ATTORNEY /

Emily B. Penaskovic

shareholder
portsmouth
Corporate Business Formation & Succession Planning Securities & Venture Capital Commercial Contracts Mergers & Acquisitions Private Companies Intellectual Property License & Assignment Agreements Startups/BOOST Technology & Related Commercial Agreements Trademarks
ABOUT EMILY B. PENASKOVIC

Emily is a Shareholder in the firm’s Corporate Group. Her diverse corporate practice encompasses a broad range of transactional, securities and general corporate matters. She represents entrepreneurs and high-growth companies across the business lifecycle, from guiding founders at the earliest stages, to assisting with equity and debt financings through the growth stages, to negotiating later stage exits. Emily is Chair of Sheehan Phinney’s Boost for Startups program, where she helps local startups with their most critical legal needs and connects them with valuable resources.

EDUCATION
  • B.A., summa cum laude, University of New Hampshire
  • J.D., with honors, University of Connecticut School of Law
ADMISSIONS, MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS
  • State of New Hampshire
  • Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • American Bar Association
  • New Hampshire Bar Association
AWARDS
  • NH Business Review, 2024 New Hampshire 200
  • Best Lawyers of America ® One to Watch: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law and Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law; Intellectual Property Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets
  • New England Super Lawyers Rising Star®
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INDUSTRY & CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
  • New Hampshire Tech Alliance, Board of Directors, Chair
  • Manchester Young Professionals Network, Board of Directors, Secretary
  • New Hampshire Startup Challenge, Chair
  • Leadership Greater Manchester, Class of 2014