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Taft’s Venture Capital and Emerging Companies practice focuses on representing both venture capital funds and venture-backed companies from coast-to-coast in some of the most active industries, including information technology, life sciences, energy/clean tech and social and digital media. Taft attorneys remain actively engaged with venture fund clients through the entire venture capital growth cycle: from fund formation, new money investments, follow-on and secondary financings and refinancings to IPOs and strategic and exit transactions, supporting clients as they pursue portfolio company investments.