wiggin(x)

What wiggin(x) does

wiggin(x) is a specialized legal services division within Wiggin and Dana LLP, launched in November 2022 to serve emerging and high-growth companies, venture capital and private equity investors, and founders across the Northeast, New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast United States. With more than 35 lawyers dedicated to the division, wiggin(x) provides a full-stack legal platform covering formation, venture financings, M&A, secured finance, intellectual property, licensing and tech transfers, employment, immigration, tax, fund formation, international trade compliance, dispute resolution, commercial contracting, and real estate.

The division's core products include the main wiggin(x) counsel offering, the goldilo(x) tiered outsourced general counsel service (launched September 2023 with three tiers ranging from Corporate Housekeeping to Reporting Company Support), the wiggin(x) Startup Kit resource, and the Wiggin Opportunity Initiative ($10 million pro bono commitment over 10 years). Underlying the offering is a partner-level bench staffed by former startup founders, GCs of venture-backed companies, and active investors, organized across offices in New Haven (HQ), New York, Boston, Stamford, Miami, and Boca Raton.

The business model is professional services revenue: attorneys bill on hourly, flat-fee, or transaction-based terms per matter, with goldilo(x) offering a more subscription-like recurring engagement model. Distribution is direct, relationship-driven (referrals, thought leadership in TechCrunch, Law360, and The Middle Market, plus sponsorships at Yale Innovation Summit, Yale Ventures, CCEI, ABCT, and BioLabs). Wiggin and Dana has been recognized by PitchBook as one of the most active venture capital practices in the Northeast, with more than 250 clients served in 2021 and disclosed transaction work spanning hundreds of millions of dollars in aggregate value.

Name

wiggin(x)

Legal name

Wiggin and Dana LLP

Website

https://wigginx.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

wiggin(x) is a division within Wiggin and Dana LLP that provides full-stack legal services — corporate, venture finance, M&A, IP, immigration, tax, and outsourced GC — to emerging and high-growth companies, their investors, and founders across the US Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: wiggin(x) provides comprehensive legal services to emerging and high-growth companies, including corporate governance, venture capital financing, M&A, intellectual property, employment, immigration, tax, fund formation, regulatory compliance, dispute resolution, and commercial contracting. Services are delivered by attorneys at Wiggin and Dana LLP.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

wiggin(x) is a legal services division within Wiggin and Dana LLP that provides full-stack legal counsel to emerging and high-growth companies, their investors, and founders. Services span the company lifecycle from formation through expansion to exit, covering venture capital financing, M&A, secured finance, intellectual property, licensing, employment, immigration, tax, fund formation, international trade compliance, dispute resolution, commercial contracting, and real estate. The practice includes more than 35 dedicated lawyers serving clients across U.S. Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast regions.

Product overview

wiggin(x) is a division within Wiggin and Dana LLP providing legal services to emerging and high-growth companies, their investors, and founders. The offering is a unified legal services platform centered on wiggin(x) core services, supplemented by goldilo(x) (an outsourced general counsel service tiered in three levels), a Startup Kit resource, and the Wiggin Opportunity Initiative (pro bono commitment). The portfolio provides end-to-end legal support from formation through exit, including funding transactions, M&A, intellectual property, employment, immigration, tax, fund formation, and compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• goldilo(x): A tailored suite of outsourced general counsel services offered to companies of all sizes, providing tiered services from corporate housekeeping to reporting company support.
• goldilo(x)

Products and services

• wiggin(x) Legal Services Comprehensive legal services division providing counsel to emerging companies, venture capital and private equity investors, and founders across practice areas including M&A, venture capital financing, secured finance, intellectual property, licensing and tech transfers, employment, immigration, tax, fund formation, international trade compliance, dispute resolution, commercial contracting, and real estate. Delivered by attorneys at Wiggin and Dana LLP.
• goldilo(x) Outsourced General Counsel Tiered outsourced general counsel service program providing businesses without full-time in-house legal support with scalable GC services. Tier 1 covers corporate housekeeping, Tier 2 delivers full outsourced general counsel, and Tier 3 provides reporting company support for publicly listed companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 35 lawyers dedicated to emerging company and venture capital practice
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Yale VenturesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2026Partner Najia Khalid presented a program titled 'U.S. Immigration Law and Entrepreneurs' for Yale Ventures, covering immigration and compliance considerations for entrepreneurs hiring talent in the U.S.
• Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CCEI)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 July 2024wiggin(x) partners Adam Silverman and Paul Hughes presented on 'Financing the Emerging Enterprise' at CCEI's Summer Fellowship program at UConn. The program included strategy discussions, sources of capital, valuation, and best practices, culminating in a mock term sheet negotiation.
• Schmidt FuturesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 October 2023Counsel Seth Greenstein and Associate Jacqueline Yuan partnered with Schmidt Futures (a philanthropy founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt) for the Refugee Entrepreneurship Program, presenting on corporate law for aspiring refugee entrepreneurs.
• Accelerator for Biosciences in Connecticut (ABCT)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 April 2023Partners Paul Hughes and Evan Kipperman participated in ABCT workshops on 'Financing the Emerging Enterprise' for biosciences startups in Connecticut.
• Women in Bio - WIB-Metro New YorkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 October 2022Associate Madeleine E. Tavcar moderated 'Closing the NYC Biotech Gender Gap – Access to Capital' panel featuring biotech investors discussing early-stage financing trends.
• Yale Faculty Innovation AwardsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 October 2022Wiggin and Dana sponsored Yale's first Faculty Innovation Awards, recognizing 12 Yale faculty who developed technologies and launched startups with contributions to health and climate.
• Marcum New England Life Science & Biotech SummitminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 September 2022Partner Evan Kipperman spoke at the Marcum Summit on 'Investment Update: Current State, Trends and Insights of the Life Science Investing Landscape' at the Omni Hotel in New Haven.
• Yale Innovation SummitminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 May 2022Wiggin and Dana sponsored the Yale Innovation Summit, a two-day event highlighting entrepreneurial Yale faculty and students and investable innovations coming out of Yale labs.
• BioLabs@NYULangoneminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 January 2022Partner Paul Hughes spoke on a panel titled 'De-Risking Biotech: Leveraging Your Lawyers' at BioLabs@NYULangone, discussing the legal landscape for biotech startups.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC: Mintz Levin is a Boston/New York-headquartered AmLaw firm with a strong technology and life sciences practice serving venture-backed companies. Comparable as a regional competitor in the Northeast corridor and as an alternative for emerging-company clients.
• Ropes & Gray LLP: Ropes & Gray is a leading global law firm headquartered in Boston with strong life sciences, technology, and emerging companies practices. Comparable as a Northeast competitor for venture-backed clients, particularly in healthcare and biotech.
• Choate Hall & Stewart LLP: Choate is a Boston-based law firm with a strong life sciences, technology, and emerging companies practice. Comparable as a regional competitor serving Northeast venture-backed companies in healthcare, biotech, and tech.

Direct peers

• Cooley LLP: Cooley is the largest and most recognized startup and venture capital law firm in the U.S., representing thousands of venture-backed companies and venture investors across financing, M&A, and IPOs. It is the closest direct peer to wiggin(x) given overlapping emerging-company and VC practice focus.
• Foley & Lardner LLP: Foley has a nationally recognized emerging companies and venture capital practice, advising startups and growth-stage companies. Comparable to wiggin(x) in target client base and practice mix, particularly in healthcare and life sciences.
• Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP: Gunderson Dettmer is a venture capital-focused law firm serving emerging companies, venture funds, and public companies. A direct peer to wiggin(x) in the ECVC space, especially for VC formation and venture financing transactions.
• Goodwin Procter LLP: Goodwin has a leading technology and life sciences practice representing emerging companies and VC investors across financings, M&A, and IPOs. Comparable to wiggin(x) in targeting venture-backed companies and growth-stage clients in the Northeast and nationally.
• Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati: Wilson Sonsini is a premier Silicon Valley-headquartered law firm focused on technology and life sciences companies, with deep venture capital, M&A, and public company practices. Comparable to wiggin(x) in serving emerging and high-growth companies and venture investors.

Broad incumbents

• WilmerHale: WilmerHale is an AmLaw firm with a notable emerging companies and venture capital practice in Boston and the Northeast, alongside a much broader corporate, IP, and litigation portfolio. Comparable as a competitor for Northeast venture-backed clients and technology companies.
• Latham & Watkins LLP: Latham is a global AmLaw 50 firm with a substantial emerging companies and venture capital practice alongside its broader corporate, M&A, and capital markets offerings. Comparable as a competitor for emerging-company clients but serves a much broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wigginxlegal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wigginxlegal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about wiggin(x)