Justin Porter
Overview
Justin is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s New York office and a member of the firm’s Corporate Group. Justin’s practice focuses on advising emerging companies and their venture capital investors in financing and capital raising transactions. In addition, Justin has advised more mature public and private companies, investors and their portfolio companies on various corporate and transactional matters, including mergers, acquisitions, corporate governance, joint ventures, and complex commercial contracting arrangements.
Career & Education
- Blank Rome LLP, Law Clerk, 2018-2019
- Fine and Staud LLP, Law Clerk, 2017
- Nerenberg & Gagliano, Law Clerk, 2016
- University of Miami, B.A., 2018
- University of Pennsylvania, J.D., 2021
- New York
Justin's Insights
Firm News | 1 min read | 10.31.24
Crowell Represents Nuclear Energy Startup Antares Industries in $30M Series A
Antares, a nuclear energy start-up headquartered in Redondo Beach, CA, has successfully raised $30 million in Series A financing, bringing their total capital raised to over $38 million. The funding round was co-led by Alt Cap and Caffeinated Capital, with participation from several other investors, including Rogue, Uncommon Capital, Shrug, Banter Capital, Box Group and Shine Capital. This investment will enable Antares to expand its R&D and manufacturing capabilities to support the demonstration of its first microreactor.
Blog Post | 03.13.23
Representative Matters
- Represented an operator of a digital fashion house in connection with its Series Seed-2 Financing Round, which raised $6M.
- Represented an operator of a padel club in connection with its Series Seed Financing.
- Represented a global asset manager in connection with various early stage investments, including:
- A developer of a digital index platform designed for investing in crypto
- A developer of a blockchain platform designed for enterprise financial infrastructure
- A developer of a financial, audit, and compliance platform
- An operator of a specialty pharmaceutical company
- A developer of a single-cell sequencing technology
- Represented a mattress and sleep products developer in connection with a $19M sale to a manufacturer, retailer, and pioneer of the bed-in-a-box mattress, and the leading direct-to-consumer custom sleep brand in the country.
- Represented a regional bank in connection with various finance transactions, including
- The amendment and restatement of facilities provided to an agricultural co-op
- A revolving and term loan to a provider of systems engineering, technical, and program management services intended for both government and industry clients.
Justin's Insights
Firm News | 1 min read | 10.31.24
Crowell Represents Nuclear Energy Startup Antares Industries in $30M Series A
Antares, a nuclear energy start-up headquartered in Redondo Beach, CA, has successfully raised $30 million in Series A financing, bringing their total capital raised to over $38 million. The funding round was co-led by Alt Cap and Caffeinated Capital, with participation from several other investors, including Rogue, Uncommon Capital, Shrug, Banter Capital, Box Group and Shine Capital. This investment will enable Antares to expand its R&D and manufacturing capabilities to support the demonstration of its first microreactor.
Blog Post | 03.13.23
Insights
Justin's Insights
Firm News | 1 min read | 10.31.24
Crowell Represents Nuclear Energy Startup Antares Industries in $30M Series A
Antares, a nuclear energy start-up headquartered in Redondo Beach, CA, has successfully raised $30 million in Series A financing, bringing their total capital raised to over $38 million. The funding round was co-led by Alt Cap and Caffeinated Capital, with participation from several other investors, including Rogue, Uncommon Capital, Shrug, Banter Capital, Box Group and Shine Capital. This investment will enable Antares to expand its R&D and manufacturing capabilities to support the demonstration of its first microreactor.
Blog Post | 03.13.23
