Gerald Cowden
Attorney at Law
Ohio
OH
About
Specializes in representing entrepreneurial start ups, high growth companies and family businesses; acted as general counsel to number of high growth companies and to a lighting technology co. that grew from $25MM to $400MM, took it public in 1995 and private in 2003. Active in numerous charitable causes including a foundation for a local parochial high school, a local Children’s Hospital, and the Leukemia & Lymphoma… read more Society. In 2007, in conjunction with his daughter and his wife he assisted in the founding of a 501(c)(3) Foundation. The foundation’s mission is to raise awareness of the impact of Leukemia and Graft vs. Host disease (GvHD), to fund research for GvHD and provide financial support for non-medical expenses associated with the Blood Cancers.
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Client Reviews
"He’s a fearless leader who faces the most challenging circumstances head on – unafraid, and to the point. Likewise, he is a tremendously compassionate man, who devotes an inordinate amount of time to his philanthropic causes – and helping entrepreneurs, like me. Gerry’s mantra (and company slogan) is “Entrepreneurs advising entrepreneurs.” In my experience, he epitomizes every aspect of that – looking at situations from a business perspective first; then integrating the necessary legal facets. Gerry is the real deal."
"Gerry has been a business associate for 25 years. I have worked with him on private financings, IPOs, acquisitions, divestitures and sat with him in numerous Board Meetings. He is not a typical lawyer but more a business advisor with the legalities as a plus. His maturity and experience is vividly displayed when called on for business and legal advice. My firm Tunstall Consulting has helped 34 companies go through the public offering process with first tier underwriters since its inception in 1981 as well as hundreds of private company financings. I have sat on 8 public boards."
Work History
Cowden Law Ltd.
owner
Sep 2019 - Present
Solo practioner with significant experience on M&A , securities (mostly private - some public) Geral counsel to middle market businesses & Entrepreneurs
Cowden & Humphrey
founding partner
Jul 1991 - Jul 2019
Business firm specializing in Entrepreneurs