Biography

Education

  • University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, VA; Juris Doctor May 1998
  • Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Bachelor of Science in Industrial & Labor Relations May 1995

Legal Employment

  • Ernst & Young LLP - Philadelphia, PA; 1998 through April 2000
  • McCarter & English LLP – Philadelphia, PA; May 2000 through April 2006
  • Barley Snyder LLC – York, PA; May 2006 through December 2008

Legal Experience

  • Extensive experience representing public and private business organizations in a variety of transactions, including merger and acquisition services, offerings of debt and equity securities, the acquisition and disposition of intellectual property and other assets, and venture capital transactions.
  • Represented early stage companies from the initial stage of entity formation, through the preparation of a private placement memorandum.
  • Drafted and negotiated various corporate and securities documents, including articles of incorporation, bylaws, operating agreements, buy-sell agreements, purchase and sale agreements, and non-compete agreements.
  • Drafted and negotiated various commercial agreements, including consulting agreements, service agreements, promissory notes, security agreements, credit agreements, and related documents.
  • Counseled businesses and individuals with real estate conveyances, leasing and foreclosure.

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania Bar
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit