Overland Park, KS – June , 2024 – The Angel Capital Association (ACA), the world’s leading professional association for angel investors and startup entrepreneurs, is excited to announce a strategic collaboration with Thompson Hine LLP, a national law firm recognized for innovation that boasts one of the fastest-growing New Ventures practices in the country.

As a central component of this new partnership, Thompson Hine is providing meaningful educational opportunities to angel investors and angel group leaders to benefit the angel investment community.

“ACA is pleased to enhance our strong resource list of early stage legal advisors with a new partnership with Thompson Hine. As a century old, full-service business law firm committed to supporting the angel community, they bring the experience and resources that early stage investors and entrepreneurs rely upon.” stated Pat Gouhin, Chief Executive Officer of ACA. “This partnership with ACA creates a mutually beneficial relationship where their clients, our members, and the entrepreneurs they support all win”  

“We are honored to be working with ACA. They have an extensive network of angel investors and startups, and we are excited to join the platform for educational opportunities,” said Lindsay Karas Stencel, a Thompson Hine New Ventures partner.

Thompson Hine, a full-service national law firm, represents high-growth companies of all sizes in the technology, health care, life sciences, consumer products, media and medical device industries and the funders who invest in them.

The firm guides clients through their growth and funding cycles, offering customized counsel on day-to-day legal matters and advice on everything from formation to funding to exit. The firm’s seasoned team can help its clients navigate the confusing waters of growth, funding, expansion and the tricky legal issues that arise with those situations, often at set pricing or budgeted pricing using our firm-wide proprietary SmartPaTH™ tool.

About Thompson Hine LLP. Thompson Hine LLP, a full-service business law firm with approximately 400 lawyers in 8 offices, was ranked number 1 in the category “Most innovative North American law firms: New working models” by The Financial Times and was 1 of 7 firms shortlisted for The American Lawyer’s inaugural Legal Services Innovation Award. The firm has been recognized by the National Law Journal as a Legal Technology Trailblazer and featured by Bloomberg for its innovative service delivery models, which drive accuracy and predictability.

If you’re interested in getting involved as a Partner, please reach out to Damien Delgado, Director of Partnerships.