Deals & Matters

Foley Hoag Advises Zero-Knowledge Research Firm Toposware in Sale to Polygon Labs

July 02, 2024

Foley Hoag LLP advised Toposware, a leading ZK engineering startup, on its sale to Polygon Labs. Toposware has been collaborating with Polygon Labs to develop its Type 1 Prover, which allows any existing EVM blockchain to adopt zero-knowledge proofs without needing major changes. With the acquisition, the Toposware team will integrate with the existing Polygon Labs ZK development teams.

Foley Hoag emerging company lawyers Patrick Connolly, Kevin Lin, Sarah Kelley and Courtney Suggs advised Toposware on the transaction. Additional support was provided on tax matters by Teresa Martland and Earl Mellott, international trade matters by Luciano Racco, IP matters by Erik Huestis, data privacy matters by Christopher Escobedo-Hart and employment matters by Christopher Feudo.