Stephen Ranere is a partner in the Boston office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm's Emerging Companies Practice. He represents both public and private companies, along with venture capital firms involved in the technology and life sciences industries.

Mr. Ranere regularly handles a broad range of legal representation, including general corporate counseling, early stage company formation and strategy, initial through late stage venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, public securities offerings, and public company representation.

Mr. Ranere was a member of the Suffolk University Law Review and was awarded the Daniel J. Fern Award for highest grade point average.

Prior to law school, Mr. Ranere held business development positions with Sophos, a provider of network anti-virus solutions, and CipherTrust (later acquired by McAfee), a provider of email and internet security products.

Mr. Ranere frequently lends his time and legal advice to local community organizations, including TiE Boston, a nonprofit association dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship, and More Than Words, a nonprofit social enterprise empowering high-risk young adults to take charge of their lives.