Jennifer is the Chair of Reed Smith’s Global M&A Team, representing Fortune 500, international, and middle-market companies in a wide range of corporate transactions. She handles domestic and cross-border matters involving take privates, public and private mergers, asset and stock acquisitions and divestitures, auctions, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, private equity investments, and distressed and bankruptcy-related acquisitions and divestitures.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Represented Adagio Medical Inc. in its business combination with ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp IV, a SPAC
Represented American International Group, Inc. in its $25 billion debt for equity swap with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Represented American Realty Capital Trust III, Inc. in its merger with American Realty Capital Properties Inc. for $2.2 billion
Represented Adagio Medical Inc. in its business combination with ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp IV, a SPAC
Represented American International Group, Inc. in its $25 billion debt for equity swap with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Represented American Realty Capital Trust III, Inc. in its merger with American Realty Capital Properties Inc. for $2.2 billion
Represented American Securities Capital Partners in the sale of MECS, Inc. to DuPont
Represented ATMI, Inc. in the sale of Life Sciences business to Pall Corporation
Represented Atos S.E. in its acquisition of healthcare IT outsourcing firm Anthelio Healthcare Solutions for $275 million
Represented Atos S.E. in its acquisition of the Information Technology Outsourcing Business of Xerox Corporation for $1.1 billion
Represented BearingPoint Inc. in its restructuring and management buyout conducted under the provisions of Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code
Represented BioTelemetry, Inc. in its acquisition of shares of Telcare Medical Supply, Inc. and assets of Telcare, Inc., a diabetes management technology company
Represented C. R. Bard, Inc. in its acquisitions of Rochester Medical Corporation, Lutonix, Inc., Medivance, Inc. and FlowCardia, Inc. and the sale of its Electrophysiology business to Boston Scientific Corporation
Represented C. R. Bard, Inc. in its acquisition of a proprietary hemostatic and antimicrobial infection control technology company conducted under the provisions of Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code
Represented CA Technologies in its acquisition of Arcot Systems, Inc.
Represented Cascadian Therapeutics, Inc. in its sale to Seattle Genetics, Inc. for approximately $614 million by tender offer
Represented CorpAcq Holdings Limited in its pending business combination with Churchill Capital Corp VII at a proforma enterprise value of $1.58 billion
Represented DIRECTV in its acquisition of Houston Regional Sports Network in a joint investment with AT&T
Represented GE Capital Corp. in the sale of its real estate lending unit to Everbank for $2.5 billion
Represented General Electric Company in its sale to Comcast Corporation of its remaining 49 percent common equity stake in joint venture media company NBCUniversal for $18.1 billion
Represented Grace Therapeutics, Inc. in its sale to Acasti Pharma Inc. for approximately 45% of the combined company’s common shares
Represented Hicks Sports Group in its bankruptcy filing and sale of Texas Rangers to Baseball Express
Represented Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd. in its sale to New Residential Investment Corp. for $1.4 billion
Represented Hutchinson in its acquisition of Midé Technology Corporation, an engineering company specializing in smart material technology and mechatronics
Represented Infinite Assets, Inc. in its business combination with Aries I Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, representing a pro forma equity value of the combined company of approximately $700 million
Represented Intel 471 in its acquisition of Cyborg Security
Represented Intel 471 in its strategic growth investment in Intel 471 by Thoma Bravo
Represented Intel 471 in its acquisition of Spiderfoot, a best-in-class provider of open-source intelligence, attack surface management and digital investigations
Represented KushCo Holdings, Inc. in the stock-for-stock merger of equals with Greenlane Holdings, Inc., creating the leading ancillary cannabis company and house of brands
Represented L’Oréal USA, Inc. in its acquisition of NYX Los Angeles, Inc.
Represented Leeds Equity Partners, LLC in its acquisition of Exterro Inc., the leading provider of e-discovery software specifically designed for in-house legal and IT teams at Global 2000 and AmLaw 200 organizations.
Represented Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. in the sale of its equity stake in Neuberger Berman Group, LLC for approximately $1.5 billion conducted under the provisions of Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code
Represented Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. in the sale of Lehman Brothers, Inc. to Barclays Capital for $1.75 billion conducted under the provisions of Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code
Represented Liberty Commercial Finance LLC in its sale to Wingspire Capital, a portfolio company of Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Represented Management of Suddenlink in the sale of Suddenlink to Altice for $9.1 billion
Represented Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation in its sale to Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. for $2.6 billion
Represented PDC Machines Inc., a leader in the design and manufacturing of specialty gas compression systems, in its sale to Arcline Investment Management
Represented Public Sector Pension Investment Board in its investment in XPO Logistics, Inc.
Represented Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in its reverse merger with Qualigen, Inc. in an all-stock transaction
Represented SalonCentric, the largest subsidiary of L’Oréal, in the acquisition of key assets from Four Star Salon Services, a full-service wholesale distributor
Represented Santander Bank, N.A. in the sale of seven bank branches in the Allentown, Pennsylvania area to Community Bank, including approximately $600 million of deposits and $33 million in branch-related loans
Represented Santander Bank, N.A. in the sale of $843 million commercial equipment finance loans and leases to Sterling National Bank
Represented Santander Bank, N.A. in the sale of fourteen bank branches located in central Pennsylvania to First Commonwealth Bank, including approximately $525 million of deposits and $120 million of retail and business loans as of March 31, 2019
Represented Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter in the sale of his ownership interest in two Cannabis related companies, CMG Partners Inc. and OG Enterprises, Inc., to Subversive Capital Acquisition Corp., a Canadian SPAC
Represented Signet Jewelers Limited in its acquisition of Zale Corporation for $1.4 billion
Represented Synchrony Financial in the sale of certain credit card portfolios
Represented Theon International PLC, a globally recognized developer and manufacturer of advanced thermal imaging and night vision systems for global defense and thermal imaging markets, in its strategic equity investment in Kopin Corporation
Represented The Providence Service Corporation in the sale of its behavioral health and mental services business to Molina Healthcare, Inc. for approximately $200 million
Represented TIDAL, Jay-Z’s streaming service, in the sale of a majority ownership stake to Square, Inc.
Represented TierPoint, LLC in its acquisition of Cosentry, a provider of cloud, colocation and managed services
Represented TierPoint, LLC in its acquisition of Windstream’s data center business for $575 million
Represented Venus Concept Ltd. In its merger with Restoration Robotics Inc., a global leader in robotic hair restoration, in an all-stock transaction with combined company revenue of $130-$135 million
Represented Verizon Communications Inc. in its acquisition of fiber network infrastructure in the Chicago market from WideOpenWest Inc. for $225 million
Represented Verizon Communications Inc. in its acquisition of Intel Media assets
Represented Verizon, Hearst and Complex Networks in the sale of Complex Networks to BuzzFeed for $300 million, part of BuzzFeed’s business combination with 890 5th Avenue Partners, Inc. (a SPAC)
Recognitions
- Named a 2025 Notable M&A Dealmaker by Crain’s New York Business, 2025
- Listed as a Leading Partner in Legal 500 USA 2025 for Corporate, 2025
- Named among Top DeSPAC Lawyers in North America by MergerLinks, 2023
Credentials
Education
Education
- University of New South Wales, 2005, LL.B.
- University of New South Wales, 2005, Bachelor of Commerce, Finance
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- New York
Professional affiliations
Professional affiliations
- Member, American Bar Association
- Chair, Reed Smith’s Asian American Inclusion Group for 2019 and 2020
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