The founder of E*Law Group is Jeremy W. Makarechian. Mr. Makarechian has over thirty years of legal experience in serving high technology companies, angel investors and venture capitalists, the first ten years of which were spent with two of the premier national law firms in the United States in that area of expertise. Mr. Makarechian began his career with the national law firm of Kirkland & Ellis, where he focused on venture capital, private equity and mergers & acquisitions. Mr. Makarechian also worked on numerous international financings and Wall Street Journal reported corporate transactions while he worked at Kirkland & Ellis. Mr. Makarechian then joined Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, LLP to focus on the representation of high technology companies, working with technology companies, venture capitalists and investment banks in Silicon Valley, Newport Beach and Boulder, Colorado. Mr. Makarechian was elected as a partner of Brobeck in December, 1996 and Managing Partner of Brobeck’s Colorado Office in 1997. In July, 1999, Mr. Makarechian left Brobeck to found E*Law Group as an international corporate legal boutique firm specializing in high technology and emerging growth companies. Mr. Makarechian has personally worked on more than 50 initial public offerings, 1,000 venture capital financings and 250 mergers, acquisitions and strategic alliances in the high technology and emerging growth area over the past thirty years, and has an extensive network of contacts in the national and local venture capital and investment banking communities. His article on initial public offerings, “How to Go Public the Right Way,” was very frequently cited on that topic. Mr. Makarechian grew up in Colorado and holds a B.A. from Colorado College, Magna Cum Laude, an M.B.A from the University of Denver, Summa Cum Laude, and a J.D. from the University of Michigan, Magna Cum Laude. Mr. Makarechian earned the highest score on the CPA Examination in the United States in 1986, and is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Makarechian has served as a Director in the Colorado Software Association and the Colorado Telecommunications Council, as well as numerous other organizations, and is a frequent speaker on topics of interest to emerging growth and high technology companies. Mr. Makarechian is a member of the Venture Capital Association of Colorado. Mr. Makarechian speaks fluent Portuguese, and has extensive experience living and working in Brazil. Mr. Makarechian was recently profiled in the Colorado Business Magazine alongside one of his most prominent clients, Jared Polis. Click here to read the article.
Jeremy W. Makarechia
Founder of E*Law Group
Evoke, Inc. (f/k/a VStream, Inc.)
Counsel to the Company in Series D venture round (largest private Internet financing in Colorado history). Investors included Softbank Technology Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, Intel Corporation and Excite (value $100 million).
Inflow, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series B venture round. Investors included First Union Capital Partners and Meritage Private Equity Fund (value $40 million).
Ancestry.com
Counsel to the Investors in Series B venture round. Investors included Tango, CMGI Ventures, Amerindo Ventures, LVMH Ventures, AOL and Compaq (value $40 million).
ProFlowers, Inc.
Counsel to the Investors in Series B venture round. Investors Jovian Holdings, LLC (value $35 million).
Corporate Express
Counsel to the Company in underwritten private placement of convertible preferred stock. Investors included Sprout Capital/Alex Brown (value $35 million).
Zolo Technologies, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series B venture round. Investors included Crescendo Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures, Canaan Ventures, 3i Technology Partners, Anschutz Ventures and Telecom Partners (value $32.5 million).
MyFamily.com (f/k/a Ancestry.com)
Counsel to the Investors in Series C venture round. Investors included Tango, CMGI Ventures and Kodak (value $30 million).
Vroom, Inc. (f/k/a WorldWerx, Inc.)
Counsel to the Company in Series B venture round. Investors included Accel Partners and Infinity Ventures (value $20 million).
Ecrix Corporation
Counsel to the Investors in Series D-1 venture round. Investors included Meritage, The Centennial Funds and Valley Ventures (value $20 million).
Bridge Medical, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series B venture round. Investors included Sierra Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Coral Ventures and Nassau Capital (value $20 million).
Zolo Technologies, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series A venture round. Investors included Crescendo Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures, Anschutz and Telecom Partners (value $18 million).
VStream, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series C venture round. Investors included Softbank Technology Ventures, Centennial Ventures and Highland Capital Partners (value $16 million).
Optika, Inc.
Counsel to the Company, a NASDAQ-listed publicly held corporation, in Series A venture round. Investors include Thomas Weisel Capital Partners (value $15 million).
Athene Software, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series B venture round. Investors included TeleSoft Ventures, Crown Venture Funds and LHS Group, Inc (value $15 million).
DataPlay.com
Counsel to the Investors in Series B venture round. Investors included Tango and Sequel Venture Partners (value $15 million).
Zolo Technologies, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series D venture round. Investors included El Dorado Ventures, Siemens Ventures and Duke Energy (value $13 million).
Castle Pines Golf Club
Counsel to the Company, a privately held not-for-profit corporation, in private placement of notes (value $13 million).
Inflow, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series A venture found. Investors included First Union Capital Partners (value $11.5 million).
VStream, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series B venture round. Investors included Softbank Technology Ventures and Centennial Ventures (value $8 million).
Bridge Medical, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series A venture round. Investors included Sierra Ventures and New Enterprise Associates (value $8 million).
Recondo Technology, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series A venture round. Investors included Lemhi Ventures (value $8 million).
Juniko, Inc. (Dans Chocolates)
Counsel to the Investors in Series A venture round. Investors included Jovian Holdings, LLC (value $7.5 million).
Confluence Commons, Inc. (a/k/a Fuser)
Counsel to the Investors in Series A venture round. Investors included Jovian Holdings, LLC (value $6 million).
Lucidity, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series A venture round. Investors included Jovian Holdings, LLC (value $6 million).
Authentor Systems, Inc. (f/k/a Sentry Systems, Inc.)
Counsel to the Company in Series A venture round. Investors included Catalyst Partners, SI Ventures, Sandlot Capital Partners and FLV Ventures (value $6 million).
Solution System Partners, LLC
Counsel to the Company in Series A venture round. Angel investors (value $5.5 million).
Assurenet Pathways
Counsel to the Company in underwritten private placement of Series C Preferred Stock. Investors included Weiss, Peck & Greer Ventures and Menlo Ventures (value $5.25 million).
Authentor Systems, Inc. (f/k/a Sentry Systems, Inc.)
Counsel to the Company in Series B venture round. Investors included Catalyst Partners, SI Ventures, 5280 Partners and iSherpa Capital, LLC (value $5 million).
Zolo Technologies, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series C venture round. Investors included Crescendo Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures and Canaan Ventures (value $5 million).
FRx Software Corporation
Counsel to the Company in Series B venture round. Investors included Great Plains Software Corporation, a NASDAQ-listed publicly held corporation (value $5 million).
Berkeley Software Design, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in mezzanine financing. Investors included Yahoo! Inc., a NASDAQ-listed publicly held corporation (value $5 million).
Berkeley Software Design, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in mezzanine financing. Investors included Livin’ on the Edge, Ltd. (Japan) (value $5 million).
Innerwall, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series B financing. Angel investors (value $5 million).
Asia Investment Partners, Inc.
Counsel to the Investors in Series A financing. Investors included Jovian Holdings, LLC (value $5 million).
LifePics, Inc.
Counsel to the Investors in Series A-1 financing. Investors included Jovian Holdings, LLC (value $4 million).
Berkeley Software Design, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in mezzanine financing. Investors included Globe LinQ International Fund I, LLC (Japan), Plat Information Technology, Inc. (Japan) and Nissho Electronics Corporation (Japan) (value $4 million).
TechTrain, Inc. (f/k/aTechTrainUSA, Inc.)
Counsel to the Company in Series A financing. Investors included Kitty Hawk Capital and PNC Ventures (value $4 million).
Spider Technologies, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series A rights offering. Investors included the Beacon Group and Conning Insurance Capital Partners (value $3.5 million).
Picolight, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series C venture round. Investors included BankAmerica Ventures (value $3.5 million).
Microoptical Devices, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series B venture found. Investors included ARCH Venture Partners (value $3.5 million).
Brainplay.com
Counsel to the Company in Series B venture round. Investors included Sequel Venture Partners, Sevin Rosen Funds and various entities affiliated with Scott Beck (value $3.5 million).
Sonora Holdings, Inc.
Counsel to the Investors in Series A financing. Investors included Jovian Holdings, LLC (value $3.25 million).
InfoNow Corporation
Counsel to the Company, a NASDAQ listed publicly held corporation, in private placement of notes and stock purchase warrants (value $3 million).
BridgeHealth International, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series A financing. Investors included Jovian Holdings, LLC (value $2.5 million).
EventConnex.com
Counsel to the Company in Series B venture round. Investors included iVention Group, LLC (value $2.5 million).
Phase-I Molecular Toxicology
Counsel to the Company in Series B venture round. Investors included Oxford Biosciences (value $2.5 million).
ProFlowers.com
Counsel to the Company and the lead investor in Series A venture round. Investors included Jovian Holdings, LLC (value $2.2 million).
LifePics, Inc.
Counsel to the Investors in Series B-1 venture round. Investors included Jovian Holdings, LLC (value $2 million).
EventConnex.com
Counsel to the Company in Series A venture round. Investors included iVention Group, LLC (value $1.5 million).
TechTrain, Inc. (f/k/aTechTrainUSA, Inc.)
Counsel to the Company in Series B financing. Investors included Kitty Hawk Capital and PNC Ventures (value $1.5 million).
EPrairie.com, Inc.
Counsel to the Investors in Series A financing. Investors included Jovian Holdings, LLC (value $1.25 million).
Innerwall, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series A financing. Angel investors (value $1.0 million).
VStream, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series A venture round. Investors included Softbank Technology Ventures and Centennial Ventures (value $1.0 million).
Oberon FMR, Inc.
Counsel to the Investors in Series A financing. Investors included Aquacopia Ventures I, L.P. and the Colorado Fund I, L.P (value $900,000).
Biolink International, Inc.
Counsel to the Investors in Series A financing. Angel investors (value $850,000).
American Floral Exchange, Inc.
Counsel to the Investors in Series A financing. Angel investors (value $650,000).
LifePics, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in $500,000 Series A financing. Angel Investors (value $500,000).
Phase-I Molecular Toxicology
Counsel to the Company in Series A venture round. Investors included Tripos, Inc. (value $500,000).
Snapperfarm, Inc.
Counsel to the Investors in convertible note/Series A financing. Investors included Aquacopia Ventures I, L.P. (value $370,000).
Microoptical Devices, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series A venture round. Investors included ARCH Venture Partners (value $350,000).
Athene Software
Counsel to the Company in Series A venture round. Investors included Telesoft Ventures (value $300,000).
Sportscape, Inc.
Counsel to the investors in Series A venture round in Sportscape, Inc. Investors included persons and entities affiliated with Jared Polis (value undisclosed).
Intermezzo Systems, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series A venture round. Investors included Catalyst Partners (value undisclosed).
InfoNow Corporation
Counsel to the Company, a NASDAQ listed publicly held corporation, in offer and sale of common stock to non-US investors under Regulation S (value undisclosed).
Baroid Corporation
Counsel to the Company, an NYSE listed publicly held corporation, in public offering of the common stock of Tremont Corporation (value $250 million).
Bain Capital
Counsel to Bain Capital and Specialty Retailers, Inc., a privately-held company, in proposed initial public offering of common stock and senior subordinated notes (value $200 million).
Coram Healthcare, Inc.
Counsel to NYSE listed public corporation in proposed issuance of subordinated bridge notes underwritten by Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation (value $150 million).
Valhi, Inc.
Counsel to the Company, an NYSE listed publicly held corporation, in public offering of the common stock of Baroid Corporation (value $110 million).
Evolving Systems, Inc.
Counsel to the underwriters in initial public offering underwritten by Goldman Sachs & Co., BancAmerica Robertson Stephens, Hambrecht & Quist, UBS Securities (value $74 million).
Provide Commerce, Inc.
Counsel to the Selling Stockholders in the Company’s initial public offering. Selling Stockholders included Jared Polis, the founder of the Company (value $64.5 million).
SCC Communications Corporation
Counsel to the Company in initial public offering underwritten by BancAmerica Robertson Stephens, Hambrecht & Quist (value $40 million).
Provide Commerce, Inc.
Counsel to the Selling Stockholders in the Company’s secondary public offering. Stockholders included Jared Polis, the founder of the Company (value $39 million).
Carrier Access Corporation
Counsel to the Company in initial public offering underwritten by Credit Suisse First Boston, Hambrecht & Quist, Warburg Dillon Reed LLC (value $36 million).
Horizon Organic Dairy
Counsel to the underwriters in initial public offering underwritten by Hambrecht & Quist, Piper Jaffray Inc., Hanifen Imhoff, Inc. (value $33 million).
ElectroStar, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in initial public offering underwritten by Robertson Stephens & Co., Alex Brown & Sons (value $22.5 million).
Optika Imaging Systems, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in initial public offering underwritten by Volpe Welty & Co., Piper Jaffray, Inc., Needham Co. (value $13 million).
InfoNow Corporation
Counsel to the Company in proposed secondary offering of common stock and stock purchase warrants (value $10 million).
AssureNet Pathways, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in proposed secondary offering underwritten by Smith Barney, Hambrecht & Quist, Punk Ziegel & Knoell (value not disclosed).
Clinicom Incorporated
Counsel to the underwriters in proposed secondary offering underwritten by Dean Witter Reynolds (value not disclosed).
Kronos International, Inc.
Counsel to the Company, an NYSE listed publicly held corporation, and its international subsidiaries in connection with negotiation of a secured credit facility. Lenders included Bayerische Hypotheken-und Weschel Bank AG and Banque Paribas (value $650 million).
NL Industries, Inc.
Counsel to the Company, an NYSE listed publicly held corporation, in joint venture with subsidiary of a United Kingdom based public corporation, Imperial Chemicals Industries, PLC, and related credit facility (value $420 million).
BrainPlay.com
Counsel to the Company in joint venture/merger with KB Toys, Inc., an NYSE listed publicly held corporation, in one of the first “click and mortar” deals ever completed. (value $100 million).
Sienna Imaging, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series B offering/merger with Gretag Imaging Holding, AG, a publicly traded corporation headquartered in Switzerland (value $25 million).
FRx Software Corporation
Counsel to the Company in investment/corporate partnership with Great Plains Software Corporation, a NASDAQ-listed publicly held corporation (value $5 million).
Berkeley Software Design, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in $5,000,000 mezzanine financing. Investors included Yahoo! Inc., a NASDAQ-listed publicly held corporation (value $5 million).
Berkeley Software Design, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in $5,000,000 mezzanine financing. Investors included Livin’ on the Edge, Ltd., a Japanese publicly held corporation (value $5 million).
Configuresoft, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in connection with the negotiation of venture loan and secured credit facility. Lender is Horizon Technology Funding Company, LLC (value $5 million).
Berkeley Software Design, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in mezzanine financing. Investors included Globe LinQ International Fund I, LLC (Japan), Plat Information Technology, Inc. (Japan) and Nissho Electronics Corporation, Japanese publicly held corporations (value $4 million).
Spider Technologies, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in Series A rights offering. Investors included the Beacon Group and Conning Insurance Capital Partners (value $3.5 million).
Zolo Technologies, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in connection with the negotiation of a secured credit facility. Lender is GATX Ventures, Inc. (value $2 million).
Zolo Technologies, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in connection with the negotiation of a venture loan and secured credit facility. Lender is Silicon Valley Bank (value $500,000).
Spider Technologies, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in spinoff from Intek Information, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed publicly traded corporation (value not disclosed).
GolfTEC, Inc.
Counsel to the Company in sale/joint venture with GolfTEC Holdings, LLC and the Gart family (value not announced).
Rocky Mountain Institute
Counsel to the Company in the spinoff of Solution System Partners, LLC, a privately-held limited liability company (value not announced).
Aquacopia Ventures I, L.P.
Counsel to the General Partner in the formation of Aquacopia Ventures I, L.P., an early stage venture fund (value not disclosed).
Jove Capital Fund, L.P. and Jove Master Fund, L.P.
Counsel to the Special Limited Partner in formation of Jove Capital Fund, L.P. and Jove Master Fund, L.P., both of which are hedge funds (value not disclosed).
Diagnostics Seed Capital Partners, L.P.
Counsel to the General Partner in formation of Diagnostics Seed Capital Partners, L.P, an early stage angel fund (value not disclosed).
Fashion Seed Capital Partners, L.P.
Counsel to the General Partner in formation of Fashion Seed Capital Partners, L.P., an early stage angel fund (value not disclosed).
Fiberoptics Seed Capital Partners, L.P.
Counsel to the General Partner in formation of Fiberoptics Seed Capital Partners, L.P. (value not disclosed).
Internet Seed Capital Partners, L.P.
Counsel to the General Partner in formation of Internet Seed Capital Partners, L.P. (value not disclosed).
Lifestyle Media Partners, L.P.
Counsel to the General Partner in formation of Lifestyle Media Partners, L.P. (value not disclosed).
Rubicon Ventures, LLC
Counsel to the Managing Members in formation of Rubicon Ventures, LLC., an early stage private equity fund (value not disclosed).
Software Seed Capital Partners I IV, L.P.
Counsel to the General Partner in formation of Software Seed Capital Partners I, II, III & IV, L.P, early stage angel funds (value not disclosed).
Tango IV, L.P.
Counsel to the General Partner in formation of Tango IV, LP., an early stage venture fund (value not disclosed).
Tango V, L.P.
Counsel to the General Partner in formation of Tango V, LP., an early stage venture fund (value not disclosed).
Tango VI, L.P.
Counsel to the General Partner in formation of Tango VI, LP., an early stage venture fund (value not disclosed).
Technology Seed Capital Partners, L.P.
Counsel to the General Partner in formation of Technology Seed Capital Partners, L.P., an early stage venture fund (value not disclosed).
Professor, University of Michigan School of Business Administration
Taught an introductory course in federal income taxation to undergraduate students while attending law school.
Consultant, Arthur Andersen & Co.
Provided accounting, auditing and tax assistance to emerging growth companies.
Accounting Instructor, University of Denver
Taught introductory accounting course as a teaching assistant while attending MBA program.
Graduated 15/381 University of Michigan Law School Class of 1989 (top 4%)
Order of the Coif
Associate Editor, University of Michigan Law Review
University of Michigan Law School Certificate of Merit for Highest Grade in Tax I (A+)
University of Michigan Law School Book Award for Excellence in Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy
Elijah Watt Sells Award for Performance with High Distinction on the CPA Examination (First in the United States – May 1986)
Colorado Society of CPA’s Gold Medal for Highest Score on the CPA Examination (May 1986)
Selected for “Top Business School Graduates of 1986” feature in The Denver Business Magazine
Federal of Schools of Accountancy Student Award for Top Graduate Accounting Student (May 1986)
1984 Mohl Prize for the Outstanding Senior Thesis in Economics (Colorado College – 1984)
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Colorado College Dean’s List 1982, 1983 and 1984 (graduated in three years)