
Jeffrey M. Leavitt
PartnerAbout
Jeff Leavitt works with emerging growth companies, venture and growth capital investment entities and mature technology companies.
Education
- B.A., Duke University
Salomon Brothers, Inc. William R. Salomon Scholarship
Various academic and honor society awards - J.D., University of Pennsylvania
Editor, The University of Pennsylvania Law Review
Arthur R. Littleton Fellowship Recipient
Legal Writing Instructor
Awards
Bylines
Jeff has also authored "Burned Angels: The Coming Wave of Minority Shareholder Oppression Claims in Venture Capital Start-up Companies," published in the North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology, which is now required reading at several US law schools. He has also had publications appear in The New York Times and the Venture Capital Journal.
Seminars
Jeffrey is a regular speaker and panelist in the Southeast technology community. He is also a member of the faculty for the Venture Capital Institute, the Emory Law School TiGer Program, and Grupo Guayacan, and hosts the Alumni Dinner to kickoff the Venture Atlanta Conference each autumn. Jeffrey also leads teaching workshops, organizes brown bag seminars, and moderates leading venture capital panels at venture conferences, incubators, and technical universities across the country.
Media Mentions
- Quoted, "Georgia companies raise $76M in VC in first quarter," Atlanta Business Chronicle, April 21, 2017
Prior Experience
Additional Accomplishments
Memberships And Affiliations
- Legal Review Board, The Endeavor Initiative, Inc.
- Kauffman Fellowship Alumni Association
- Startup Grant Committee, Georgia Research Alliance
- Technology Association of Georgia
- Alumni Member, Wexner Heritage Program
- State Bar of Georgia
- State Bar of New York
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Phone
+1 404 736 7818
(Work, Atlanta)