Samuel Beavers

Samuel Beavers is a partner in Goodwin’s internationally recognized Life Sciences group, specializing in complex transactions including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, and joint ventures for companies at all stages of development. Sam also acts as outside general corporate counsel, providing guidance on commercial contracts and day-to-day corporate governance matters. He has been named as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” for his expertise in mergers and acquisitions.

Sam has experience with a broad range of corporate and transactional matters including company formation, business structuring, drafting and negotiating contracts, venture capital and growth equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, “US flips,” royalty monetizations, commercial transactions, capital markets, corporate governance and general corporate matters.

Sam received his JD cum laude from The Ohio State University, where he was a managing editor on the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution. He also attended OSU for his Bachelor of Arts degree, while serving as a specialist in the Ohio National Guard. 

Prior to joining Goodwin, Sam was an associate in the Business Group at Ice Miller LLP in Columbus, Ohio, and served in the Ohio National Guard.