About John
John Robertson represents clients in a wide range of transactions, including public offerings, M&A and venture capital financings, as well as general corporate matters. His practice focuses on the corporate representation of technology and other high growth companies, both public and private.
His private company clients have included:
- 9 Dozen ML
- A Place for Mom
- Accolade, Inc.
- Adaptilab
- Applied Precision
- @mobile
- Armiore
- Bizible
- Calypso Medial
- Clarity Health Services
- Consera Software
- CoCo Communications
- Dexterra
- Docklight
- Dreambox Learning
- Dry Soda
- EnerG2
- FashWire
- Finsphere
- FlyHomes
- Genoa Healthcare
- GoTV
- Group14 Technologies
- Hubspan
- i4cp
- Imprev
- Innovative Pulmonary
- Inspo Network
- Institute for Corporate Productivity
- Kidson45th
- Leafly, Inc.
- Left Coast Ventures
- LiveGamer
- Live Stories
- Medio Systems
- Modus Technologies
- mQube
- N2uitive
- Optify
- PlayFab
-
PulseLabs AI
- Privateer Holdings
- RareCyte
- Remote Medical
- SafKan
- Shippable
- SmartLabs
- Solstice Innovations
- SourceLabs
- TalkingRain
- Torrent Technologies
- Trover
- VacationSpot
- VoloMetrix
- Wavelink
- WS02
His venture capital clients have included:
- Bessemer Venture Partners
- Divergent Ventures
- Frazier Healthcare
- Founders Co-Op
- Frazier Technology
- GreySky Ventures
- Ignition Partners
- Madrona Venture Group
- Maveron
- Mohr Davidow Ventures
- OVP Venture Partners
- Vulcan
His public company clients have included:
- Accolade
- Corixa
- Drugstore.com
- Getty Images
- LightInTheBox
- Loudeye
- Luna Innovations
- Metawave
- Modern Systems
- Otsuka Pharmaceuticals
- Rosetta Inpharmatics
- SonoSite
- Tilray
- Zulily
Prior to joining Cooley, John was chair of the business department for Heller Ehrman's Northwest offices and a founding member of Venture Law Group's Kirkland, Washington, office.
Education
University of Virginia School of Law
JD, 1994
Duke University
BA, 1990, History and Economics, magna cum laude
Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies
Rankings & accolades
Chambers USA: Corporate/M&A – Washington (2020 – 2023)
The Best Lawyers in America: Corporate Law (2009-2012, 2015, 2019)
Washington Law & Politics: Best Corporate Lawyers in the State of Washington
Legal 500 US: M&A/Corporate and Commercial – Venture Capital and Emerging Companies (2015)
Memberships & affiliations
Washington State Bar Association