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DEAL NOTE: Crowell & Moring Advises Payload in $650,000 Seed Round Financing

Firm News | 1 min read | 09.15.21

San Francisco – September 15, 2021: Crowell & Moring client Payload, a new digital media company focused on the business and policy of space, raised a $650,000 seed round, to provide business and policy news and analysis to aerospace and defense industry professionals. Winklevoss Capital, the venture firm owned by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, as well as Andy Weissman and Sam McIngvale, is the primary source of financing source for this seed round.

Payload sees an opportunity to provide marketers with a place to reach high-level space influencers. The company currently issues a sponsored weekly newsletter, with plans to transition to a daily newsletter and other complementary products such as events and podcasts. Crowell & Moring’s deal team was partner Jon O'Connell, counsel Matt Pelnar and paralegal Nathaniel Gagnon. 

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Firm News | 3 min read | 12.12.24

Glen McGorty and Rosa Morales Named as Crain’s New York Business 2024 Notable Leaders in Law

New York – December 12, 2024: Glen McGorty, managing partner of Crowell & Moring’s New York office and member of the management board, and Rosa Morales, counsel in the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Group, have been named to Crain’s New York Business’ 2024 list of Notable Leaders in Accounting, Consulting, & Law. As reported by Crain’s, the 101 honorees on the list possess the financial, strategic, and legal experience “to drive significant commercial activity in the region, shaping New York City’s business landscape and fostering enterprise growth.”...