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Laural’s practice emphasizes mergers and acquisitions, general corporate matters, employment, banking and finance, leverage leasing, securities and international transactions. She has significant experience in complex negotiations, drafting, reviewing and revising agreements, conducting due diligence, research and document evaluation, and managing corporate, securities and other legal compliance.
Significant Matters:
Participated as a core member of a team organized to handle negotiations, due diligence, documentation, finance structuring and labor discussions for acquisition of billion dollar manufacturing operation
Worked extensively with equipment lease financings, with a focus on railroad rolling stock, including leveraged lease transactions, sale and leaseback transactions and transactions with rebuild and outside management features
Collaborated on various acquisitions and dispositions of small, closely-held companies
Participated as member of a proxy battle team that successfully defeated an attempt to take over control of a public company
Prepared employment, non-compete, confidentiality, severance and release agreements, and stock option plans
Prepared legal and privacy disclaimers for online sights and established protocol and documentation for online subscriptions
Participated on a team responsible for due diligence, structuring offers, negotiations and financing arrangements for rail privatizations in Poland and Australia
Practice Areas: General Corporate Law, Employment and Labor, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Structuring, Banking and Finance, Securities, Internet Law, Technology Matters, International Transactions
Education: University of Chicago Law School (J.D. 1997); University of Chicago (A.B. 1992) Honors in Economics and General Honors
Bar Admissions: Illinois, Colorado, New York (Pending)
Professional Associations: American Bar Association (Business Law; Law Practice Management); Chicago Bar Association | 