John T. Gordon

John focuses his practice on counseling emerging technology companies in the space and defense sectors, serving as both dependable legal counsel and a trusted and industry-savvy advisor to his clients. John’s general corporate and venture capital experience includes closing millions in fundraising rounds ranging from pre-seed debt investment to Series C rounds and beyond, drafting and negotiating millions in commercial contracts, forming and governing corporate structures, managing cap tables, and directly advising executives and boards of directors on various issues facing their businesses.

Within the emerging technology sector, John has a specific focus on serving space industry clients. His direct experience in the industry includes being outside general counsel to multiple launch-industry companies, drafting millions in launch contracts, executing seven-figure corporate restructurings of space industry companies, preparing FAA Part 450/101 license/authorization application materials, and counseling clients on the Commercial Space Launch Act as well as regulatory complexities promulgated by the FAA, FCC, and NOAA. Outside of his practice, John serves as a mentor for Techstars Space Accelerator and as an adjunct professor at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law – Introduction to Space Law. He is also a frequent speaker at Purdue University’s Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (AAE) Department.