a favorable and timely outcome.
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Making the Initial Investor Pitch
August 27, 2018 | Video | By Jeremy Glaser
Jeremy Glaser discusses the simple approach entrepreneurs should take when making their initial pitch to investors in order to pique their interest.
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What to Do Now if You Want to Sell Your Company
August 3, 2018 | Advisory | By Jeremy Glaser
The global M&A market has remained strong from the end of 2017 into 2018, with the total deals announced in the first half of 2018 making it the best period for global M&A yet. With stockholders pressuring larger companies to grow their revenues and the strong liquidity position of many companies, it is a sellers’ market. For companies looking to sell and participate in the record-breaking 2018 global M&A market of $890.7 billion in Q1 and $889 billion closed with $1.3 billion announced in Q2,2 the toughest question is often how to start.
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News & Press
Mintz Member and Co-chair of the firm’s Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice Jeremy Glaser, Member Sebastian Lucier, and Associate Sebastian Bacon co-authored a Bloomberg Law Insights article offering recommendations for companies contemplating engaging in a down-round financing to deal with the economic impact of COVID-19.
Jeremy Glaser, a San Diego-based Member is quoted in this article discussing the rapidly growing bitcoin industry and the inherent difficulty of predicting just how far the current price boom will take it.
Best Lawyers named 85 Mintz attorneys to its 2018 list of The Best Lawyers in America. In addition, Mintz attorneys Matthew J. Gardella and Samuel M. Tony Starr were named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas.
Crafting a growth strategy ahead of consolidation
February 6, 2017
Jeremy Glaser comments in this San Diego Business Journal article discussing the increase in activity in acquiring or investing in craft breweries, and provides strategies moving forward.
Mintz Attorneys Eddie Wang Rodriguez and Jeremy D. Glaser Named to San Diego Business Journal’s List of 500 Influential Business Leaders
December 08, 2016
Eddie Wang Rodriguez, Managing Member of Mintz's San Diego office, and Jeremy D. Glaser, Co-chair of the Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice, have been named to the San Diego Business Journal’s San Diego 500: The Book of Influential Business Leaders.
Mintz Represents Bio-Medical Devices, Inc. in Sale of SteriShield Manufacturing Operations to Stryker Corporation
September 19, 2016
Mintz lawyers represented Bio-Medical Devices, Inc. in the sale of a section of its manufacturing operations to Stryker Corporation, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies.
Mintz Represents Workterra in Sale to CareerBuilder
September 15, 2016
Attorneys from Mintz represented Workterra, a leading innovator in cloud-based benefits administration and talent management, in its sale to CareerBuilder. The purchase will significantly expand CareerBuilder’s product offering.
Mintz Attorney Jeremy D. Glaser to Speak at ACG San Diego Craft Beer Industry Program
September 08, 2016
Jeremy D. Glaser, Co-Chair of the Mintz Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice, is moderating a panel discussion at ACG San Diego’s “What’s Brewing in the Craft Beer & Distilled Spirits Space – Trends and Updates” program.
Best Lawyers Names Mintz Attorney Jeremy D. Glaser One of the Best Lawyers in San Diego
August 15, 2016
Jeremy D. Glaser, Co-chair of the Mintz Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice, has been named to Best Lawyers’ 2017 list of The Best Lawyers in America. He was recognized in three practice areas in San Diego: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Venture Capital Law.
Best Lawyers named 73 Mintz attorneys to its 2017 list of The Best Lawyers in America. Mintz attorneys selected for inclusion in this year’s list span 44 practice areas.
Reg A+ and Equity Crowdfunding: Getting Though the Growing Pains of a New Era in Raising Capital
May 26, 2016
Jeremy Glaser, Member and Co-chair of the firm’s Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice, is quoted in this Equities.com piece that is focused on highlighting the early reactions to Reg A+ and Title III Equity Crowdfunding.
Craft Glue
April 1, 2016
Jeremy Glaser, a Member and Co-chair of the firm’s Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice, is quoted in this San Diego Business Journal article discussing the U.S. brewing industry employers’ efforts to retain workers, including using stock, cash, culture, and other methods as incentives.
Mintz to Host Panel on Financing for Start-Ups
October 09, 2014
Eleven Mintz Members Named Southern California Super Lawyers
January 17, 2014
Nine Mintz Members Named San Diego Super Lawyers
June 10, 2013
Events
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Panelist
Moderator
Feb
19
2019
IBA 4th Silicon Beach Conference
Strategic Money – risks and rewards of having corporate investors invest in your client
Shutters on the Beach, Santa Monica, California
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Jun
19
2018
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May
1
2018
Speaker
Jan
24
2018
Start Up Conference Berlin – Volume 4: Venture Capital and its recent developments in Germany
Luther
Berlin, Germany
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Feb
7
2017
Speaker
Nov
16
2016
Maximize Your M&A Value and Learn How to Structure a Successful Transaction
Mintz Levin
San Diego, CA
Moderator
Sep
20
2016
What's Brewing in the Craft Beer & Distilled Spirits Space - Trends & Updates
Association for Corporate Growth San Diego
Solana Beach, CA
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May
24
2016
Consumers as Investors | Redefining Financing Options for Entrepreneurs
OTC Markets
Santa Monica, CA
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Sep
24
2015
Mergers & Acquisitions in Life Sciences — Maximizing Your Returns and Best Practices
Mintz Levin, 3580 Carmel Mountain Rd., Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92130
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