Walt Wright
Walter A. Wright III,Attorney Trinity Law Group providing legal and strategic counsel to businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and executives.Named in Super Lawyers as one of top 100 lawyers in Massachusetts and one of the nation's top lawyers.
| Headline: | Service Provider |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.trinitylg.com |
| Industries: | Biotech, Cleantech, Computing, Education, Entertainment, Financial, Food and Drink, Gaming, Health, Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle, Media, Mobile, Nanotech, Real Estate, Retail, Travel |
| Location: | Boston, MA |
| Visas: | USA and EU Passports |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding experts, Getting press, Giving back, Growing my group, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Providing services to startups, Sharing my projects |
| Tags: | attorney, business, business law, contracts, corporate, employment, Entrepreneurship, green energy, incorporating, intellectual property, Investment, Law, lawyer, licensing, management, marketing, mergers, negotiation, strategic alliances, Strategy, sustainable, technology, Venture Capital |
| Schools: | Boston College, Tufts University |
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Walter Wright is listed in the Corporate Counsel edition of Super Lawyers as one of the "Top Attorneys in Corporate and Securities Law". The news media includes Walt among Boston's venture capital community's "heavy hitters" and tech's "bigwigs", and as a resource on legal, business and technology developments. Described in the press as "an entrepreneur's best friend", a business publisher characterizes Walter Wright as "a seasoned veteran who has done countless deals and can help make sure you get the best terms possible." Martindale-Hubbell recognizes Walter Wright as an AV® peer review rated attorney, the highest such rating available to any lawyer showing he has reached the height of professional excellence and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity. A magna cum laude graduate of Boston College Law School (J.D.) and Tufts University (B.A., M.A), Wright serves in significant capacities with entrepreneurs, emerging companies, executives, technologists, and private equity and venture investors including: counsel, corporate officer, stockholder, strategic advisor, board director and limited partner. A citizen of the United States and the European Union (Ireland), Walt Wright's clients have New England, national and international operations and offices. Walter Wright's complex and diverse practice embraces all aspects of the organization and operation of corporations, limited liability companies and other business ventures and non-profit organizations, securities law, corporate finance (including private placements, angel rounds and public offerings), technology licensing, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, joint ventures, digital, internet and e-commerce law, employee relations, executive compensation and termination, and corporate governance. He counsels in numerous business sectors, such as venture capital and private equity, software, e-commerce and internet, informational services, insurance, outsourcing, manufacturing and distribution, sustainable energy, real estate, green enterprises, telecommunication, public relations and media communication, real estate, bio-tech, robotics, medical services, energy and environmental. Walter Wright shares his expertise and insights by speaking and participating in conferences and seminars of business and legal importance. He is active in community and political affairs, having held elective and appointed public offices, and serving in leadership roles with non profits. Walter Wright has received public recognition, including awards and citations, local and national newspaper features, and inclusion in major publications listing prominent Americans. The Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyer named Trinity Law Group a "Preeminent Law Firm" for its legal ability and ethical standards. This preeminent rating is only given to the top law firms in the nation.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Boston firm, Trinity Law Group LLC |
| Position: | Member and manager |
| Description: | Walter A. Wright III, member and manager of the greater Boston firm, Trinity Law Group LLC intensely focuses on the organizational, venture financing, operational, capital and transactional requirements of entrepreneurs, start-ups, emerging and mid-sized companies and as well as representing venture capital funds and angel groups in investment transactions and C-level executives in compensation, employment and termination matters.
His complex and diverse practice embraces all aspects of the organization and operation of corporations, limited liability companies and other business ventures and non-profit organizations, securities law, corporate finance (including private placements, angel rounds and public offerings), technology licensing, mergers and acquisitions (including roll-ups, tuck- ins and spin-outs), contracts, joint ventures, digital, internet and e-commerce law, employee relations, executive compensation, corporate governance and compliance, preventative counseling, conflict resolutions, outsourcing and real estate. Walt counsels important players in a broad spectrum of business sectors, including venture capital and private equity, software (including AI, decisioning, SOA), e-commerce and internet (including e-learning, e-credit, digital influence and webstores), informational service and publishing, insurance, off-shore India and China outsourcing, electronic manufacturing and distribution, sustainable energy & real estate, green enterprises, market analysis, telecommunication, micro-lending, public relations and media communication, real estate, bio-tech, robotics, medical services, energy and environmental. Walter Wright’s firm, Trinity Law Group, provides superior legal and strategic counsel through its extraordinary commitment to client success, outstanding competence and straightforward communication. Trinity Law Group holds the distinction of being named a “Preeminent Law Firm” for its legal ability and ethical standards in the Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers. This preeminent rating is only given to the top two percent of law firms in the nation. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Boston College |
| Degree: | JD |
| University: | Tufts University |
| Degree: | B.A., M.A |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | He lives in Needham, Massachusetts with his wife Betty and his four children where he coaches and instructs in baseball and softball, and serves as a youth advisor. |
| Memberships: | Walter Wright shares his broad expertise and insightful perspective by speaking and participating in conferences and seminars of business and legal importance such as those offered by The Entrepreneurship Institute, Nantucket Conference for Technology & Innovation, Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, the TiE Technology & Entrepreneurship Conference, American Corporate Counsel Association, and the Federal Communications Bar Association.
He is a Contributing Editor to The Encyclopedia of Private Equity and Venture Capital and VCExperts.com. He is a lead speaker in Reed Logic’s Video Leadership Series featuring authoritative, insider’s perspectives on the best practices of the world’s top venture capital lawyers. Walter has served as a Co- Chair of the Venture Capital Financing Conference of CLE International. He has been an active member of the American and Massachusetts Bar Associations, the ABA's Business Section (subcommittees on Emerging Companies, Closely Held Business Entities, Middle Market and Small Business), the Science and Technology Section, and Law Practice Management Section, the Association for Corporate Growth, TiE Boston, the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange, the MIT Enterprise Forum, the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, Chief Executives' Club of Boston and the National Association of Corporate Directors and the BayAngels. He serves as a judge in business plan competitions for Tufts University’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Program and the Boston College Carroll School of Management. He is a member of the Tufts Alumni Council. |
| Awards: | Walter Wright is one of the elite lawyers in Massachusetts and New England according to Super Lawyers, a joint publication of Boston Magazine and Law & Politics, in which he has been consistently named. In 2008, he was named to the Top 100, an exclusive list of attorneys in Massachusetts who received the highest point totals in the Super Lawyers nomination and blue ribbon peer review process. Lawyers in Boston and throughout Massachusetts individually chose Mr. Wright as an outstanding attorney and legal counsel. The business news media includes Walt among Boston’s venture capital community’s “heavy hitters” and tech’s “bigwigs”, and as a resource on legal, business, technology and international commerce developments. He has been described in the press as “an entrepreneur’s best friend.” A prominent business publisher characterizes Walter Wright as “a seasoned veteran who has done countless deals and can help make sure you get the best terms possible.” Martindale-Hubbell recognizes Walter A. Wright as an AV® peer review rated attorney, the highest such rating available to any individual lawyer. This rating shows that a lawyer has reached the height of professional excellence and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity.
He is active in community and political affairs, having held elective and appointed public offices on the state and local level, and serving in major leadership roles with non profit and faith-based organizations. As a result of his professional and civic activities, he has received public recognition, including awards and citations, local and national newspaper features, and biographic inclusion in major publications listing prominent Americans, attorneys, and international finance and industry leaders such as Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in Finance and Business. |
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