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John

John E. Coughlan

Associate

John Coughlan advises clients on corporate and transactional matters from formation through exit, with an emphasis on capital strategies, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. He also devotes a significant portion of his practice to advising clients at all stages on intellectual property and technology licensing matters.

John’s experience includes:

Assisting clients with incorporation and formation matters,
Negotiating and documenting seed, angel and venture capital funding through convertible debt and the sale of common and preferred stock,
Advising public and private companies on general corporate matters, including contract drafting and negotiation with vendors and other third-party providers,
Counseling clients on various technology and licensing matters, including drafting of SaaS and other hosted-services agreements, and
Advising clients on stock, membership interest and asset sales, mergers and spin-offs.

Experience

Airbiquity
Series C Financing
Acquisition of North Carolina-Based Professional Practice
Convertible Debt Financing
Sale of Alaska Business to White Mountain Beverage, LLC
Follow-on Investment in Markforged
Private Equity Financing
iFoodDecisionSciences
Acquisition of HarvestMark
Sale of Business
A-2 Preferred Stock Financing and Recapitalization
Series B Preferred Stock Financing
Freestone Capital Management
Acquisition of Controlling Interest in Quik Pik LLC

Professional Experience

Lane Powell PC, Law Clerk

G2 Web Services LLC, Legal Intern

Community Involvement

University of Washington School of Law Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, Supervising Attorney (2017-Present)

King County Bar Association, Business Section (2016-Present)

Planning for Collegiate Excellence (PACE) Program, Northgate Elementary School, Counselor (2011-2012)

Thought Leadership

July 1, 2016Publication
Women in the C-Suite: It’s Good Business
Seattle Business Magazine
October 12, 2015News
Coughlan Joins Lane Powell’s Startups and Emerging Companies Practice Group

Practices & Industries

Corporate, Securities and M&A
Food, Beverage & Hospitality
Startups & Emerging Companies

Education

University of Washington School of Law, J.D.
- Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, Member
- Law, Business & Entrepreneurship Certificate; Sub-Concentration in Corporate Counsel
Seattle University School of Law, J.D. Candidate
- Presidential Law Scholar
- CALI Award Winner: Contracts; Civil Procedure
- Cheney/Metzger Legal Writing Scholarship, Faculty Nominee
- Business and Entrepreneurship Law Association, Member
University of Washington, B.A.

Admission

Washington

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