Carson Williams

Carson Williams is an associate in Goodwin’s Technology group, where he practices corporate and securities law. He advises founders, companies, and investors at all stages of development, including corporate formation, corporate governance, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, and securities law matters.

In addition to advising his start-up company clients on general corporate and securities matters and numerous seed-stage financings, Carson has counseled companies and investors through over $1 billion in venture and growth stage financings, over $700 million in public offerings, and over $200 million in strategic middle market mergers & acquisitions, including:

• Leading climate-focused venture capital fund as lead investor in $30 million Series A financing of sustainable foods company
• Leading sustainable materials company in its $18 million Series A financing
• Advanced energy storage technology company in its $6 million Series Seed financing
• Solar technology company in its $150 million Series A financing
• Sustainable commerce company in its $75 million Series D financing
• Commercial stage energy technology company in its acquisition by blue chip publicly-traded energy company
• E-mobility company in over $10 million in convertible securities
• Leading Venture Capitalist in his investments in over a dozen companies in climate tech, biotech, software, and aerospace
• Web3 / crypto company in its $40 million Series A financing
• Web3 / crypto stealth company in its $7 million Seed financing
• AI software company in its $9 million Series Seed financing
• Leading communications mobile app in its $14 million Series A financing
• Fintech company in its $8 million Series A financing
• Publicly-traded B2B SaaS company in its acquisition of strategic target
• B2B SaaS company in its $25 million Series B extension
• Early stage venture capital fund in lead investments in multiple companies in fintech, B2B SaaS, and aerospace
• Social media company in its $10 million Series A financing
• Advanced robotics software company in its $12 million Series A financing
• Clinical stage pharmaceutical company in its $114 million Series A and $51 million Series B financings and its $125 million initial public offering
• Commercial stage medical device company in its $100 million initial public offering
• Publicly-traded pharmaceutical company in a $500 million at-the-market offering
• Lead investor in $60 million Series A financing of preclinical pharmaceutical company
• Lead investors in $40 million Series A-1 financing of clinical stage pharmaceutical company
• Lead investor in $45 million Series B financing of clinical stage pharmaceutical company

Prior to joining Goodwin in 2021, Carson was a corporate attorney in the San Diego office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

During law school, Carson externed for the Hon. Patrick Bumatay of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the Hon. Cynthia Bashant of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, and the Hon. Karen Crawford of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Prior to law school, Carson worked in finance and accounting at San Diego Gas & Electric Company and in business development for a small family office.