Jeff Woodward, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions Attorney

Jeff D. Woodward

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jwoodward@taylorenglish.com
678.336.7202
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The platform at Taylor English allows our team to structure our engagement and the delivery of legal services in a manner that is in partnership with our clients, their business models, goals and circumstances.

Jeff Woodward represents privately held companies in a variety of corporate transactional matters, including early and later-stage finance, mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, commercial contracting and franchising. He also represents investors in growth companies, and acts as outside general counsel to a number of portfolio companies.

Mr. Woodward works with many of the firm’s start-up clients, representing both entrepreneurs and investors in early-stage investments, intellectual property protection and licensing, incentive compensation and growth strategies. He is a frequent mentor and judge in start-up and business plan competitions and works with a number of business programs.

Mr. Woodward has developed a practice representing social entrepreneurs and impact investors, and is involved in the passage of B-corporation legislation in Georgia. He is a founding board member of Village Capital, an international accelerator program and investment fund for seed-stage social enterprises. Mr. Woodward is a frequent speaker and panelist on issues related to entrepreneurs, investors and social enterprise.

In addition, he has more than 20 years of experience advising private foundations and public charities on a variety of matters, including PRI/MRI investments, and developing sustainable for-profit subsidiaries of tax-exempt organizations.  He has founded two nonprofit companies, Community Redevelopment Inc. (now known as HouseProud) and the Atlanta Community Toolbank, and he serves as the Chairman of the Board of the Georgia Center for Nonprofits.

Memberships

American Bar Association

State Bar of Georgia

Community Involvement

The Georgia Center for Nonprofits, Board Chair, Director

Georgia Social Impact Collaborative (GSIC), Founding Member

The Guild, Director

Invanti, Advisory Board Member

Village Capital, Founding Director, past Board of Directors

Wesley Foundation at Georgia Tech, past Board of Directors

Community Redevelopment Inc. (HouseProudflea), Founder

Atlanta Community ToolBank Inc., Founder

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Speaking Engagements

  • "Social Enterprise: Good for Nonprofits, Good for Business, Good for Both or Good for Nothing," Seminar, Andrew Young School of Public Policy and Georgia State Law
    October 28, 2016
  • "Fueling Impact: Innovative Business Models and Legal Structures," Social Enterprise @ Goizueta Nonprofit Panel
    October 6, 2016
  • "Top Ten Fiduciary Duties of a NonProfit Board," Presentation to Board of A+ Squash Inc.
    May 20, 2015
  • "Legal Considerations for Women-Owned Start-ups," Points of Light – Civic Accelerator Sprint 2015 Cohort
    April 30, 2015
  • "Legal Issues for Entrepreneurs," Start ME Cohort 1
    April 21, 2015
  • "Legal Issues for Georgia Businesses," Start ME Cohort 3
    April 15, 2015
  • Judge, "Points of Light Civic Accelerator Business Plan Competition," Spring 2015 Cohort
    April 3, 2015
  • "Changes to Encourage Investment in Impact," Panel Discussion, Goizueta Business School, Emory University
    April 2, 2015
  • "Legal Perspective on Financial Activities for Start-Ups," Small Business Finance Institute
    April 2015
  • "Legal Structures Issues Related to Funding Food-Related Businesses," Center for Civic Innovation
    March 26, 2015
  • "Impact Investing," Schiller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology
    March 23, 2015
  • "Social Enterprise in a Christian Economy Part II," Cathedral of Christ the King
    March 10, 2015
  • Judge, "Global Social Venture Competition, National Semi-Finals," Georgia Institute of Technology
    February 27, 2015
  • Judge, "Village Capital Fintech Business Plan Competition," 2015 Cohort
    February 18, 2015
  • "Models of Social Enterprise," Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University Executive MBA Program
    February 15, 2015
  • "Legal Structures and Key Issues for Raising Capital," Village Capital Agricultural Cohort
    January 26, 2015
  • "Board Development and Fiduciary Responsibilities," Wesley Foundation at Georgia Institute of Technology
    January 24, 2015
  • "Social Enterprise in a Christian Economy Part I," Cathedral of Christ the King
    December 9, 2014
  • "Angel Term Sheets," Pipeline Fellowship Seminar
    October 10, 2014
  • "Start-Up Law 101," Points of Light Civic Accelerator, Fall 2014 Cohort
    October 8, 2014
  • Judge, "Points of Light Civic Accelerator Business Plan Competition," Fall 2014 Cohort
    September 12, 2014
  • "For Profit, Non-Profit, or Hybrid," Panel Discussion – SOCAP 2014
    September 3, 2014
  • "Legal Issues for Start-Ups Wanting Raise Capital," Points of Light Civic Accelerator, Spring 2014 Cohort
    June 18, 2014
  • "Fine Tuning your Business Model," Panel Discussion, United Way Social Innovation Forum
    June 5, 2014
  • Judge, "Points of Light Civic Accelerator Business Plan Competition," Spring 2014 Cohort
    April 27, 2014
  • Judge, "I2S Business Plan Competition," Georgia Tech
    April 17, 2014
  • "Legal Issues for Georgia Businesses," Start ME Cohort
    April 6, 2014
  • "Investing for Impact – A New Asset Class?" Schiller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology
    March 26, 2014
  • "Social Enterprise and the Nonprofit Sector," Oglethorpe University
    November 11, 2013
  • Judge, "Points of Light Civic Accelerator Business Plan Competition," Fall 2013 Cohort
    October 1, 2013
  • "Benefit Corporations, B-Corps and Purpose Driven Companies," Idea Festival
    September 25, 2013
  • "Legal Issues for Early Stage Growth Companies," Village Capital, 2013 Agricultural Cohort
    September 23, 2013
  • "Social Enterprise and Impact Investing," Buckhead Business Association
    June 27, 2013
  • "Social Enterprise, A New Tool for Economic Development," Midtown Rotary Club
    April 30, 2013
  • "Legal Aspects of Starting and Managing Your Own Business in Georgia," Village Capital
    April 8, 2013
  • "Models for Social Enterprise," Georgia State University
    March 27, 2013
  • "Impact Investing," Georgia Tech College of Management
    March 14, 2013
  • "Trends in Structuring and Financing Non-Profit and For-Profit Social Enterprises," Goizueta School of Business
    March 5, 2013
  • "Models for Sustainability and Social Enterprise," Lorman Education Services
    February 8, 2013
  • Keynote Address, ToolBank USA National Summit
    February 3, 2013
  • "Who Does 'Good' Better? Trends in Non-Profit and For-Profit Social Service Structures," Goizueta School of Business, Emory University
    March 6, 2012
  • "Structuring Social Enterprise," Georgia State University
    February 27, 2012
  • "B Corps—A Movement to Redefine Success in Business," Womenetics Conference
    February 8, 2012
  • "Top 10 Considerations in a Catering/Event Contract," National Association of Catering Executives Webinar
    December 14, 2011
  • "Top 10 Considerations in a Photography Contract," Atlanta PUG
    May 4, 2011
  • "Legal Considerations and Trends Affecting Non-Profit and For-Profit Organizations," Goizueta School of Business, Emory University
    March 27, 2011
  • "Top 10 Considerations in a Catering/Event Contract," National Association of Catering Executives, Atlanta Chapter
    March 1, 2011
  • "Building Your Social Enterprise: Business Models and Planning," Enterprise to Empower Conference, Georgia Tech
    October 2010
  • "Financing Non-Profits," Guest Lecture with Professor Susan Hogan, Goizueta School of Business, Emory University
    September 2010
  • "Entrepreneurs: From Passion to Profit;" Moderator: "Ready, Set, Lift Off," Womenetics Conference
    September 2010
  • "An Introduction to L3C’s: Low Profit Limited Liability Companies," Lorman Education Services Webinar
    April 2010

Publications

  • "The Need and Rationale for the Benefit Corporation in Georgia," White Paper, Abridged and Edited for Georgia
    January 15, 2013

Education

University of Notre Dame Law School, JD, 1987

University of Notre Dame, BA, 1983

Bar Admissions

Georgia

Accolades

Georgia Trend Legal Elite, Technology Law, 2010-2012

Georgia Trend Legal Elite, Corporate Law, 2013-2014

Georgia Super Lawyers, 2004