Dentons announces today that Jackson Hwu has joined the Firm’s Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies practice. Resident in the Miami office, Hwu advises high-potential start-ups, emerging growth companies and VC funds with a focus on Brazil and Latin America. The continued expansion of the Miami office aligns with the region’s historic legacy as the gateway to Latin America as well as a growing center of national venture finance.

As outside general counsel to numerous emerging companies, Hwu leverages his transactional practice to counsel clients on various legal aspects of their operations. His experience spans venture finance, M&A, commercial and governance matters. He also guides international companies in establishing their operations in the US market. Hwu has been involved in some of the highest-profile VC financing and M&A transactions involving Latin American and South Florida-based tech companies and VC funds in the past decade and has been a part of the establishment and growth of Miami as a tech center.

“Jackson's arrival marks another strong milestone in the continued aggressive expansion of our practice,” said Victor Boyajian, head of Dentons' Global Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies practice. “Jackson's extensive knowledge of Latin America, combined with his proficiency in cross-border transactions, reinforces our strategic commitment to take advantage of competitive market opportunities and bridge the gaps between diverse markets and industries. Jackson is reflective of our strategic efforts to spot and take advantage of market trends and developments both globally and here on the home front.”

Hwu also has experience advising family office and private wealth clients, offering guidance to international clients on a spectrum of matters including fund formation and doing business and investments in the US and Latin America. Additionally, he represents fund managers, sponsors and investment groups in the establishment of various investment vehicles, including venture capital funds, real estate private funds and club deal structures.

500 lawyers strong worldwide, Dentons’ Top 5 ranked global Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies Group has been experiencing robust growth despite market headwinds, as the market continues to recognize its key differentiators. Hwu’s arrival to the team follows that of other recent partners and counsel from premier competitive firms: Daniel Goldberg, Matthew Gruenberg, Michael Rennock, Richard Hayes, Jason Woolmer and Frank Caratzola in New York; Bryan Natale in Boston; LiLing Poh in Silicon Valley; Christopher Tillson in Miami; and Christina Austria in Washington, DC.

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