David V. Cappillo, Partner, Technology Group — Goodwin Profile

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Goodwin's firm profile of David V. Cappillo, a Boston partner in the firm's Technology group who advises break-out companies and serves on its global Partnership Committee. It says he has been recognized as a leading technology company attorney for over 20 years and was the founder and leader of the firm's Digital Health practice. Representative matters listed include SevenRooms in its $1.2B sale to DoorDash, PillPack in its $750M sale to Amazon, edX in its $800M sale to 2U and Workfront in its $1.5B sale to Adobe. The profile lists a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law (1997), a BA from Colgate University (1994), admission to the Massachusetts bar and rankings including Chambers USA 2021-2026.

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David V. Cappillo

Partner

Boston

+1 617 570 1931

New York

David V. Cappillo

Boston

+1 617 570 1931

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David V. Cappillo is a partner in the firm’s Technology group with a primary focus on advising break-out companies. He has been recognized as a leading technology company attorney for over 20 years. David serves on the firm's global Partnership Committee. He has extensive experience in M&A, venture capital, growth equity and other strategic transactions, corporate governance, and securities laws.

David has consistently been selected for inclusion in top industry rankings for his M&A, venture capital, and growth company practice, including Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, National Law Journal M&A Trailblazer, LawDragon Leading Dealmaker 500, The Best Lawyers in America, and Legal 500.

Clients describe David as “not only a great businessperson and legal mind, but a true consigliere,” and highlight that he “operates at a strategic level, delivering high leverage guidance with tight oversight of quality and process.”

Experience

David represents high-growth companies across the full spectrum of the technology sector, including AI, cybersecurity, digital health, frontier tech, robotics, fintech, climate tech, biotech, edtech, marketing tech, sports tech, wearables, and proptech. He counsels his clients on high-value M&A, strategic capital raising activities, corporate governance, corporate finance, joint ventures, recapitalizations, and initial public offerings. David was also the founder and leader of the firm's Digital Health practice. Recent clients include AMP Robotics, Cartwheel Care, Code42, CollegeVine, edX, General Medicine, Headlight Health, iSee, Neion Bio, Panorama Education, Phykion, PillPack, Practice Better, Radial Health, Reggora, Sesame Care, SevenRooms, TrueMotion, Whoop, Workfront, and Zus Health.

Representative Matters

SevenRooms in its $1.2B sale to DoorDash

PillPack in its $750M sale to Amazon

edX in its $800M sale to 2U

Code42 in its sale to Mimecast

Code42 in the sale of its CrashPlan business to Mill Point Capital

Biotest AG in its €2B sale to Grifols

Workfront in its $1.5B sale to Adobe

Bio Products Laboratory (BPL) in its sale to Permira and Kedrion

Whoop in multiple acquisitions

TrueMotion in its sale to Cambridge Mobile Telematics

Eloqua in its IPO and subsequent $900M sale to Oracle

Arxan in its sale to Digital.ai

EverTrue in its merger with ThankView

Digital Lumens in its sale to OSRAM Licht AG

Vertica in its sale to HP

Undertone in its $180M sale to Perion Network Ltd.

LibertyX in its sale to NCR Corporation

Par8o in its sale to CloudMed

eSecLending in its sale to Parthenon Capital

Sqrrl in its sale to Amazon

Tervela in its sale to Box

Whoop in multiple financing rounds

CollegeVine in multiple financing rounds

General Medicine in multiple financing rounds

Radial Health in multiple financing rounds

Cartwheel Care in multiple financing rounds

Zus Health in multiple financing rounds

PillPack in multiple financing rounds

Reggora in multiple financing rounds

Branching Minds in its recapitalization and growth financing

Atlantic Vantage Partners in multiple growth equity financings

Spark Capital in multiple venture capital and growth equity financings

Matrix Capital in multiple venture capital financings

Bain Capital Ventures in multiple venture capital and growth equity financings

Bison Ventures in multiple venture capital financings

Data Point Capital in multiple venture capital financings

Unusual Ventures in multiple venture capital financings

Areas of Practice

Mergers & Acquisitions

Venture Capital

New Company Formation

Capital Markets

Technology

Artificial Intelligence

Digital Health

Technology M&A

Fintech

Healthcare

Professional Activities

David serves as a Trustee of Milton Academy and is Trustee Emeritus of the Meadowbrook School.

He speaks frequently on M&A, entrepreneurship, and financing matters. He has been a guest lecturer at the Harvard Business School and the Harvard iLab as well as a Lawyer-in-Residence at HBS’ Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and a TechStars mentor.

Credentials

Education

JD1997

University of Virginia School of Law

BA1994

Colgate University

(magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa)

Admissions

Bars

Massachusetts

Recognition & Awards

David is consistently recognized for his leadership and strategic work with clients in the technology sector and has been recognized in key legal rankings for his expertise. He has received accolades from the following publications:

US News — The Best Lawyers in America Best Lawyers for his work in Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, and Venture Capital Law (2019-2026)

A 2026 Leading Dealmaker by The LawDragon 500 for his M&A and Venture Capital expertise

Chambers USA 2021-2026 for his work in the Technology and Healthcare sectors. His clients comment that he “stands out for his exceptional strength as a practitioner, combining a highly pragmatic approach with the ability to think deeply and strategically about complex issues.”

The Legal 500 US across multiple sectors including Technology, Healthcare and Education

National Law Journal Trailblazer for his Mergers & Acquisitions practice

Named a Go-To Lawyer for Healthcare by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

Health Headlines

January 31, 2025

Health Headlines: January 2025

Health Headlines

December 13, 2024

Health Headlines: December 2024

Case Study

December 18, 2018

A Prescription for Innovation

Case Study

January 19, 2016

Upstart Wisdom for Wise Startups

Awards and Rankings

June 10, 2026

The Legal 500 US 2026 Recognizes 47 Goodwin Practices and 185 Lawyers

Awards and Rankings

June 4, 2026

Chambers USA 2026 Recognizes a Record Number of Goodwin Practices and Lawyers for Exceptional Client Service

Press Release

March 31, 2026

Goodwin Advises WHOOP on $575 Million Series G Financing to Accelerate Global Health Platform Expansion

Press Release

November 24, 2025

Goodwin Advises AMP in Connection with Long-Term Waste Processing Agreement With Virginia’s Southeastern Public Service Authority

Awards and Rankings

August 21, 2025

The Best Lawyers in America 2026 Honors Goodwin Lawyers Nationwide

Awards and Rankings

June 11, 2025

The Legal 500 US 2025 Recognizes 44 Goodwin Practices and 172 Lawyers

Awards and Rankings

June 5, 2025

Chambers USA 2025 Recognizes a Record Number of Goodwin Practices and Lawyers for Exceptional Client Service

Press Release

May 12, 2025

Goodwin Represents SevenRooms in Agreement to be Acquired by DoorDash to Enhance Commerce Platform Offerings

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Technology

Healthcare

Mergers & Acquisitions

Venture Capital

New Company Formation

Capital Markets

Artificial Intelligence

Digital Health

Technology M&A

Fintech

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