Biography
Jacob Comer is a partner in the Investment Management Group.
Jacob advises a diverse range of venture capital, growth equity, niche strategy, and specialist fund managers, domestic and foreign, from emerging managers to established complexes. He advises clients on the formation, structuring, and operation of private investment vehicles of all types, and on all stages of capital raising, strategic transactions, seed and anchor capital arrangements, co-investment matters, general partner and upper-tier structuring, carried interest and incentive mechanisms, business expansion, succession planning, regulatory compliance, and other core business and operational needs. He also advises clients on secondary transactions, continuation vehicles, and sophisticated post-IPO hedging and related strategies.
Jacob advises emerging growth companies – both venture-backed and those seeking venture backing – on the full lifecycle from pre-seed investment through strategic or public market exits. He counsels clients on structure, governance, fundraising, transactional, business expansion, and general corporate matters.
Jacob brings significant investment and operational expertise borne of more than a decade of experience as a senior executive at multibillion-dollar private equity and venture capital firms, providing pragmatic, risk-aware strategic and tactical advice through both a legal and business lens.
Capabilities
Areas of Focus
Credentials
Education
Washington and Lee University School of Law
- J.D., 2003
- magna cum laude
- Technical Editor on the Washington and Lee Law Review
Marshall University
- B.B.A., 2000
- summa cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts
Representative Work
- Served on executive committee of ~$2 billion private life sciences investment firm, overseeing day-to-day operations.
- Advised on global fundraising strategy and launch of $800 million flagship fund and new adjacent $200 million fund for private life sciences investment firm.
- Oversaw all legal and regulatory matters and led strategic growth initiatives for $1 billion sector-agnostic venture capital firm.
- Designed and developed first-in-class, spot bitcoin-focused closed-end interval fund.
- Designed, structured, and launched private investment fund focused on agriculture technology and biosciences and negotiated complex co- anchoring arrangement with U.S. state development agency and Chinese provincial government.
Areas of Focus
Credentials
Education
Washington and Lee University School of Law
- J.D., 2003
- magna cum laude
- Technical Editor on the Washington and Lee Law Review
Marshall University
- B.B.A., 2000
- summa cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts
Representative Work
- Served on executive committee of ~$2 billion private life sciences investment firm, overseeing day-to-day operations.
- Advised on global fundraising strategy and launch of $800 million flagship fund and new adjacent $200 million fund for private life sciences investment firm.
- Oversaw all legal and regulatory matters and led strategic growth initiatives for $1 billion sector-agnostic venture capital firm.
- Designed and developed first-in-class, spot bitcoin-focused closed-end interval fund.
- Designed, structured, and launched private investment fund focused on agriculture technology and biosciences and negotiated complex co- anchoring arrangement with U.S. state development agency and Chinese provincial government.