Jeremy R. Heckman

As a corporate attorney working with clients ranging from start-up entrepreneurs to institutional investors and established companies, Jeremy takes a collaborative, client-focused approach to helping clients understand legal and business risks and offers practical guidance to help them achieve their strategic objectives.

Jeremy concentrates his practice on counseling investors (including private equity and venture capital funds and angel investors) in connection with their debt and equity investments in early-stage and growth-stage companies. He also regularly advises clients on entity formation and structuring, securities law compliance and disclosure, corporate governance, and general corporate counseling. Jeremy prepares, reviews, and advises his clients on transaction documents and counsels his clients through all stages of their transactions from due diligence and negotiation through closing.

Jeremy’s clients are from a variety of industries. His private equity and venture capital work includes technology and software-related investments (such as AI and virtual reality technology) as well as investments in the consumer products and services space. He has a growing practice in guiding transactions related to investments in digital assets, blockchain, and Web3. Jeremy also has significant experience in the structuring and formation of real estate joint ventures between institutional investors and developers, spanning sectors including multifamily, senior housing, industrial, and healthcare. He also has experience with clients in the automotive, healthcare, and manufacturing industries. His experience includes advising both U.S. and non-U.S. companies.

Jeremy is involved in firm life at BFKN. He is the co-chair of the DEI Committee and a member of the Recruiting Committee. Outside of the firm, Jeremy volunteers his time with Chicago’s Raven Theatre, where he sits on the Board of Directors and is currently Chair of the Finance Committee.

Admissions

• State of Illinois

Education

• Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, J.D., 2002
• University of Notre Dame, B.A., summa cum laude, 1997

• Member, Board of Directors, Raven Theatre
• Member, Inter-Pacific Bar Association
• Associate Editor, Northwestern University Law Review
• Phi Beta Kappa