Rich Evans

Of Counsel

Emailrich.evans@us.dlapiper.com

Call+1 617 406 6069

Boston

About

Rich Evans advises innovative, high-growth start-ups throughout their business life cycle, including in connection with venture capital and growth equity financings corporate governance, secured and unsecured debt financings, strategic collaborations, mergers & acquisitions, and commercial transactions. Rich focuses on companies in the life sciences, energy & clean tech, and technology sectors, and strives to serve his clients in a general counsel capacity, advising enterprises as their needs evolve from formation through financings to sale.

Areas of FocusCorporate Corporate Venture Capital Emerging Growth and Venture Capital Life Sciences Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Technology

Bar admissionsMassachusettsMaine

AWARDS

Recognized, Corporate Law, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, (2026)
Recognized, Venture Capital, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, (2023 – 2026)
Named, The American Registry: New England's Ones to Watch, (2024)

Education

J.D., Columbia Law School, 2015
James Kent Scholar
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar

B.A., Boston College, 2012
magna cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

Seminars

Panelist, "What Legal Teams Need to Know About Raising Capital in an Uncertain Market," 6th In-House Impact Biopharma Summit, August 27 – 28, 2025
Pitch Judge, "PitchFest," The Aging Code Summit (2025), June 11 – 12, 2025
Speaker, "Corporate Law and IP," 2025 BrightEdge Entrepreneurs Cohort, March 6, 2025

Prior Experience

Prior to joining AKD Partners, Rich was a corporate attorney in the Boston office of a California-based international law firm. Rich also previously worked as Vice President, Corporate Counsel of PureTech Health and practiced as a corporate attorney at a Boston-based international law firm.