Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Partner

Crowell & Moring LLP

Corporate legal counsel to leading venture capital investors and the high integrity companies they invest in.

I focus on the representation of high growth companies and venture capital investors in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, fundraising, secondary liquidity transactions and general corporate governance from formation to exit as dedicated outside counsel.

My strong finance background complements my practical and results driven legal philosophy to create value for my clients.

Counsel

DLA Piper

Corporate legal counsel to leading private equity investors and the emerging growth and technology companies they invest in.

I focus on the representation of growth companies and technology companies, venture capital, mergers & acquisitions, and general corporate governance from formation to exit.

Growth Companies, Venture Capital and Mergers & Aquisitions Associate

Cooley LLP

Legal matters, specializing in venture capital, emerging growth and technology companies, private equity investments, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters.

From formation to exit.

Emerging Companies, Venture Capital and Mergers & Acquisitions Associate

Drafted documents to assist in fundraising for and the formation of early to middle stage companies.

Summer Associate - Business Group

University of Virginia School of Law

President, Virginia Law and Business Society (2011-2012)
Head of Research, Rivanna Investments (2011-2012)
Senior Leader, E* Society (Law & Entrepreneurship) (2011-2012)
Pitch of the Night 2011, UVA Cup (Entrepreneurship)
1st Place - Law - 2010 & 2012 UVA Cup (Entrepreneurship)
North Grounds Softball League (NGSL), UVA Gold, Co-Captain (2013)

J.D. Candidate

Worked with Prof. Edmund Kitch on matters related to the Sovereign Debt Crises and other securities related areas of the law.

Research Assistant

Genworth Financial (previously GE Assurance)

•	Supported Retirement Income business with investment analytics on $15 billion portfolio.
•	Assisted investments counsel with approval of investment income allocation plan with NY regulators.
•	Designed and performed a monthly enterprise yield analysis for senior leadership to project portfolio income.
•	Managed monthly process using spreadsheets to analyze investment performance and project future earnings and performance for product segments (FP&A).

Senior Finance Analyst - Investments

Two year rotational program focusing on the Finance function throughout Genworth Financial
1) Life Insurance - Controllership
2) Investments - Finance Planning and Analysis
3) Managed Money - Finance Planning and Analysis
4) Head Quarters - Corporate Audit Staff

Finance Leadership Development Program

Genworth Financial

Provided analysis of legacy Group Annuity block of business to Director of FP&A of Retirement Income segment and participated in the multi-year planning process.

FDP - Intern

Client-centric business lawyer with Pillsbury’s Emerging Growth Companies and Venture Capital practice based out of Tysons, VA and Washington, D.C.  I spend the majority of my time working with venture-backed companies and founders to solve legal issues, develop legal strategy, understand risks and accelerate their growth.

I also leverage my finance background to work with institutional, strategic (CVC) and angel investors to close priced and convertible financings on the timelines and budgets required. 

My goal is to proactively achieve my clients' priorities in an efficient, practical and risk-adjusted manner.

University of Virginia School of Law
CFA Institute Member and Charter Holder
Virginia Tech, B.S. Finance

Specialties: 
- Corporate Law with a Private Company and Venture Capital Finance focus
- Venture Capital/Private Equity Diligence
- Fundraising Strategy
- Liquidation Analysis and Waterfall Modeling (COMPLICATED CAP TABLES)
- Investment Portfolio Analytics and Forecasting
- Problem Solving

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