A legal entrepreneur with expertise in corporate law, media and entertainment, and emerging technology, Cole Davis seamlessly bridges the gap between law and innovation. As the founder and CEO of Switchchord, a legal technology and digital identity company, he pioneered solutions that streamline rights management and automate legal workflows in the music industry. Prior to launching Switchchord, Cole spent years in private practice advising public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, corporate governance, finance, entertainment law, and intellectual property strategy.
Before his legal career, he was a commercial banker by day, supporting corporate, middle market, and real estate clients in wide-ranging debt financings, and a professional musician by night, moving from jazz clubs to rock venues to country honky tonks. His career has been defined by tackling complex legal and business challenges at critical transition points, adapting his cross-disciplinary knowledge to support his clients and customers.
As a legal technologist and operational strategist, Cole oversees the firm’s technology implementation and operations. He manages the firm’s practice management and document management solutions and directs corporate diligence and research initiatives, applying his cross-disciplinary knowledge to support the firm’s clients and legal teams.
