Laurie A. SandersPartner, Fox Rothschild LLP
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Show more +Laurie has more than 25 years of experience serving as a strategic adviser to companies and their owners, shareholders and investors.
She frequently serves as outside general counsel, advising clients throughout the business lifecycle on mergers and acquisitions, financings, securities transactions, corporate governance and complex contracts. Laurie also advises corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships on owner entrances and exits, restructurings, succession planning and corporate governance.
Laurie assists her clients with venture capital and other financings and with securities transactions involving stock, debt and options, and equity alternatives such as phantom stock plans. In addition, Laurie has worked with her clients on complex software licensing transactions, sophisticated joint venture arrangements and other types of commercial agreements.
Before Fox Rothschild
Prior to joining Fox Rothschild, Laurie was partner at a California law firm. She began her legal career as an associate in the corporate departments of national and international law firms in San Francisco and on the East Coast.
Beyond Fox Rothschild
Laurie serves on the steering committee for mergers and acquisitions with IR Global and has been an attorney mentor to student teams through U.C. Hastings’ Startup Legal Garage. She is a frequent speaker, CLE presenter and panel moderator.
Bar Admissions
- California
Education
- Duke University School of Law (J.D., 1994)
- University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1988)
Memberships
- IR Global
- ProVisors
- Financial Women of San Francisco
- Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) San Francisco
- Alameda County Bar Association
- Former Vice-Chair of the Business Law Section
Laurie is proud to serve founders of growing businesses and understands the goals and challenges as they strive for success. Her experience encompasses a number of industries such as technology, professional services, consulting, manufacturing, and wholesale and retail distribution. She has actively negotiated many cross-border transactions with parties in Europe and Asia, and has clients based in England, Australia and Canada.
Mergers and Aquisitions
Our International Mergers & Acquisitions group has member firms in 100+ jurisdictions around the world. Each member is carefully vetted on their firm's expertise and experience. M&A group members are not just content in being part of the industry, rather they lead it through innovation. Above all else, as a member our cross-border M&A network, they are proud to hold the highest ethical standards.
We offer a full global service offering from deal initiation to completion. Members include corporate finance advisory firms, investors, lawyers, due diligence and transaction support advisers.