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Joseph Q. McCoy

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

Greater Chicago Area

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President and General Counsel of Cleveland Avenue, overseeing investment strategy, capital deployment, and fund performance. Formerly COO of the firm and a longtime transactional lawyer and law firm partner.

Board director at Red Bay Coffee

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Red Bay Coffee's investors · 3

Bronze InvestmentsEast Palo AltoCleveland AvenueChicago · $1M – $10M checksPlexo CapitalSan Francisco · $10K – $5M checks

Co-founders at Red Bay Coffee

KKKeba Konte
Keba KonteExecutive Officer, Director

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

Skills & more

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

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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 fund performance. Formerly COO of the firm and a longtime transactional lawyer and law firm partner.
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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