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Hool Coury Law, PLC
Biltmore Financial Center
2398 E. Camelback Road, Suite 1020
Phoenix, AZ 85016
602.852.5500 Office
Direct 602.852.5583
602.852.5499 Fax
[email protected]
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JONATHAN A. COURY
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Practice:
Jonathan Coury’s practice is concentrated in numerous areas of business transactions and
strategies, with a focus on representing emerging growth companies and entrepreneurial
clients. Jonathan presently represents and advises emerging companies on legal strategies for
growth and various legal aspects relating to their businesses, including raising capital, creating
effective capital structures, and building strategic relationships. Jonathan’s emerging company
practice includes representing entrepreneurs and companies in the sale, acquisition, merger,
divestiture, and spin-off of their businesses. Jonathan’s general transactional practice also
includes representing clients on mergers and acquisitions, real estate, commercial transactions,
corporate law, venture capital, securities, franchising/distributorship, and aircraft finance.
Jonathan’s real estate practice focuses on representing clients on the acquisition, disposition,
sale, leasing, and financing of commercial properties, multifamily buildings, and other interests
in real estate. Jonathan has previously represented large publicly held companies, international
banks, and regional airlines.
Professional
Experience:
Hool Coury Law, PLC, Phoenix, Arizona, (2008 - Present) Attorney
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Rogers & Hool LLP, Phoenix, Arizona, (2006 - 2008) Attorney
Rogers & Theobald LLP, Phoenix, Arizona, (2005 - 2006) Attorney
Quarles & Brady Streich Lang LLP, Phoenix, Arizona
Attorney, (September 2001 – April 2005)
Mr. Coury has represented clients in the following areas:
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Merger and acquisition/commercial financing transactions involving public and private
companies;
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Off-shore outsourcing transactions relating to call center and information technology
support;
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Public and private offerings involving the issuance of equity and debt;
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Real estate secured and asset-based financings, including those collateralized by
equipment, intellectual property, and receivables;
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Municipal bond issuances involving tax-exempt infrastructure government bonds;
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Aircraft financing and purchase/sale transaction involving commercial lenders and
regional airlines;
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Corporate contracting issues regarding sales representative, distributorship, and
franchise compliance laws; and
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General government issues regarding contracting and regulatory compliance.
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United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona
Law Clerk to the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, (September 2000 - September 2001)
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Drafted District Court Orders which served as the basis for rulings on pending
dispositive motions;
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Researched legal issues involving tort, securities, contract, criminal, and procedural law;
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Analyzed wide breadth of legal issues in preparation for oral argument.
Education:
University of Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, Indiana
Juris Doctor, Cum Laude
May 2000
Recipient, Father Michael Dillon McCafferty Fellowship (full-tuition three-year
scholarship), 1996-99
Member, Notre Dame Journal of Legislation, 1997 - 1999
President, Student Bar Association, 1997 - 1998
Participant, Notre Dame Concannon Summer London Program, 1997
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University of Notre Dame Graduate School of Business, Notre Dame, Indiana
Master of Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude May 2000
Finalist, Second-Year Business Case Competition, 2000
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University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
Bachelor of the Arts, Magna Cum Laude
May 1996
Joint Major: Government and International Relations; Theology
Dean’s List, Every Semester, 1992 - 1996
Resident’s Assistant, Dillon Hall, 1995 - 1996
Participant, Regent’s College Semester in London, 1995
Admissions
Invest Southwest Capital Conference, Director 2012 – Present, Chair 2012, Vice Chair
and Affiliations: 2011, Sponsorship Chairman 2010 and 2009
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Innovation Advancement Program at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law,
Co-Director / Attorney In-Residence, 2010 – Present
TiE Arizona, Member 2008 – Present
Arizona Technology Investor Forum, Member 2012 – Present
Catholic Community Foundation Catholic Leadership Circle, Founding Member
2013 – Present
Phoenix Star-Up Weekend, Mentor 2014
State Bar of Arizona, Member 2000 – Present
Notre Dame Club of Phoenix, Director 2013 – Present, Member 2000 – Present
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