Monday, September 15, 2008

CRV taps Monster.com’s Haines for general counsel

Early-stage venture capital firm Charles River Ventures has brought on board tech industry legal veteran Lisa Bonner Haines as general counsel. She will oversee all legal matters for CRV, including portfolio company financings, fund formation, and employment matters, according to the company.

Prior to joining CRV, Haines was Monster Worldwide Inc.’s associate general counsel and primary senior attorney supporting the website monster.com. Previously, Haines served as assistant general counsel for Interactive Data Corp., where she worked on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and New York Stock Exchange compliance matters. Before IDC, Haines was a junior partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP.

Haines earned a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Brown University and a J.D. cum laude from Boston University School of Law.

Founded in 1970, Charles River Ventures has approximately $2.1 billion under management. Among the companies in CRV’s portfolio are Cedar Point Communications Inc. of New Hampshire and Nantero Inc. of Woburn. CRV has had its share of successful tech industry exits, including the July 2007 IPO of Marlborough-based Netezza Corp. (NYSE: NZ) for $108 million, and the September 2007 sale of Lowell’s Acopia Networks Inc. for $210 million.