Alex Glancy
Partner
Capital Raising & Securities Law
Corporate Law
Intellectual Property
J.D., Harvard Law School
B.A. cum laude, Northwestern
University, Phi Beta Kappa
California
alex@impactmatters.com
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About
Alex Glancy is a partner and founding attorney at Impact Matters Law, where she serves clients across a range of industries and desired impact. With keen attention to detail and interdisciplinary issues, Alex advises in the areas of corporate structuring and governance, capital-raising, contract law, mergers and acquisitions, and intellectual property.
Alex is experienced with the formation of business entities including LLCs, corporations, benefit corporations, nonprofits, and cooperatives. Alex counsels on capital-raising strategies and securities compliance at the federal and state levels. In addition, Alex represents buyers and sellers of small and medium sized businesses in employee ownership and perpetual purpose trust (PPT) conversions.
In addition to her corporate and securities work, Alex leads the intellectual property (IP) practice. She counsels on copyright and trademark matters for entrepreneurs and artists in creative industries, including negotiating, reviewing, and drafting IP-related contracts of key importance to clients’ IP portfolios. She has represented production companies, consultants, and fine artists in these areas.
Alex graduated from Harvard Law School, where she participated in the Community Enterprise Project. She holds a bachelor’s degree with honors from Northwestern University in Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences (MMSS) and Anthropology. Prior to joining Impact Matters, she worked at the Arts Law Centre of Australia, the Office of the General Counsel of New York University, and at a global law firm.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Alex prides herself on being a community lawyer of service to her city. She has presented to groups at UCLA, CalArts, Otis College of Art and Design, and the California Center for Cooperative Development.
Alex is proficient in Spanish.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
California Lawyers Association
National Coalition for Community Capital
California Lawyers for the Arts
Center for Art Law
Cooperative Professionals Guild
The Copyright Society
Sustainable Economies Law Center, Volunteer
Publications
01
“NFTs, Smart Contracts, & DAOs: A Resource for Creatives,” Center for Cultural Innovation, (March 2023)
02
Center for Cultural Innovation’s Letter to U.S. Copyright Office and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Regarding Study on NFTs and Related Intellectual Property Law Issues (February 2023)
03
“Role of an Attorney [including Professional Responsibility]” [Co-Author] 2021 California Worker Cooperative Law Practice Guide, Sustainable Economies Law Center, (2021)
04
“Commercial Leases 101: A Legal Guide to Understanding Lease Agreements for Commercial Tenants” [Co-Author], Harvard Law School Community Enterprise Project, (Fall 2017)