Paul C. Vance is of counsel for Foley & Lardner LLP. He is a member of the firm’s Commercial Transactions & Business Counseling and Transactional & Securities Practices as well as the Sports Industry Team. Mr. Vance was employed by the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL franchise (a client of the firm) from 1994 through 2011, where he served as general counsel and held various other positions, most recently senior vice president of football operations. In this role, he oversaw all salary cap and player contract negotiations, while managing the operations side of the football business. From 1991 through 1994 he worked as outside counsel during the NFL expansion franchise contest that ultimately resulted in the creation of the Jaguars. Mr. Vance also counsels on other matters in corporate, taxation and securities law.
Mr. Vance is a member of The Florida Bar, and the Connecticut and American Bar Associations. He is a member of the advisory board of the Florida Coastal School of Law and currently serves as secretary to the advisory board. Mr. Vance is a member of the board of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Jacksonville. He was formerly on the board of trustees of the Jacksonville Museum of Science and History, the board of the MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation, and the board of the Jacksonville Branch of the National Coalition for Community and Justice. Mr. Vance has also served on the board of the Jacksonville Alliance for World Class Education and the advisory board of the Business School at the University of North Florida, and served on the Jacksonville Tourism Task Force.
Prior to joining Foley & Lardner LLP in 1994, Mr. Vance was a partner in Cummings & Lockwood in Stamford, Connecticut. As a member of the Connecticut Bar since 1973, he focused his practice on corporate, securities, and taxation law.
In recognition of his experience, Mr. Vance has been Peer Review Rated as AV® Preeminent™, the highest performance rating in Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating system.
Mr. Vance received his J.D. degree in 1973 from Columbia University, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. His bachelor’s degree was conferred by the University of Rochester in 1969.