“I am passionate about working with mid-sized and emerging technology companies who are focused on creating products and services that save lives, reduce suffering and increase quality of life.”
Founder & Managing Partner
Philip P. Crowley Esq. is the founder and Managing Partner at Crowley Law LLC, a boutique corporate law firm focused on helping emerging tech and life sciences startups launch and reach their full potential. Phil guides clients in forming and structuring new business entities including mergers and acquisitions. As a trusted advisor, he guides entrepreneurs in strategic business initiatives including contract review and negotiation, licensing, IP planning and protection, and founders and key employee arrangements. Phil’s main objectives are to help startup businesses proactively avoid costly mistakes while laying a solid foundation for business growth and success. In addition to providing an analysis of and planning strategy for protection against liabilities, Phil provides ongoing proactive counseling services for clients without in-house counsel.
Prior to launching the firm, Phil served as a Corporate Counsel for Johnson & Johnson. In this role, Phil was a valuable partner for Johnson & Johnson’s diversified businesses and provided strategic legal guidance in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, finance & commercial law, FDA regulations and environmental compliance.
Phil is a Trustee of Stevens Institute of Technology, a member of the Advisory Board of the Stevens Venture Center, and Mentor to the Florida Atlantic University TechLaunch program. Phil leverages his connectivity to these organizations to help tech innovators seize opportunities. As a current Mentor to life sciences incubators at Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center & Rockefeller University in NYC, Phil is uniquely qualified to help emerging life sciences companies at every stage in their life cycles.
Phil brings decades of big company executive experience combined with an entrepreneurial ability to think outside the box. – Tom Scholl, Entrepreneur, Technology Innovator and Investor, Professional Venture Capitalist
Phil helped me assess and modify a complex Master Services Agreement from a client. I found Phil to be very thorough and pragmatic, and the MSA was agreed to quickly.
Phil has been a trusted advisor to our company as we have expanded into the US market. His extensive legal and business experience has proven invaluable to the company. A
Phil Crowley has been extremely helpful in providing quick and thoughtful counsel regarding our business needs. Highly recommend his services. – Tor Alden, Principal, high technology design engineering firm
Phil responded to me quickly, identifying a variety of risk scenarios to consider and he turned over his recommended red-lined contract in a matter of hours. Ever since then, I
Phil is an asset to any start-up because he can sort out the pros and cons of one strategy vs. another strategy very quickly – but always with a measured
Phil has been a great partner in my consulting business. He is responsive and practical and he focuses on the key areas that need attention… I recommend him highly. –
“Phil has been of tremendous legal help to the progress of our early-stage biotech start-up. He is very experienced and conducts his work in a time and cost efficient manner.
“We are one of the leading accelerators of tech companies in NYC. Phil has helped a number of our startup companies with a combination of legal skills, familiarity with technology
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