Joseph Q. McCoy
InvestorPresident & General Counsel at Cleveland Avenue · Board director at Red Bay Coffee
Greater Chicago Area
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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
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Experience
- Cleveland AvenuePresidentcurrent2025 — present
- Cleveland AvenueChief Operating Officer and General Counsel2021 — 2025Chicago, IL, United States
- Cleveland AvenueChief Strategy & Business Development Officer / Outside General Counsel2015 — 2020Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Flipper's Roller Boogie PalaceBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- BartesianBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- The CAFE GroupBoard Member and Chair Nominating & Governance Committeecurrent2020 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- BeatclubBoard Member, Member of the Finance & Audit Committeecurrent2022 — presentUnited States
- Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLPRetired Partnercurrent2021 — present
- Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLPEquity Partner / Business Transactions Practice Lead2017 — 2020Chicago, Illinois
- Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Professional Education (CLE)Adjunct Professor2010 — 2020Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Bryan CaveManaging Partner (Chicago) / Chair Airport Concessions Practice2012 — 2017Greater Chicago Area
- Legacy Sports Management LLCFounder & Managing Partner2004 — 2012Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Perkins Coie LLPEquity Partner2008 — 2012Greater Chicago Area
- Schwartz Cooper CharteredPartner2004 — 2008
- Chicago Blaze Women’s Professional Basketball TeamFounder & Managing Partner2001 — 2005Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Katten Muchin Rosenman LLPAssociate1998 — 2003
Skills & more
Sports Business1Sports ManagementSports LawAthlete RepresentationCommercial Litigation19Litigation24Civil Litigation12Legal Writing15Legal Research15Intellectual Property5Mergers1Securities Regulation16
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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
- Who is Joseph Q. McCoy?
- 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.
- Where does Joseph Q. McCoy work?
- Joseph Q. McCoy is President & General Counsel at Cleveland Avenue and Board director at Red Bay Coffee.
- Where did Joseph Q. McCoy go to school?
- Joseph Q. McCoy studied at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (JD, Law); University of Chicago (BA / MA, Public Policy / Education); Little Rock Fair (J.A. Fair High School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diploma Programs).
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Also attended Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law67
Jon EideManaging Partner & Chief Operating Officer at Echo Health VenturesJennifer HsiehDirector, Compliance at Deerfield Management CompanyMiles KilburnManaging Partner at Mosaik PartnersEyal KarshHead of American Family Ventures at American Family VenturesGabe GreenbaumGeneral Partner at B4 CapitalLauren DanielChief Compliance Officer and General Counsel at 5AM Ventures
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Also attended University of Chicago524
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesSam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalRolanda FuInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupJonas CiplickasPrincipal at Scale Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cleveland Avenue14
Fernando CarranzaSenior Principal at Chingona VenturesMatt BurnsSenior Associate at Moderne VenturesDon ThompsonCEO at Cleveland AvenueKeith KravcikCIO at Cleveland AvenueMingu LeeManaging Partner at Cleveland AvenueAndy ZoppManaging Partner at Cleveland Avenue
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Also worked at The CAFE Group1
Also worked at Bryan Cave8
Maria HaggertyCCO and Vice President - Legal at Ridgewood InfrastructureA.J. RossiPartner at SV Health InvestorsJason DayPartner, Division Co-Chair, Corporate at Perkins CoieIsadora VenturelliEA + Ops Support at Bison VenturesBrandonCTO at QUBIC LabsYinka FaletiVenture Partner, J.D. at Ascend Venture Capital
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