Henry Ciocca

Counsel
General Counsel Services
Corporate & Securities

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415.735.5933
hciocca@scalefirm.com
New Jersey
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Henry is a seasoned, solutions-oriented corporate attorney who acts as a trusted legal and strategic advisor to founders, executives, and companies of all sizes and phases of development. Henry provides outside general counsel services and expertise in venture capital and later stage financing, M&A, regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions, licensing and technology, and complex commercial transactions, leveraging his hands-on experience in the sports and entertainment, consumer services, retail, and hospitality sectors.

Prior to Scale, Henry served as President & Chief Legal Officer of Five Iron Golf, a high-growth sports and entertainment disruptor, where he successfully led several financing rounds and employed agile risk assessment and creative deal-making to efficiently scale corporate and franchised operations in the U.S. and internationally. Previously, Henry practiced with several global law firms in New York City, handling an array of media, entertainment, intellectual property, and commercial contract issues for large corporations.

Tapping a deep-rooted passion for entrepreneurship, innovation, and relationship-building, Henry approaches legal issues by “thinking like a founder,” enabling him to achieve core business objectives and secure favorable outcomes for the stakeholders he represents.

Areas of Expertise

Outside General Counsel

Venture Capital and Private Equity

M&A

Commercial Contracts

Regulatory Compliance

Entity Formation and Corporate Governance

Franchising

Licensing, Technology, and Data Privacy

Media and Intellectual Property

Prior Associations

Five Iron Golf (President & CLO)

Reed Smith LLP

Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP

Satterlee Stephens LLP (now Duane Morris LLP)

Education

University of Notre Dame Law School

Hamilton College

Bar Admission

New York

New Jersey

Articles and Press

Scale Your Boutique Practice

I knew we could "do well while doing good" by providing quality counsel and balancing it with our service efforts, but I reached a point where I couldn't grow the firm any further on my own. My dream clients were out of reach with a team of our size, and I didn't know if my family could handle the additional years of effort it would take to grow organically.

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Celebrating Women's Creativity at Scale

As we celebrate the collective achievements of women on this International Women's Day, we asked several of the many talented women at Scale to share their insights on fostering creativity as legal practitioners and advising clients that are on the cutting-edge of innovation.

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Scale Your Boutique Practice

If you run a boutique, you are probably like me: a builder more than a biller. You've shown what you can do on your own, but perhaps now it is time for something more. Come scale your practice and build something great with us.

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