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John

John E. Coughlan
Associate
Seattle
D 206.223.7381
C 206.660.6055
coughlanj@lanepowell.com

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
  • Anchor QEA LLC
    Acquisition of North Carolina-Based Professional Practice
  • Tempered Networks
    Convertible Debt Financing
  • K&L Distributors, Inc.
    Sale of Alaska Business to White Mountain Beverage, LLC
  • Porsche Automobil Holding SE
    Follow-on Investment in Markforged
  • SkinSpirit Holdings
    Private Equity Financing
  • iFoodDecisionSciences
    Acquisition of HarvestMark
  • Guardian Operations d/b/a Guardian Roofing LLC
    Sale of Business
  • Valant Medical Solutions, Inc.
    A-2 Preferred Stock Financing and Recapitalization
  • Tempered Networks
    Series B Preferred Stock Financing
  • Freestone Capital Management
    Acquisition of Controlling Interest in Quik Pik LLC
  • Porsche Automobil Holding SE
    Investment in Aeva SPAC/Pipe

Professional Experience

Lane Powell PC

  • Attorney
  • 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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