Law360, New York (May 3, 2012, 2:01 PM EDT) -- William B. Asher co-chairs Choate Hall & Stewart LLP's technology companies and life science groups in the firm's Boston office. He has more than 30 years of experience in corporate finance and securities law, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance.  He focuses his practice in technology and life sciences, including representation of private and public companies, entrepreneurs and senior management, underwriters and investors. Representative recent projects include handling a $65 million initial public offering of an antibiotic drug development company, an $80 million sale of a venture-backed orphan drug development company to a public company, and organization and $20 million venture financing and in-licensing for a cancer therapeutics company....