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Doug Spear

Investor

Managing Director, Southeast at Service Provider Capital

Southeast

About

Co-Chair of the Corporate Group at Nelson Mullins, he has represented startups and venture funds across the Southeast for over 20 years and teaches venture capital law at Emory.

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Experience

  1. Nelson Mullins Riley & ScarboroughPartner and Co-Chair of the Corporate Groupcurrent2025 — presentAtlanta, Georgia, United States
  2. Service Provider CapitalManaging Directorcurrent2017 — presentAtlanta Metropolitan Area
  3. GreenlightChief Legal Officer2022 — 2025Atlanta, Georgia, United States
  4. Nelson MullinsPartner2010 — 2022
  5. DLA PiperPartner2006 — 2010
  6. Morris Manning & MartinAssociate1999 — 2006
  7. Pietragallo, Bosick & GordonAssociate1998 — 1999

Education

  1. University of Pittsburgh School of LawJD, Law1995 — 1998
  2. University of PennsylvaniaBA, History1991 — 1995
  3. Shady Side AcademyHigh School1987 — 1991
  4. University of Pennsylvania

Skills & more

Venture CapitalJoint VenturesCorporate LawMergersCorporate GovernanceStart-upsPrivate EquityContract NegotiationPrivacy LawEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentEmployment Law

From Doug's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Pittsburgh School of Law2

Lauren WilliamsPrincipal at 412 Venture FundJeffrey McDanielInvestor at Innovation Works

Also attended University of Pennsylvania607

Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark CapitalKerry KilleenAssociate General Counsel at Revolution

+ 601 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough1

Galen MasonManaging Director at Service Provider Capital

Also worked at Greenlight5

Ian ChiuManaging Partner at Owl VenturesGardiner W. GarrardCo-Founder and Managing Partner at TTV CapitalWalker ForehandPresident and General Partner at Canapi VenturesNeil UnderwoodGeneral Partner at Canapi VenturesTJ DembinskiPartner at Drive Capital

Also worked at DLA Piper33

Lucas De FourLegal Manager at Hummingbird VenturesJimFounder/General Partner at Maven VenturesTim McKeeverLegal Counsel at Red Cell IncubationHaifa BahaianChief GRC Officer at SVCBrian GordonManaging Director at Service Provider CapitalDavid WickwireManaging Director at Service Provider Capital

+ 27 more

Also worked at Morris Manning & Martin1

Steve HastyPrincipal at Circadian Ventures

Colleagues at Service Provider Capital

Brian Gordon
Managing Director at Service Provider Capital
Craig Sherman
Managing Director at Service Provider Capital
David Wickwire
Managing Director at Service Provider Capital
Earl Henderson
Managing Director at Service Provider Capital
Galen Mason
Managing Director at Service Provider Capital
Jody Shepherd
Co-Founder and Managing Director at Service Provider Capital
Lori Pickle Allen
Managing Director at Service Provider Capital
Minh Le
Managing Director at Service Provider Capital