Drake J. Glesmann

Drake Glesmann primarily focuses his practice on representing emerging companies and entrepreneurs throughout all stages of their lifecycles. As primary outside counsel, he advises clients on formation, venture and growth equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate and governance matters.

Drake represents private issuers, venture and private equity funds, alternative lending institutions, and strategic investors across various asset classes in domestic and cross-border transactions ranging from pre-seed through late-stage equity financings and capital formation, recapitalizations and restructurings, mergers, business combinations, asset and stock purchases and sales, and other strategic transactions. Drake also serves as primary outside counsel to numerous emergent growth enterprises operating in New York, California, and the greater Pacific Northwest.