Mike Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln's academic and career success began when he received a B.S. in Business Administration, magna cum laude, from Southeast Missouri State University in 1984. Mr. Lincoln then served for three years as Legislative Assistant to Governor James R. Thompson before attending law school. He later received a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1991 where he served on the Managing Board of the Virginia Law Review and where he was a member of the Raven Society and Omicron Delta Kappa. Following law school, Mr. Lincoln clerked for the Honorable Joel Flaum on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago, Illinois.
Mr. Lincoln was a partner with Hunton & Williams in the Tysons Corner office and an associate with Latham & Watkins in the Washington, D.C. office prior to joining Cooley. Then, in 1999, Mr. Lincoln co-founded the Reston office. Michael Lincoln is a now partner in the Venture Capital and Mergers and Acquisitions practice groups and head of the East Coast Business & Technology Group at Cooley Godward Kronish. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Virginia School of Law where he teaches a course on emerging growth companies and venture capital. His practice focuses on venture capital, public and private offerings, mergers and acquisitions and the representation of technology and emerging growth companies. In addition, Mr. Lincoln represents a number of leading venture capital firms, angel investors and investment banking companies. He also has significant experience with licensing, marketing and distribution agreements and related intellectual property transactions.
Awards and Recognition
From 2004 - 2008, the Washington Business Journal named Mr. Lincoln the top corporate finance attorney in the Washington, DC area or as a finalist. Also from 2004 - 2008, Chambers USA named Mr. Lincoln to its list of America's Leading Lawyers for Business. From 2005 - 2009, Mr. Lincoln was named as one of The Best Lawyers in America. In 2006, the Legal Times named Mr. Lincoln the top dealmaker in the Washington, DC area. In September 2007, Washingtonian Magazine named Mr. Lincoln one of the Top 150 Most Powerful People in the Washington, DC area. In 2008, SmartCEO magazine selected Mr. Lincoln as one of its SmartLawyers.
Memberships and Service
- Past Co-Chairman and on the Executive Committee of the Medical Care for Children Partnership
- Member of the Northern Virginia Technology Council
- Member of the Steering Committee for the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association's annual venture fair.
- Serves on the Alumni Council of the University of Virginia School of Law
- Board of Directors of the Mindshare program, an educational program for area entrepreneurs
- Board of Directors of the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association
- Board of Trustees of the Shenandoah National Park Foundation
- Counsel to the Potomac Officers Club
- One of the founders of the Iranian American Technology Council.
- Building Committee of Vienna Presbyterian Church.
- Member of the Virginia State Bar and the District of Columbia Bar.
- Co-manager of his class for the University of Virginia School of Law
- Formerly served as a Commissioner on the Virginia Charitable Gaming Commission.
PRACTICES:
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions
- Emerging Companies
- Public Offerings
- Semiconductor
- Venture Capital Financings
- India
- Canada
OFFICE:
Virginia-Reston
One Freedom Square
Reston Town Center
11951 Freedom Drive
Reston, VA
20190-5656
T: 703/456-8022 F: 703/456-8100 E: mlincoln@cooley.com
777 6th Street, NW
Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20001
202/842-7850
202/842-7899