Ivan A. Colao

Ivan A. Colao: Experienced Corporate and Securities Attorney in Jacksonville, Florida

As a dedicated corporate and securities attorney with extensive experience across various legal disciplines, Ivan A. Colao provides comprehensive guidance to public and private companies, businesses, and individuals in their most critical financial transactions. His expertise spans from mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, and loan transactions to asset management and regulatory compliance.

Practice Areas

• Banking and Finance Law
• Health Care Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Corporate Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
• Securitization and Structured Finance Law

Ivan A. Colao has represented clients in a wide range of financings, including securities offerings, corporate acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, reorganizations, syndication, and finance; asset acquisitions and dispositions; venture capital investments; shareholder agreements; operating agreements; partnership agreements; employment agreements; lender transactions (including loans guaranteed by the Export-Import Bank of the United States); public companies disclosure and governance issues such as executive compensation disclosure, director responsibilities and fiduciary duties, investor relations, stock exchange compliance and listing matters; and other regulatory and corporate matters.

Education & Credentials

• Universities: Emory University, Washington and Lee University
• Education: BA in Economics from Emory University (2001); JD from Washington and Lee University School of Law (2004)
• Bar Admissions: Florida (2007)
• Awards & Recognitions:
  • Lawyer of the Year: Securities / Capital Markets Law, Jacksonville, in Best Attorney USA (2025);
  • Lawyer of the Year: Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Jacksonville, in Best Attorney USA (2022);
  • Lawyer of the Year: Banking and Finance Law, Jacksonville, in Best Attorney USA (2009);
  • Recognized: Banking and Finance Law;
  • Recognized: Health Care Law;
  • Recognized: Mergers and Acquisitions Law;
  • Recognized: Securities / Capital Markets Law;
  • Recognized: Corporate Law;
  • Recognized: Financial Services Regulation Law;
  • Recognized: Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law;
  • Recognized: Securitization and Structured Finance Law;

Firms

Ivan A. Colao is a partner at Holland & Knight LLP, where he continues to provide unparalleled legal counsel to public companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ Stock Market.

Affiliations

• Holland & Knight LLP (2007-present)

Languages

Language: Spanish