Jeff Steele

Partner

For more than 25 years, Jeff Steele has provided cost-effective, corporate transactional counsel for venture capital-backed technology companies and the investors who fund them.

A partner at Foley & Lardner LLP, Jeff is based in the Salt Lake City office where he is a member of the firm’s Transactions Practice Group. He represents emerging growth technology companies with respect to mergers and acquisitions; venture capital and angel financings; commercial contracts, including strategic partnerships and other collaborative arrangements and licensing; company formation; and general corporate counseling. Jeff also regularly represents venture capital funds and angel groups in their portfolio investments.

Prior to joining Foley, Jeff was a partner in the Salt Lake City office of a well-established regional law firm. Prior to that, he practiced in the Boston, Massachusetts, area as a partner in a boutique law firm that represented emerging growth technology companies and venture capital funds.

Awards and Recognition

  • Recognized, The Best Lawyers in America®
    • Corporate Law (2024)
    • Securities/Capital Markets Law (2023-2024)
  • Utah Business Magazine’s Utah Legal Elite – Mergers and Acquisitions (2018, 2020-2021)
  • Mountain States Super Lawyers® – Rising Stars (2005)

Affiliations

  • Utah State Bar
  • Massachusetts State Bar

Thought Leadership

  • Frequent mentor/judge for business plan competitions
  • Regularly serves as a speaker, presenter, teacher, and/or panelist for a range of organizations
    • University of Utah
    • MIT Enterprise Forum
    • Boston University
    • Harvard University
    • Brown University
    • The Massachusetts Software Council
    • The American Bar Association
    • MIT $100K Business Plan Competition
27 September 2023 Events

Silicon Slopes Summit 2023 Reception

As part of Foley & Lardner’s support of the Silicon Slopes Summit, our Innovative Technology team, Signal Peak Ventures, and IMA (formerly Diversified Insurance) invite you to keep the conversation going at the end of the first day of the Silicon Slopes Summit at Foley's Salt Lake City office, a short distance from the Delta Center.
17 August 2023 Honors and Awards

Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Best Lawyers in America

Foley & Lardner LLP proudly announced today that 236 of the firm’s attorneys across 20 U.S. offices have received recognition in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
29 September 2022 Events

Silicon Slopes Reception

As part of Foley & Lardner’s support of the Silicon Slopes Summit, our Innovative Technology team and Diversified Insurance invite you to keep the conversation going at the end of the first day at Foley's new Salt Lake City office, a short distance from Vivint Arena.
18 August 2022 Press Releases

Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Best Lawyers in America

Foley & Lardner LLP proudly announced that 250 of our attorneys across 20 offices have received recognition in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
16 June 2022 Press Releases

Foley Welcomes Transactions Partner Jeffrey Steele to Salt Lake City Office

Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce that Jeffrey “Jeff” Steele has joined the firm as a partner in the Transactions Practice Group in Salt Lake City.