John T. Gordon

John focuses his practice on closing deals for venture capital funds and emerging technology companies. John’s general corporate and venture capital experience includes closing hundreds of millions in various transactions ranging from pre-seed debt investment to Series C rounds and beyond, drafting and negotiating millions in commercial contracts, forming business structures, managing cap tables, and directly advising executives and boards of directors on various issues facing their businesses.

Within the emerging technology sector, John has a specific focus on serving space industry clients, with experience counseling satellite manufacturers, launch providers, and spaceports. This experience includes drafting and negotiating millions in launch service agreements and satellite manufacturing contracts, preparing FAA Part 450/101 license/authorization application materials, and counseling clients on the Commercial Space Launch Act as well as regulatory complexities promulgated by the FAA, FCC, and NOAA. Outside of his practice, John serves as a mentor for Techstars Space Accelerator and as an adjunct professor at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law – Introduction to Space Law. He is also a frequent speaker at Purdue University’s Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (AAE) Department.