Areas of Practice Emphasis
Corporate
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Securities
Emerging Business
Representative Clients
Air Quality Specialist, Inc.
Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd.
Audio To Go, Inc.
Clear!Blue Holdings, LLC
Home Quarters Real Estate Group, LLC
Huron Valley Physicians Association
Kuvata, Inc.
MRM Incorporated
V.I.O., Inc.
Prominent Assignments
Counsel to various publicly-traded and closely-held parties in connection with their mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, divestitures, spin-offs, and recapitalizations
Counsel to numerous corporate and partnership clients in connection with corporate governance, commercial contracting, regulatory, licensing and employment matters
Counsel to various parties in connection with their domestic and international joint ventures and strategic alliances
Counsel to private companies, directors, officers, and shareholders in private placement of securities, securities law reporting and compliance matters, fiduciary obligations, shareholder meetings, and shareholder reporting
Counsel to start-up companies and equity owners in formation, private placements, and venture capital financing
Education
J.D. (magna cum laude) with concentration in Taxation, Michigan State University - Detroit College of Law, 1996
- Law Review
- Tax Moot Court
- Jurisprudence Awards, Gift and Estate Tax and Criminal Law
B.A. in Economics (with distinction), University of Michigan, 1993
Admitted to Practice
State of Michigan, 1996
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1996
U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 1997
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1998
U.S. Supreme Court, 2000
Professional and Community Involvement
Member, State Bar of Michigan
Member, 2004-05 Board of Directors, Corporate Partner Committee, National Association of Women Business Owners
Member, Legal Issues Council of the Original Equipment Suppliers Association
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