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Joseph Q. McCoy

InvestorFounder

President & General Counsel at Cleveland Avenue · Board director at Red Bay Coffee

Greater Chicago Area

FoundedRed Bay Coffee

About

President and General Counsel of Cleveland Avenue overseeing investment strategy, capital deployment, and risk management. He is a transactional lawyer with 27 years of experience and previously held partner roles at several major law firms.

Board director at Red Bay Coffee

Intro paths

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In turn, Joseph can intro founders to Red Bay Coffee's investors below.

Red Bay Coffee's investors · 2

Bronze InvestmentsEast Palo AltoCleveland AvenueChicago · $1M – $10M checks

Co-founders at Red Bay Coffee

KKKeba Konte
Keba KonteExecutive Officer, Director
RB
Rolando BrownDirector

Experience

  1. Cleveland AvenuePresidentcurrent2025 — present
  2. Cleveland AvenueChief Operating Officer and General Counsel2021 — 2025Chicago, IL, United States
  3. Cleveland AvenueChief Strategy & Business Development Officer / Outside General Counsel2015 — 2020Chicago, Illinois, United States
  4. Flipper's Roller Boogie PalaceBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  5. BartesianBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  6. The CAFE GroupBoard Member and Chair Nominating & Governance Committeecurrent2020 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  7. BeatclubBoard Member, Member of the Finance & Audit Committeecurrent2022 — presentUnited States
  8. Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLPRetired Partnercurrent2021 — present
  9. Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLPEquity Partner / Business Transactions Practice Lead2017 — 2020Chicago, Illinois
  10. Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Professional Education (CLE)Adjunct Professor2010 — 2020Chicago, Illinois, United States
  11. Bryan CaveManaging Partner (Chicago) / Chair Airport Concessions Practice2012 — 2017Greater Chicago Area
  12. Legacy Sports Management LLCFounder & Managing Partner2004 — 2012Chicago, Illinois, United States
  13. Perkins Coie LLPEquity Partner2008 — 2012Greater Chicago Area
  14. Schwartz Cooper CharteredPartner2004 — 2008
  15. Chicago Blaze Women’s Professional Basketball TeamFounder & Managing Partner2001 — 2005Chicago, Illinois, United States
  16. Katten Muchin Rosenman LLPAssociate1998 — 2003

Education

  1. Northwestern University Pritzker School of LawJD, Law1995 — 1998
  2. University of ChicagoBA / MA, Public Policy / Education1990 — 1994
  3. Little Rock FairJ.A. Fair High School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diploma Programs1987 — 1990

Skills & more

Sports Business1Sports ManagementSports LawAthlete RepresentationCommercial Litigation19Litigation24Civil Litigation12Legal Writing15Legal Research15Intellectual Property5Mergers1Securities Regulation16
+7 moreTrade SecretsMediationArbitrationTrademarksAppealsDue DiligencePatent Litigation

From Joseph's professional profile.

Colleagues at Cleveland Avenue

Andy Zopp
Managing Partner at Cleveland Avenue
Don Thompson
CEO at Cleveland Avenue
Evette Phillips Williams
Managing Director, Investor Relations & Chief of Staff at Cleveland Avenue
Harry Coaxum
Chief Operating Officer at Cleveland Avenue
Keith Kravcik
CIO at Cleveland Avenue
Lisa Merchant-Harrell
Chief Human Resources Officer at Cleveland Avenue
Liz Thompson
CEO, The CAFE Group at Cleveland Avenue
Mingu Lee
Managing Partner at Cleveland Avenue

Frequently asked questions

Where does Joseph Q. McCoy work?
Joseph Q. McCoy is President & General Counsel at Cleveland Avenue and Founder at Red Bay Coffee.
What companies did Joseph Q. McCoy found?
Joseph Q. McCoy founded Red Bay Coffee.

Same school

Also attended Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law30

Miles KilburnManaging Partner at Mosaik PartnersEyal KarshHead of American Family Ventures at American Family VenturesGabe GreenbaumGeneral Partner at B4 CapitalBala VaradhanPrincipal at F-Prime Capital PartnersJustin SheehanInvestor at North Atlantic CapitalMark PlandowskiGeneral Counsel at Agman Partners

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Also attended University of Chicago336

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesSam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalJonas CiplickasPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersJulia Gonzalez SandersPartner and General Counsel at Crosslink Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Cleveland Avenue13

Don ThompsonCEO at Cleveland AvenueKeith KravcikCIO at Cleveland AvenueMingu LeeManaging Partner at Cleveland AvenueAndy ZoppManaging Partner at Cleveland AvenueJ. Skyler FernandesCo-Founder & General Partner - Global at VU Venture PartnersHarry CoaxumChief Operating Officer at Cleveland Avenue

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Also worked at The CAFE Group1

Liz ThompsonCEO, The CAFE Group at Cleveland Avenue

Also worked at Perkins Coie LLP11

David HornikFounder of Lobby CapitalJaclyn Freeman HesterGeneral Partner at FoundryKarl SunInvestor at EPIC VENTURESCraig ShermanManaging Director at Service Provider CapitalBuddy ArnheimInvestment Partner at August CapitalMichael NicholsVenture Operations Partner at AUTHENTIC VENTURES

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