- B.A., summa cum laude, University of New Hampshire
- J.D., with honors, University of Connecticut School of Law


Emily is a Shareholder in the firm’s Corporate Group. Her diverse corporate practice encompasses a broad range of transactional, securities and general corporate matters. She represents entrepreneurs and high-growth companies across the business lifecycle, from guiding founders at the earliest stages, to assisting with equity and debt financings through the growth stages, to negotiating later stage exits. Emily is Chair of Sheehan Phinney’s Boost for Startups program, where she helps local startups with their most critical legal needs and connects them with valuable resources.
Emily has experience counseling companies in connection with entity formations and restructurings, capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiations, and general corporate governance and strategic matters. Her practice also involves all aspects of trademark protection and intellectual property licensing, and during law school, Emily obtained a Certificate in Intellectual Property.
- State of New Hampshire
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- American Bar Association
- New Hampshire Bar Association
- NH Business Review, 2024 New Hampshire 200
- Best Lawyers of America ® One to Watch: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law and Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law; Intellectual Property Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets
- New England Super Lawyers Rising Star®
- The Faces of Mergers and Acquisitions
- NH Legal Perspective: Equity compensation for startups: Attracting and retaining talent
- Funding Your Startup and Beyond: Navigating the Capital Maze (webinar)
- Unlocking Capital: A guide to startup funding option
- Succession Planning: Prepare for the Curveballs (webinar)
- M&A lulls present an opportunity for increasing enterprise value
- Five Tips for Avoiding Common Startup Pitfalls
- Ask the Expert: Selecting and Protecting a Startup’s Brand, April 27, 2023
- 5 Lessons Learned From Successful Startup Entrepreneurs
- Ask the Expert: Leveraging Equity Compensation to Incentivize Key Employees, March 9, 2021.
- Ask the Expert: Building a Solid Foundation for a New Company (Even During a Pandemic), Union Leader, May 3, 2020.
- New Hampshire Tech Alliance, Board of Directors, Chair
- Manchester Young Professionals Network, Board of Directors, Secretary
- New Hampshire Startup Challenge, Chair
- Leadership Greater Manchester, Class of 2014
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Emily B. Penaskovic

Shareholder
Portsmouth
ABOUT EMILY B. PENASKOVIC
Emily is a Shareholder in the firm’s Corporate Group. Her diverse corporate practice encompasses a broad range of transactional, securities and general corporate matters. She represents entrepreneurs and high-growth companies across the business lifecycle, from guiding founders at the earliest stages, to assisting with equity and debt financings through the growth stages, to negotiating later stage exits. Emily is Chair of Sheehan Phinney’s Boost for Startups program, where she helps local start...
EDUCATION
- B.A., summa cum laude, University of New Hampshire
- J.D., with honors, University of Connecticut School of Law
ADMISSIONS, MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS
- State of New Hampshire
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- American Bar Association
- New Hampshire Bar Association
AWARDS
- NH Business Review, 2024 New Hampshire 200
- Best Lawyers of America ® One to Watch: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law and Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law; Intellectual Property Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets
- New England Super Lawyers Rising Star®

PUBLICATIONS
- The Faces of Mergers and Acquisitions
- NH Legal Perspective: Equity compensation for startups: Attracting and retaining talent
- Funding Your Startup and Beyond: Navigating the Capital Maze (webinar)
- Unlocking Capital: A guide to startup funding option
- Succession Planning: Prepare for the Curveballs (webinar)
- M&A lulls present an opportunity for increasing enterprise value
- Five Tips for Avoiding Common Startup Pitfalls
- Ask the Expert: Selecting and Protecting a Startup’s Brand, April 27, 2023
- 5 Lessons Learned From Successful Startup Entrepreneurs
- Ask the Expert: Leveraging Equity Compensation to Incentivize Key Employees, March 9, 2021.
- Ask the Expert: Building a Solid Foundation for a New Company (Even During a Pandemic), Union Leader, May 3, 2020.
INDUSTRY & CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
- New Hampshire Tech Alliance, Board of Directors, Chair
- Manchester Young Professionals Network, Board of Directors, Secretary
- New Hampshire Startup Challenge, Chair
- Leadership Greater Manchester, Class of 2014