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Valerie J. Pelton is Of Counsel to the Firm. Ms. Pelton specializes in representing both public and private companies in a variety of general corporate matters and transactions including public and private financings, mergers and acquisitions, technology licensing, federal and state regulatory compliance and international business transactions. Ms. Pelton also regularly advises companies on securities law matters including regulatory compliance, private placement transactions and initial public offerings.
Ms. Pelton has also developed a sophisticated practice area negotiating and structuring commercial aircraft sales, U.S. and cross-border leveraged aircraft leasing transactions, and U.S. and cross-border aircraft accelerator transactions.
Ms. Pelton is the General Counsel to the Enterprise Trade Group, LLC and is active in international business organizations. She served as Chair of the Europe & NIS Subcommittee of the Northern Virginia Technology Council from 2001-2002 and as Vice Chair of the Europe & NIS Subcommittee from 2000-2001. Ms. Pelton is certified as a mediator in accordance with the provisions of the California Dispute Resolution Programs Act of the California Business and Professions Code.
Prior to practicing law, Ms. Pelton served as a U.S. Air Force Signals Intelligence and Electronic Combat Operations Officer.
Admitted: Virginia (1996), New Jersey (1997), District of Columbia (2001), California (2005), U.S. Supreme Court (1999)
Law School: Whittier Law School, J.D., 1995
Graduate School: University of Nevada at Las Vegas, M.A., 1992
Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1986
Born: August 5, 1964, Charleston, South Carolina. | 