At a Glance
Marie represents public and private companies and private equity firms in structuring and negotiating corporate acquisitions, divestitures, mergers and joint ventures, and advises on general corporate matters.  Marie also has extensive experience in representing financial institutions and private lenders, as well as borrowers, on asset-based, cash flow, acquisition and other commercial financing transactions, including agented and syndicated loan transactions.
Education
 

Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., summa cum laude 1997) Phi Beta Kappa

Western New England College School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude 2000)
   Managing Editor, Western New England Law Review (1999-2000)

Practices/Industries
Areas of Concentration
  • Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
  • Business Law
  • Corporate Finance
  • Lender and Borrower Representation
  • Emerging Businesses
Representative Experience
  • Outside corporate and transaction counsel for paging and messaging service provider, including formation and capitalization of holding company, growth through acquisition transactions and corporate reorganization of operating entities.
  • Representation of a Fortune 500 company in a series of stock and asset acquisitions totaling more that $200 million.
  • General corporate representation and transaction counsel for a leading designer and manufacturer of small arms and weapons systems, including the company’s reorganization and recapitalization as well as representation as borrower’s counsel in financing transactions totaling over $230 million.
  • Transaction counsel for quasi-public governmental agency in connection with debt and equity financings made to start-up and technology focused businesses.
  • Transaction counsel in workout of troubled portfolio of alarm companies culminating in a series of secured party sale transactions totaling more than $40 million.
Honors/Distinctions
Judicial Law Clerk, Connecticut Supreme Court, Justice David M. Borden (2000-2001)
Publications/Presentations
Guest instructor at seminars for start-up businesses
   University of Hartford, The Entrepreneurial Center (Hartford, CT, 2007)
   Loaves & Fishes Ministries, Business Initiative$  (Hartford, CT, 2004)
Professional Affiliations

Connecticut Bar Association (Member)

American Bar Association (Member)

Ohio Bar Association (Member)

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (Member)

Admissions
State of Connecticut

State of Ohio