Edward M. Zimmerman

Ed Zimmerman co-founded & chairs the Tech Group at Lowenstein Sandler, where he’s been a growth company, startup and venture lawyer for 25+ years. He has negotiated and documented hundreds of venture and M&A deals. Ed has served as: an Adjunct Professor of VC in Columbia's MBA program (15 years), on the Wall Street Journal’s Panel of Experts (he’s published 80 columns), and as an advisor on VC matters to the President of France. Best Lawyers in America named Ed as 2017 New York City Venture Capital Lawyer of the Year. Chambers USA ranked Ed among the 22 best lawyers in Startups & Emerging Companies–USA–Nationwide (the only of those based in New York (2018)). Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst has listed Lowenstein Sandler as among the five (5) most active law firms in venture in America. Ed co-founded and runs VentureCrush and has published more than 40 columns in Forbes (mostly on venture, tech and startups).