Gordon Empey
InvestorPartner at Frazier Healthcare Partners · Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Partner at Frazier Life Sciences
Seattle
FoundedEyconis
About
Gordon Empey is Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel, and a Partner at Frazier Life Sciences, which he joined in 2017, overseeing the firm's legal, operations, investor relations, compliance, HR, IT, and administrative functions. He has more than 25 years of experience advising venture capital investors and life sciences companies, previously serving as a partner at Cooley LLP and as EVP and General Counsel at Radiant Research, and earlier as General Counsel of the Frazier-sponsored SPAC that merged to form NewAmsterdam Pharma. He holds a J.D. from UC Berkeley (Boalt Hall) and a B.A. in History from Colgate University, and earlier served as an officer in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General Corps.
Invests in
Biotech
Experience
- Frazier Life SciencesChief Operating Officer, General Counsel & Partnercurrent2017 — presentSeattle, Washington and Palo Alto, California
- Empey PLLCMember2017 — 2019Greater Seattle Area
- Cooley LLPPartner2008 — 2017Greater Seattle Area
- Radiant ResearchVice President & General Counsel2004 — 2007
- Venture Law GroupAttorney1998 — 2003
- US NavyLieutenant - JAGC1994 — 1998
Education
- University of California, Berkeley - School of LawJD, Law1991 — 1994
- Colgate UniversityB.A., History1986 — 1990
- Navy OIS
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Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley - School of Law76
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Also attended Colgate University69
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Shared employers
Also worked at Frazier Life Sciences46
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Also worked at Cooley LLP34
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Also worked at Venture Law Group6
Also worked at US Navy95
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