Van Katzman
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Business & Corporate Attorney in Seattle, WA
Van brings a pragmatic, business-centric approach in counseling companies and senior management teams, developed through over twenty five years of experience working in legal, strategic and operating roles in both start-up and Fortune 500 companies. During that span, he has negotiated countless transactions, helped companies raise capital (venture, angel, and senior debt), spearheaded mergers and acquisitions (buy-side, sell-side, and private equity), forged business development opportunities and joint ventures, counseled companies on employment, regulatory, and ethical issues, and served as a trusted sounding board to numerous CEOs. Van also counsels investors on angel, venture and other strategic investments. In addition to his broader technology practice, Van has a deep environmental business and policy background, and works extensively with clean tech and other green ventures, providing legal and business counsel, transactional work, capital raising, M&A, licensing, and related matters.
About Van Katzman
First Admitted: 1994, Washington
Professional Webpage: http://ascentllp.com/van-katzman/
Honors/Awards
- Virgina Law Review; Order of the Coif; Traynor Prize
Educational Background
- Yale University (BA , 1989); George Washington University (MA in Environmental and Natural Resource Policy, 1991).
Bar/Professional Activity
- Member of Washington State Bar
Pro bono/Community Service
- Board of Directors, PAWS, 2020
- Board of Trustees, University Prep, 2020
- Board of Trustees - UCDS, 2020
Scholarly Lectures/Writings
- Taught a class on Entrepreneurship to students at University Prep , Faculty, Entrepreneurship Course, 2020
- Practical Matters for Start-up Companies and the Law, Adjunct Professor, Seattle University School Of Law
Industry Groups
- Clean Tech
- Environmental Services
- Life Sciences
- SaaS
- Software
Last Updated: 5/15/2022