Lauren represents clients in corporate matters including mergers and acquisitions, private placement fundraising, and complex commercial contracting. She earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from William & Mary Law School, where she was the Symposium Editor of the William & Mary Law Review, a member of Phi Delta Phi, and a Graduate Research Fellow. She also holds a BA in English Literature, summa cume laude, from Flagler College. Lauren also completed a Venture Capital certification through Berkeley Law and the National Venture Capital Association.

Lauren is a Jacksonville native and member in good standing of the Florida Bar.

Representative Transactions

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Represented golf car manufacturer in $25M sale to private equity.
• Represented management in buy out of medical practice.
• Represented management in buy out of systems engineering firm.
• Co-counsel to media and technology company in $200M merger.
• Represented minor league hockey team in acquisition of practice facility.
• Represented DME provider in $6.5M sale to strategic buyer.
• Represented mid-sized commercial insurance agency in sale to strategic buyer.
• Represented health & wellness company in $2.3M strategic exit.

Private Equity

• Represented minor league hockey team in $15mm equity fundraise.
• Represented a growth-stage fintech company as issuer of convertible preferred shares in $9mm Reg D, Series A financing.
• Represented growth-stage healthcare technology company as issuer of convertible preferred shares in $7mm Reg D, Series C financing.
• Represented seed-stage SaaS company as issuer of convertible debt in $1mm financing.
• Represented start up social media company in SAFE financing.
• Represented pet veterinary and boarding facility in $1mm angel financing.

General Counsel

• Drafted and negotiated $7M software development, hosting, and maintenance agreements.
• Drafted and negotiated agreements for deploying COVID-19 tracking application at large entertainment venues.
• Identified and resolved pervasive violations of 401(k) plan administration.
• Developed and streamlined client sales processes by developing modular contract templates and deploying strategic automation.

• William & Mary Law School, Cum Laude, 2017
• Flagler College, Summa Cum Laude, 2014