Heather Miles advises emerging growth companies and the investors that support them on the legal and strategic issues that shape high-growth businesses. She works with clients in technology and innovation-driven industries, including technology-enabled industrial manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, digital health, and life sciences.
Heather represents companies at all stages of development, guiding them through corporate governance, operational matters, and complex transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financings, and strategic licensing arrangements. She also advises on executive compensation, equity incentive planning, and securities law compliance, helping clients navigate both day-to-day decisions and key business milestones.
Heather’s investor-side practice includes representing venture capital funds, private equity firms, family offices, and other institutional investors in their investments in emerging growth companies, including venture and growth equity transactions. She also has experience advising on the structuring and formation of venture capital funds, enabling her to support clients across both sides of the investment lifecycle.
Known for her ability to align legal strategy with business objectives, Heather partners with founders, management teams, and investors to navigate growth, manage risk, and execute long-term strategic goals.
Presentations
- Speaker, “PLI Venture Capital 2026: Nuts and Bolts,” Practicing Law Institute (2026)
- Speaker, “PLI Venture Capital 2025: Nuts and Bolts,” Practicing Law Institute (2025)
- Speaker, “Creating and Maintaining a Cap Table to Avoid Mistakes and Fuel Growth,” Rally Innovation Annual Conference (2024)
- Speaker, “PLI Venture Capital 2024: Nuts and Bolts,” Practicing Law Institute (2024)
- Speaker, “PLI Venture Capital 2023: Nuts and Bolts,” Practicing Law Institute (2023)
- Speaker, “PLI Venture Capital 2022: Nuts and Bolts,” Practicing Law Institute (2022)
- Speaker, “PLI Venture Capital 2021: Nuts and Bolts,” Practicing Law Institute (2021)
Affiliations
- Attorneys for Family-Held Enterprises