Meera Modi Bio

Meera R. Modi is a leading M&A attorney and trusted advisor to founders, executives and businesses, guiding them through mergers, acquisitions, sales and other strategic ventures. She leverages her deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges faced by businesses to serve as a sophisticated legal partner to her clients. In the M&A community, Meera is regarded as a dealmaker and closer who is skilled at managing transactions while keeping her clients’ business goals and objectives at the forefront. Her solutions-based negotiating style is often recognized for being a key driver in getting deals across the finish line. Over her career, Meera has created a niche practice of advising founders on strategic exit and liquidity options, whether to strategic buyers or financial buyers, including private equity firms and other institutional investors. She has extensive experience with deals involving representation and warranty insurance and helps sellers significantly minimize their post-sale transaction liability. In addition, Meera represents buyers in roll-up transactions and advises on post-transaction integration matters. Meera has served as outside general counsel to numerous companies, including family-owned businesses. She leverages her experience advising companies on fiduciary duties, contract issues, compliance concerns and general corporate reviews. She collaborates closely with business teams to develop and implement effective legal strategies by negotiating and documenting arrangements involving customers, vendors, strategic partners, employees and owners. Her prior board service with Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: ORRF), and its principal subsidiary, Orrstown Bank, gives her unique insight into the challenges and opportunities that public companies encounter.