Don Morrissey

Don advises life science clients on M&A deal negotiations and post-closing milestones and earnouts. He is principal author of the life science studies and a frequent speaker at industry events.

Before joining SRS Acquiom, Don spent more than a decade helping to grow two venture-backed life science start-up companies through IPOs. He has been responsible for many strategic transactions involving licensing, partnering and M&A, as well as financings with leading venture capital and private equity firms. He was formerly SVP, Corporate Development and General Counsel for Replidyne, an antibiotic drug development company, and VP, Legal Affairs and Business Development for Caliper Life Sciences, a microfluidics company. He began his career as a business attorney with Cooley LLP.

Don holds a law degree from USC and a BA in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology from the University of Colorado.