With more than 30 years of experience, Jack Concannon concentrates on general corporate and securities law, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, public offerings, joint ventures, sports franchises, and licensing. Jack’s client representation ranges from emerging growth companies to global corporations in a variety of industries, such as technology and life sciences.
Jack provides counseling to privately held as well as public companies in connection with corporate governance, federal securities laws, NASDAQ and NYSE rules, public offerings, and SEC filings. Recent transactions he has been involved with include venture capital and angel financings, public offerings such as IPOs, registered direct offerings, PIPE offerings, debt offerings, mergers of public and private companies, tender offers, acquisitions of foreign companies, licensing and distribution arrangements, joint ventures, international financings, negotiation of executive employment agreements representing special committees of boards, and corporate governance counseling.
He also advises various clients in their pursuit of purchasing sports franchises in the National Football League, Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, Arena Football and Minor League Baseball.
Recommended, Industry focus: Sport, The Legal 500 US (2020–2024)
Recognized, Venture Capital Law, Boston, The Best Lawyers in America (2007–2023)
Recognized, Boston’s Most Recommended Corporate Lawyers, Companyon Ventures’ Founders Shortlist (2018)
Recognized, Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2004–2011, 2013–2014)
Recognized, New England Super Lawyers
Named one of the 50 Most Powerful People In Boston Sports, Boston Sports Review
Former member, Suffolk University Law Review
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
Member, Boston Bar Association
Board of Trustees and Chairman of Governance Committee, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
Board of Advisers, The Haartz Corporation
Chairman, Board of Governors, Boston College Club
Board Member, New England Capuchian Society
Board Member, The American Cancer Society, Eastern New England Region
Advisory Board, Beth Israel Deaconess Cardiac Advisory Committee