J. Thomas Clark Senior Lecturer of Entrepreneurship
The Johnson School
401D Sage Hall
The Johnson School
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: 607-255-3012
FAX: 607-254-4590
Email:
zjs2@cornell.edu
Zach Shulman teaches courses on the initial public offering process, deal structures in the merger and acquisition arena, and law for high growth businesses. He also serves as General Counsel and faculty advisor to BR Ventures, which includes the Big Red Venture Fund and Big Red Incubator, both student run-organizations that provide business consulting serves and investment funds.
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Prior to being appointed a senior lecturer at the Johnson School in January 2002, Shulman served, commencing in January 1999, as General Counsel and Chief Investor Relations Officer of Spike Broadband Systems where he was responsible for general oversight of Spike's legal function, including: negotiating and closing strategic and business relationships; strategizing, negotiating and closing fund-raising efforts; investor relations; and various human resource matters. Shulman brought to Spike in-depth legal and negotiating experience representing public and private companies across a wide array of industries. While at Spike, Shulman negotiated and closed over $80 million in venture capital financing.
Prior to joining Spike, Shulman was an associate at the law firm of Harris Beach in Ithaca, New York. At Harris Beach, Shulman focused his practice on representing private and public corporations in a wide range of capacities, including equity financing via private placements and venture capital, bank financing, mergers and acquisitions, and the establishment of corporate governance policies, including advising boards of directors and executive management. While at Harris Beach, he represented, among others, Tompkins Trust Company, CBORD, Jump.com (sold to Microsoft for $35 million) and Bill Cooke Imports.
Before Harris Beach, Shulman was an associate at Ropes & Gray in Boston, Massachusetts, where he represented predominantly public companies in equity and debt offerings, commercial lending, Securities and Exchange Commission compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and executive compensation matters. While at Ropes, he represented, among others, American Express, Allmerica Financial, Cabot Corporation, TJMaxx, PictureTel, Cabletron, AFC Cable, BEAvionics, Applied Extrusion Technologies, Kronos Incorporated and Morgan Stanley.
Currently, Shulman consults for Reebok International and also participates in the university-wide Entrepreneurship@Cornell (EPE) initiative.
Shulman earned a Bachelor of Science from the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations and graduated from Cornell University Law School, magna cum laude.