Edwin O’Connor advises US and international issuers and underwriters on a broad range of capital markets transactions across life sciences, technology, and other sectors. Edwin focuses on initial public offerings and other public listings, including deSPACs, reverse mergers and direct listings and other public and private corporate finance transactions, including equity, equity-linked, debt, preferred and structured transactions. He also advises public and private companies on a range of corporate governance, investor relations and other corporate matters.
Experience
- Argenx NV in its $114 million initial public offering
- BeOne Medicines in its $158 million initial public offering
- Moderna in its $604 million initial public offering
- Phreesia in its $149 million initial public offering
- MBX Biosciences in its $187.7 million initial public offering
- C4 Therapeutics in its $209.76 million initial public offering
- Metagenomi Therapeutics in its $94 million initial public offering
- Deciphera Pharmaceuticals in its $127 million initial public offering
- Aerovate Therapeutics in its $139.8 million initial public offering
- Rapid Micro Biosystems in its $158.4 million initial public offering
- Centessa Pharmaceuticals in its $379.5 million initial public offering
- Galecto in its $85 million initial public offering
- Praxis Precision Medicines in its $190 million initial public offering
- Ascentage Pharma in its $53 million initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- Voyager Therapeutics in its $70 million initial public offering
- Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corporation in its $40 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in Rani Therapeutics’ $73.3 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in Acrivon Therapeutics’ $99.4 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in Valneva’s $107.6 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in Finch Therapeutics’ $127.5 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in Decibel Therapeutics’ $127 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in Sensei Biotherapeutics’ $133 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in Opthea’s $128.2 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in Freeline Therapeutics’ $158 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in Royalty Pharma’s $2.5 billion initial public offering
- The underwriters in Centogene’s $56 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in Genfit’s $135 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals’ $46 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in Evelo Biosciences’ $85 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in Arsanis’ $40 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in Ovid Therapeutics’ $75 million initial public offering
- The underwriter in BeyondSpring’s $54 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in Reata Pharmaceuticals' $60.5 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in Oncobiologics' $35 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in G1 Therapeutics’ $105 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in 1stdibs’ $117.5 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in Olo’s $517.5 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in Altair Engineering’s $156 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in Trinseo’s $190 million initial public offering*
- The underwriters in Paycom Software’s $100 million initial public offering*
- The underwriters in Trinseo’s $190 million initial public offering*
- The underwriters in Paycom Software’s $100 million initial public offering*
*Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.
- Stifel on €10 million fundraising of Adocia
- Van Lanschot Kempen N.V., Chardan and KBC Securities on the PIPE Deal of MaaT Pharma for a total amount of €13 million
- Argenx NV in its $1.27 billion, $1.15 billion, $862 million, $806 million, $300 million and $266 million follow-on offerings
- BeiGene in its $2.08 billion registered direct offering, $340 million, $800 million, $201 million and $200 million follow-on offerings, and its $2.7 billion global strategic collaboration with Amgen
- Galecto in its $64 million cross-over financing
- Hillhouse Capital as lead investor in the $418 million private placement of I-Mab
- Aerovate in its sale to Jade Biosciences
- Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corporation in its sale to Rocket Pharmaceuticals, $50 million offering of convertible senior notes, $69 million follow-on offering, $20 million offering of convertible senior notes
- The initial purchasers in Alphatec Holdings’ $316.25 million convertible senior notes offering
- The underwriters in Albireo’s $160 million follow-on offering
- The underwriters in Syndax Pharmaceuticals’ $143.8 million and $115 million follow-on offerings
- The underwriters in follow-on offerings for DBV Technologies
- The underwriters in G1 Therapeutics’ $180 million and $100 million follow-on offerings
- Phreesia in its $245.3 million and $174 million follow-on offerings
- Saniona in its $65 million cross-over financing
- The underwriters in Altair Engineering’s $200 million convertible notes offering, $196 million follow-on offering
* Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.
- BeOne Medicines
- Phreesia
- C4 Therapeutics
- MBX Biosciences
- Metagenomi Therapeutics
- Compass Therapeutics
- PepGen
- Saniona
- Rapid Micro Biosystems
- Valerio Therapeutics
Professional Experience
Prior to joining Goodwin in 2014, Edwin practiced at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Previously, he was a vice president in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he was responsible for the execution of equity and equity-linked offerings across all industry sectors. While at Goldman, Edwin was also a vice president, associate general counsel in the Investment Banking Division’s Legal Group. At Goldman, he worked on transactions occurring in a number of geographies, including New York, Silicon Valley, London, and Hong Kong. Before joining Goldman, he was an associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York and in London.
Credentials
Education
JD1998
University of Pennsylvania Law School
BAEconomics1995
Colgate University
Admissions
Bars
- New York
Recognition & Awards
Edwin was a recommended lawyer for Capital Markets: Equity Offerings by The Legal 500 from 2021-2025.
In law school, Edwin served as comments editor of The Journal of International Economic Law.
