Overview

Gender

male

Mr. Lawrence joined ArQule in April 2006 from Pod Holding Ltd., an international venture capital firm which he co-founded in 2001 and where he most recently served as general partner. He helped drive the strategic growth of that firm, including deal sourcing and structuring, syndication and business expansion activities and served as President of its US subsidiary. Mr. Lawrence served as lead partner on investment activities for a number of companies, including the cancer company, Pintex Pharmaceuticals. His public financing experience includes the initial public offering and numerous financings for America Online Inc. (AOL), as well as public financings for Biogen, Human Genome Sciences, Hybridon and many other companies. He worked on numerous mergers and acquisitions, including AOL/Time Warner, Roche/Compuchem, Steinway Piano, DEC/Intel, and Mitotix/GPC Biotech. Previously, Mr. Lawrence was an attorney and partner at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., from 1991 to 2001. At Mintz Levin, he served as external corporate counsel to public and private companies, managed a transactional legal practice and provided strategic guidance to clients through periods of rapid growth and transformative corporate events. Mr. Lawrence worked at Gaston & Snow from 1989 to 1991 in the firm’s Corporate Law Department. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Amherst College and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law.