Michael S.Jordan
Partner
Corporate
mjordan@seyfarth.com
Mike works with institutional investors every day, helping them deploy capital in private markets investment opportunities.
More About Mike
Mike represents a wide variety of institutional investors including public retirement systems, national banks, corporate pension plans, college and university endowments, insurance companies, health systems, registered investment advisers, and family offices.
With more than twenty five years of experience across thousands of domestic and international investments, Mike brings vast experience in a diverse range of investment strategies including venture, growth, buyout, real estate, real assets, credit, lending, infrastructure, hedge and subordinated debt funds, separate accounts, and fund of funds and in transactions of all sizes. He also counsels clients in debt and equity direct investments and co-investments, secondary sales and acquisitions, and in protecting their investments in distressed or troubled funds.
With more than twenty five years of experience across thousands of domestic and international investments, Mike brings vast experience in a diverse range of investment strategies including venture, growth, buyout, real estate, real assets, credit, lending, infrastructure, hedge and subordinated debt funds, separate accounts, and fund of funds and in transactions of all sizes. He also counsels clients in debt and equity direct investments and co-investments, secondary sales and acquisitions, and in protecting their investments in distressed or troubled funds.
- JD, Capital University Law School
Magna cum laude
Order of the Curia member
Order of the Barristers member
Capital University Law Review - BA, Washington University in St. Louis
- Illinois
- Ohio
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“Limited Partnership Agreement: Evolving Terms and Conditions,” Institutional Limited Partners Association Fall 2008 Conference, San Diego, CA (October 2008)
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Mike works with institutional investors every day, helping them deploy capital in private markets investment opportunities.
More About Mike
Mike represents a wide variety of institutional investors including public retirement systems, national banks, corporate pension plans, college and university endowments, insurance companies, health systems, registered investment advisers, and family offices.
With more than twenty five years of experience across thousands of domestic and international investments, Mike brings vast experience in a diverse range of investment strategies including venture, growth, buyout, real estate, real assets, credit, lending, infrastructure, hedge and subordinated debt funds, separate accounts, and fund of funds and in transactions of all sizes. He also counsels clients in debt and equity direct investments and co-investments, secondary sales and acquisitions, and in protecting their investments in distressed or troubled funds.
With more than twenty five years of experience across thousands of domestic and international investments, Mike brings vast experience in a diverse range of investment strategies including venture, growth, buyout, real estate, real assets, credit, lending, infrastructure, hedge and subordinated debt funds, separate accounts, and fund of funds and in transactions of all sizes. He also counsels clients in debt and equity direct investments and co-investments, secondary sales and acquisitions, and in protecting their investments in distressed or troubled funds.
- JD, Capital University Law School
Magna cum laude
Order of the Curia member
Order of the Barristers member
Capital University Law Review - BA, Washington University in St. Louis
- Illinois
- Ohio
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- Recognized as a Leading Lawyer (Nationwide) for Investment Funds: Investment Representation by Chambers USA (2019-2024)
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Panelist, "Side Letter Negotiations: Enforceability and Economic Impacts,” Institutional Limited Partners Association Private Equity Legal Conference (October 2020)
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Panelist, "Remedies: Make Sure You're Protected Against Downside Risk in Your Partnership Agreement,” Institutional Limited Partners Association Private Equity Legal Conference, Washington, DC (April 2019)
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Host and Moderator, "New Member Education Sessions: An Overview of Public Pensions and Legal Issues for Public Pensions - the Basics," National Association of Public Pension Attorneys 2018 Legal Education Conference, Savannah, GA (June 2018)
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Host and Moderator, "New Member and Associate Counsel Session: Legal issues for Public Pensions - The Basics and Legal, Operational and Relational Issues Found by Public Pensions," National Association of Public Pension Attorneys 2017 Legal Education Conference, Monterey, CA (June 2017)
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Host and Moderator, “New Member Education Session," National Association of Public Pension Attorneys 2017 Winter Seminar, Tempe, AZ (February 2017)
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Host and Moderator, “New Member and Associate Counsel Session: Roundtable Discussion and The Basics," National Association of Public Pension Attorneys 2016 Legal Education Conference, New Orleans, LA (June 2016)
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Panelist, "What's in Your LPA that May Surprise You...and your GP," Institutional Limited Partners Association Webcast, (April 2016)
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Host and Moderator, "New Member and Associate Counsel Session: The Basics and Roundtable Discussion," National Association of Public Pension Attorneys 2015 Legal Education Conference, Austin, TX (June 2015)
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Moderator, "Top 5 Issues to Consider in Investments," National Association of Public Pension Attorneys 2014 Legal Education Conference, Nashville, TN (June 2014)
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Co-Presenter, "Direct Investing in the Private Equity Class," National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems 2014 Annual Conference, Chicago, IL (April 2014)
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Panelist, "SEC, IRS, SBA, FDA, ETC, ETC. - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the Ever Changing Regulatory Landscape," Southern Capital Conference, Atlanta, GA (September 2013)
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Co-Presenter, “Managing in the Capital Markets,” The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business (May 2008, July 2008, June 2009, 2010 and 2011)
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Panelist, “Fund Terms,” Southern Capital Conference, Atlanta, GA (September 2009)
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“Limited Partnership Agreement: Evolving Terms and Conditions,” Institutional Limited Partners Association Fall 2008 Conference, San Diego, CA (October 2008)
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