Bio

As a Partner in the firm’s Corporate Group and Co-Chair of the firm’s Private Equity (M&A) Practice Group, Heather is trusted counsel to private equity funds, public corporations, early and late stage companies, venture capital investors and family offices as they navigate a broad range of purchase, sale and investment transactions. Heather focuses her practice on corporate and business law, with a concentration in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments and financings, in a wide variety of industries, including technology, SaaS, software, financial technology, data analytics, business and professional services, consumer products, retail, media and marketing/communications, automotive, manufacturing/industrials and healthcare. From starting to selling a business, Heather provides practical business advice tailored to her clients’ growth stage and industry. She has extensive experience in middle-market M&A on both the buy-side and sell-side in connection with domestic and international corporate acquisitions and divestitures, private equity investments and co-investments in both public and private companies, carve-outs, venture capital and growth equity investments and financings, recapitalizations, leveraged buyouts, leveraged dividends and joint ventures and related matters, including technology licensing, outsourcing, and governance matters. Heather is also a member of wiggin(x) through which she represents venture capital investors, early and late-stage companies, as well as many women-owned companies and founders with the unique aspects of their businesses. Heather is an active member of the business and investment community and is a member of organizations such as the Association for Corporate Growth, the Women in M&A Section of the American Bar Association and the Women’s Association of Venture and Equity (WAVE).