Bio

Companies and investors trust Timothy Gladden with the transactions shaping their futures. He creates legal frameworks that help entrepreneurs turn ideas into companies and guides buyers, sellers and venture capital investors through successful financing transactions and liquidity events. A diehard dealmaker, Tim thrives on helping clients close deals that achieve their objectives. He is a trusted advisor and problem-solver to a wide range of entrepreneurs, portfolio companies, individual investors and venture capital funds focused on the technology, financial services, food and beverage, and nonprofit industries, among others. Clients across the United States, Canada and Europe value Tim as a level-headed counselor whose good judgment and advice help them anticipate challenges and negotiate complicated deal points. His particular experience in cross-border and nonprofit mergers and acquisitions has been invaluable in removing critical financial, intellectual property and employment roadblocks for targets and acquirers. Tim began his career as in-house counsel for a venture-backed company, where he experienced firsthand the operational issues and risks that rapidly growing technology startups can face. With that in-house perspective, Tim offers practical, forward-thinking solutions to meet clients’ unique operational and financial needs at every stage of their business life cycle.