Our Team

Brian leads the Atlanta emerging growth practice for McDermott Will & Emery where he represents venture-backed technology companies across a wide spectrum of legal needs. Brian was previously a partner in DLA Piper’s Atlanta corporate and securities group.

Doug is the Chief Legal Officer at Greenlight. He was previously at the Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice of Nelson Mullins and has represented startups and venture funds throughout the Southeast for nearly 20 years. Doug is also an Adjunct Professor at Emory University School of Law, where he teaches the Venture Capital Law course.

Galen is a partner at Michael Best and co-chair of the firm's Venture Practice, based in their Chicago office. He represents emerging companies, and private equity and venture capitalists involved in a broad range of industries. Galen co-founded Catapult Chicago, a leading Midwest co-working space.

Jody has been working in the Rocky Mountain venture community since 2004. He currently serves as Managing Director - Venture Banking for Customers Bank, co-chair of the Colorado Venture Summit, and is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Service Provider Capital.

Lori is a VC and startup company attorney with Dwyer Murphy Calvert LLP in Austin. She represents private companies and investors in a wide range of business matters, including growth capital, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate management. Her clients operate in a variety of industries, including software/SAAS, hardware, consumer goods, medtech and biotech, among others. Lori is a consummate “people person” and enjoys few things more than making connections and building relationships.

Ned has over 25 years of experience with technology companies. He currently serves as Managing Director - Technology Banking for Signature Bank. He was previously a partner with early-stage VC firms Mercury Fund and Sternhill Partners, in operations management with BellSouth, a consultant with McKinsey & Co., and started his career at Broadband Technologies, a start-up that IPO’d in 1993.

Noah is a startup company and venture capital lawyer with Cooley LLP. Noah has a national legal practice, representing high profile startup companies and venture funds on both coasts as well as in the Boulder/Denver, CO and Austin, TX ecosystems. Since starting with Cooley in San Francisco in 2000, Noah has represented VCs and companies in hundreds of venture capital deals. Noah serves as a Special Advisor to the fund.

Pat is the Director of Growth at CognosHR and an enthusiastic participant in Chicago’s tech and startup community. Over his career, Pat has served in a variety of marketing and sales roles at both startups and service providers.

Phil has played an active role in the New England venture ecosystem since 2000, supporting both VCs and entrepreneurs. Phil has held originations and leadership roles at Capital Advisors Group, Square 1 Bank, Stifel Bank, and, currently, Trinity Capital. In addition to his day job as a venture lender at Trinity Phil is an active angel investor and enjoys matching promising companies with smart money.

Stefan’s career in Boston spans more than 20 years in sales, marketing and finance roles. For the past 14 years he has been at Capital Advisors Group advising venture backed startups on their cash investment strategies and helping them source, negotiate and secure debt financing. He currently runs the firm’s U.S. debt advisory business and oversees business development in the New England market.

Billy is a Director of Startups & Capital Solutions at Brex and oversees their Venture Debt Fund. Over his 10+ year career in banking and fintech, Billy has worked with hundreds of VC-backed technology companies to advise them on capital market strategies and provide them with growth capital and other bespoke financial services to help them grow their businesses.