Andrew W. White
Partner, Attorney at Williams Mullen
About
Andrew W. White has advised emerging growth and middle-market companies for over 25 years. He serves those private companies in a general counsel role. He coordinates their venture capital financings, debt financings, and acquisitions. He guides clients through mergers, joint ventures, and restructurings. He handles commercial contracts and entity conversions for those companies. He earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. He earned his B.A., magna cum laude, from Washington and Lee University, where Phi Beta Kappa inducted him. He previously served as president of Venture Forum RVA, a Richmond community of innovators, entrepreneurs, and capital providers. He formerly chaired the Virginia Bar Association's Business Law Section. He represents technology companies such as software, biotech, and medical device firms.
Who is a good fit for Andrew W. White
- Emerging growth companies raising venture capital or arranging debt financing.
- Middle-market companies considering a merger, a joint venture, or the purchase of another company.
- Manufacturing and distribution companies undertaking a restructuring or an entity conversion.
Education and admissions
- Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1991
- Washington and Lee University, B.A., 1988
- Bar admissions
- Virginia
Recognition
- Best Lawyers ® - Richmond “Lawyer of the Year” for Corporate Governance Law (2019, 2023)
- The Best Lawyers in America ® - Corporate Governance Law (2016-present), Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2023-2026)
- Virginia Business \- “Legal Elite,” Corporate Counsel (2016, 2019), Business Law (2017)
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represented numerous private companies in the purchase or sale of businesses.
- Represented a pharmaceutical company in seed stage, early growth, and expansion stage financings, including a $110 million Series C financing to fund Phase 2 trials. ($110,000,000)
- Represented a laboratory equipment manufacturer and supplier in a recapitalization transaction financed by private equity.
- Represented a leading medical record retrieval company for the life insurance industry in its sale to a division of one of the world’s leading reinsurers.
- Represented a leading developer and manufacturer of infectious disease products in its sale to a private equity firm.
- Represented a leader in construction specification content and software in its sale to a global provider of software and solutions for project-based business.
- Represented a leading LSAT prep test prep company in its sale to a private equity firm.
- Represented a provider of clinical management and pharmacy cost containment solutions in its sale to a public company.
- Represented a wholesale distributor of bulk landscape supplies in its sale to a public company.
- Represented multiple government contract entities in mergers and acquisitions and in a general counsel capacity.
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional