Stephen Andress

Stephen Andress is a Boston-based lawyer who serves a select group of emerging company clients, and an angel investor.

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Stephen Andress retired in May 2011 after 35 years with the Boston law firm of Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, where he was a member of its Technology and Emerging Companies Practice Group. He was an active member and representative of his firm to TechLaw Group, Inc., an organization of 19 law firms with over 7,000 lawyers in 26 countries serving the needs of technology based businesses around the world; he was President of the group in 2006-2007. In his private practice, he represented emerging companies in a variety of industries, including IT, life sciences, media, greentech, game technology, wireless, photonics, robotics and healthcare, among others. His practice outside the emerging companies space included M&A, strategic partnering and general corporate advice and transactions. Clients included General Electric Company, Pratt & Whitney Group, United Technologies Corporation, Pearson, Independent Newspapers, ReDigi, Healthpoint Services Global, Healthper and UV Therapeutics. Steve was identified as one of the top 5% of M&A lawyers in Massachusetts in a study by Law & Politics. Steve is a member of the Boston Harbor Angels and has served on its IT, Life Sciences and General screening committees. Angel investments include ReDigi, Carbonite, Stream TV Networks, Jumio, Jumptap, Embee Mobile, EngageClick, Go Now Technologies, Alva Systems, Aras Corp, MindSet Rx, Oculis Labs, QView, SynQor, BrandYourself.com, Bliss Healthcare, Nano-C, Xsigo, Chronix Biomedical, Cambridge Endoscopic, Lucky Litter (scoopfree.com), Skyline Medical, and Regroup. From 1969 until 1993, Steve served on active duty or in the reserves as an Air Force Signals Intelligence officer, with assignments in Italy, Taiwan, Korea, The Philippines, PACAF HQ, US Pacific Command HQ and the Defense Intelligence Agency. Steve is currently working with small number of clients primarily in the emerging company space, and remains active in Boston Harbor Angels.  Steve holds degrees from Boalt Hall, Univ. of Calif, Berkeley (Juris Doctor), Univ. of Arkansas (MA International Relations) and Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (BSFS).

Partner at Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

September 1976 - May 2011 | Boston, Massachusetts

Private practice of business law; High Technology/Emerging Companies Group; Private Equity and Hedge Fund Group; Past President, TechLaw Group (see www.techlaw.org)

Flight Commander, Signals Intelligence Group at US Air Force

June 1969 - June 1973

Signals Intelligence Officer, USAF (Extended Active Duty, 1969-1973); Reserve assignments to HQ US-Taiwan Defense Command; HQ Pacific Air Forces; HQ US European Command; HQ US Pacific Command; HQ US Forces Korea; HQ Combined Forces Command (Korea) and Defense Intelligence Agency

Principal at Law Office of Stephen M Andress

June 2011 | Nutting Lake, Massachusetts

Principal of corporate legal practice serving a select group of clients in sectors including digital media, healthcare IT, biopharma, medical devices, greentech, emerging markets healthcare and infrastructure, software and web-based services.

University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall)

1974 – 1976

Juris Doctor (1976)

Activities: Research Assistant, Jennings & Marsh, Securities Law: Cases and Materials, 3rd Ed. (1976)

University of Arkansas

1971 – 1973

Master of Arts (1973)

Concentration: International Relations

Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service

1965 – 1969

Bachelor of Science, Foreign Service (1969)

Concentration: History, Government, Economics

Activities: Conference on the Atlantic Community; People to People; WGTB (Radio Station); Air Force ROTC

Angel investing; high handicap golf (more exercise per hole); reading (lately, crime novels by Robert Crais, Jo Nesbo), national security issues