Michael R. Lincoln is a partner in the Venture Capital and Mergers and Acquisitions practice groups of Cooley Godward LLP. He joined the firm in 1999 and is resident in the Reston, VA office.

His practice focuses on venture capital, public and private offerings, mergers and acquisitions and the representation of high-technology and emerging growth companies in industry sectors ranging from software and telecommunications to the Internet and e-commerce.

In addition, Mr. Lincoln represents a number of leading venture capital firms, angel investors and investment banking companies. He also has significant experience with licensing, marketing and distribution agreements and related intellectual property transactions.

Mr. Lincoln received a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1991 where he served on the Managing Board of the Virginia Law Review and where he was a member of the Raven Society and Omicron Delta Kappa. Following law school, Mr. Lincoln clerked for the Honorable Joel Flaum on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Lincoln received a B.S. in Business Administration, magna cum laude, from Southeast Missouri State University in 1984.

Prior to attending law school, Mr. Lincoln served for three years as Legislative Assistant to Governor James R. Thompson. Prior to joining Cooley Godward, Mr. Lincoln was a partner with Hunton & Williams in the Tysons Corner office and an associate with Latham & Watkins in the Washington, D.C. office.

Mr. Lincoln serves on the Advisory Board and the Resource Development Committee of the Medical Care for Children Partnership and is a member of the Northern Virginia Technology Council and the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association. He also serves as the co-manager of his class for the University of Virginia School of Law, and formerly served as a Commissioner on the Virginia Charitable Gaming Commission. Mr. Lincoln teaches a course on emerging growth companies and venture capital at the University of Virginia School of Law.