Jesse Doggendorf represents clients through sophisticated mergers and acquisitions, equity financing transactions, and securities offerings. He also provides support on corporate governance and general business matters.
Jesse handles all aspects of merger and acquisition transactions, including the acquisition and sale of stock and assets. He takes charge from the start, guiding each deal through negotiations to a successful closing. His clients come from various industries, spanning from manufacturing to tech, and he’s skilled at tailoring his approach to their unique needs.
In addition to his corporate practice, Jesse is a member of the firm’s sweepstakes law group. He advises on regulatory issues and proceedings related to sweepstakes, gaming, and other corporate promotions, drafting official rules for these activities.
While in law school at Washington University in St. Louis, Jesse was co-president of OUTLaw, the school’s LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group. He also served as a clerkship extern with Magistrate Judge Nannette A. Baker in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He has taught undergraduate classes at Washington University in St. Louis and Saint Louis University.
- Board of Directors, Pride St. Louis, 2015-2017; Vice President, 2018-Present
- President, Washington University’s Pride Alumni Network, 2017-2019
- Volunteer Mediator, St. Louis Better Business Bureau, 2013
- Listed in “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” (by BL Rankings) for Corporate Law in St. Louis, Missouri, 2022-2025
- Missouri Lawyers Weekly 2022 Up & Coming Lawyer
- Thomas F. Eagleton Scholarship Recipient, 2014-2015
- Instructor, Saint Louis University
- Civil Liberties & Civil Rights, Fall 2022
- Instructor, Washington University in St. Louis
- Gender, & Justice, Spring 2017
I work with multiple LGBTQIA+ nonprofit organizations and serve on the board of directors of Pride St. Louis, Inc., which produces one of the region’s largest pride festivals. I enjoy reading history-focused nonfiction books (and am a big fan of the writing of David McCullough) and trying new restaurants with my partner in both St. Louis and D.C.