Crowley Corporate Legal Strategy

Mr. Crowley began his legal career in 1993. 

Big Firm Experience.  Mr. Crowley practiced law with Pillsbury Madison & Sutro (now Pillsbury Winthrop) and Morrison & Foerster.  While working with both San Francisco firms, Mr. Crowley's practice focused on mergers & acquisitions, venture capital, securities law, entity formation and public offerings.  Mr. Crowley's clients included Chevron, Pacific Bell, Thomson SA, Stratex Networks, Evoke Software and numerous Silicon Valley start-ups in the technology arena.  Mr. Crowley assisted entrepreneurs in forming their businesses, raising venture financing and buying and selling businesses.  Deal sizes ranged from $1 million angel round financings to $2 billion acquisitions.

Work for Investment Bank
While with Morrison & Foerster, Mr. Crowley was loaned to Banc of America Securities to assist their in-house legal team.  Mr. Crowley provided advice to the investment banking team regarding public offerings, venture financings and fairness opinions for mergers and acquisitions.

General Counsel for Startup Software Company

After eight years of private practice, Mr. Crowley moved into senior management with Evoke Software, a San Francisco business integration software provider to Fortune 500 businesses.  Serving as Vice President and General Counsel, Mr. Crowley assisted the 200-employee company with several rounds of financing, handled all customer and vendor negotiations, managed all corporate governance matters with the board and legal issues related to employment contracts, layoffs and other human resource matters.  Mr. Crowley learned the critical importance of managing the legal budget of a small growth company.

Lead Lawyer for $2 billion division

In 2004, Mr. Crowley joined the management team at Technicolor Home Entertainment Services in Camarillo, California.  Technicolor's HES unit had revenues of $2 billion annually, providing motion picture studios and video game developers with DVD manufacturing, distribution and returns processing services.  Mr. Crowley served as the unit's primary lawyer, again functioning largely as a one-man band.  Mr. Crowley personally conducted negotiations with Technicolor's customers, managed litigation matters and was deeply involved in structuring and overseeing Technicolor's acquisitions, joint ventures and other large corporate projects.

Current Practice

In 2006, Mr. Crowley established Crowley Corporate Legal Strategy to offer corporate legal services to entrepreneurs looking to grow their businesses.

Education

Mr Crowley holds a business degree from the University of Notre Dame and a juris doctorate from Case Western Reserve University.  Born and raised in the Midwest, Mr. Crowley has been living in California since 1993.

Member:  State Bar of California, San Fernando Valley Bar Association, Woodland Hills Rotary Club, Women In Technology International (WITI).

Awards

In 2008, Mr. Crowley was named by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal as one of its 40 under 40 honorees.

In 2009, Mr. Crowley was given the President's Award by the San Fernando Valley Bar Association.

In 2010, Mr. Crowley was granted a fellowship by the Leadership LA program run by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.

Community Involvement

Mr. Crowley is deeply committed to the LA venture community.  In addition to serving as a member of the governing executive committee of the Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA), Mr. Crowley also serves LAVA as its Vice President for the Venture Community.
 
In the past, Mr. Crowley served as a trustee on the board of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association from 2008-2010 and as a member of the Advisory Board for the Entrepreneur Mentor Society.

Mr. Crowley speaks regularly with a variety of organizations.