Jack H. Sousa

Partner

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Jack H. Sousa

Partner

Jack is Co-Chair of the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Practice Group, Co-Chair of the Cannabis Practice Group, and a Partner in Wiggin and Dana’s Corporate Department. He is also a wiggin(x) Co-Founder and Partner. 

Jack focuses his practice on venture capital, startup and early-stage companies and their financing needs. In addition, Jack has a broad-based corporate and commercial practice, including handling mergers and acquisitions and other complex commercial transactions. Jack has over fifteen years of extensive experience advising clients on corporate, transactional, commercial and regulatory needs. Jack’s client base covers a wide range of companies including venture capital, technology, life sciences, market research, software, digital media, cannabis, manufacturing, retail, apparel, non-profits and joint ventures.

Prior to joining Wiggin and Dana, Jack worked as managing principal of a corporate boutique law firm based in Connecticut. He is Co-Chair of the Business Law Committee of the Fairfield County Bar Association and President of the Fordham Law Alumni Connecticut Chapter. Jack is a founding Co-Chair of Wiggin and Dana’s DRIVE Caregiving People Group. Jack currently volunteers his time as the President of the New Canaan Youth Softball Board and the New Canaan Men’s Platform Tennis League.

Education

  • Fordham University School of Law (J.D.)
  • Boston College (B.A.)
    • cum laude

Bar Admissions

Awards and Recognitions

The Legal 500 (2024-2025)

Super Lawyers (2017-2023)

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Events

When: June 4, 2024

at 6:00pm

- 7:30pm

Location: 437 Madison Avenue, 35th Floor, New York, New York, 10022

People: Jack H. Sousa , Len Gray , Shyam Maskai

When: October 16, 2024

Location: Virtual

People: Jack H. Sousa

When: June 27, 2024

at 2:00pm

- 3:00pm

Location: Virtual

People: Jack H. Sousa

When: June 12, 2024

- 4:30pm

Location: BioLabs New Haven (CT) and Virtual

People: Jack H. Sousa

When: May 9, 2024

at 1:00pm

- 7:00pm

Location: New York, NY

People: Tobias F. Bannon, III , Adam Silverman , Jack H. Sousa

When: April 2, 2024

at 4:00am

- 7:00pm

Location: Stamford, CT

People: Jack H. Sousa , Adam Silverman

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