Jonathan E. Raven
Executive Summary
"Before a lawyer can really learn about a client's business, the lawyer better know about business, period."
Jonathan Raven is an expert business counselor, with real-world executive experience managing complicated organizations. He has guided leaders and professionals in strategically planning, implementing and adapting their businesses to sometimes unpredictable and often rapidly changing environments. Mr. Raven has the unique quality of being a skilled attorney who has also faced and managed the impacts of his decisions as a business executive. In addition to supporting clients while in private practice, Mr. Raven has also served as General Counsel, President, Chief Executive and Director of several private, public and non-profit organizations. This allows him to help clients in valuable ways that most lawyers could not, by building their businesses while mitigating risk inherent in many ventures. He has specific industry and board experience in health care, retail and supply chain, in addition to working with mature and emerging businesses to secure and license their tangible and intangible properties for monetary return. This set of experiences and capabilities allow Jonathan Raven's clients to arrive at integrated, solid, enforceable and compliant solutions to business, regulatory and political opportunities and challenges.
Education
University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1975)
Western Michigan University (B.A., cum laude, 1972)
Bar and Court Admissions
State Bar of Michigan
U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
Professional Associations
American Bar Association
State Bar of Michigan
Distinctions and Certifications
Achieved an AV© peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell
Community Activities
Sparrow Health System (Board Member, 1998 - present)
- Board Vice Chair (2003-2005)
- Chair, Audit & Finance Committee
- Member Board Master Facilities Planning Committee
Michigan Governor’s Franchise Law Working Group
National Association of Optometrists & Opticians (Past Director)
International Franchise Association – Legal Legislative Committee (Past Member)
Extensive experience in private law practice and as general counsel in private and publicly-held companies.
Served as Chief Operating Officer, President, General Counsel, and Chief Executive Officer of companies in multi-state health care, service and retail industries.
Background in business planning, advising companies and professionals on varied regulatory and business challenges, buying and selling companies, franchising, turnarounds, negotiation of complex transactions; contracts and business litigation.
Transition Team and Council of Economic Advisors, Mayor Virg Bernero
