Jennifer McLellan represents public and private companies in a variety of complex business transactions, with an emphasis on domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions and divestments. She advises banks and other financial institutions, and has worked with clients in the healthcare and technology industries, as well as private equity funds and their portfolio companies.
Ms. McLellan regularly advises companies on a wide variety of governance and day-to-day general corporate matters. She also has experience assisting public companies in preparing their periodic securities law filings, proxy statements, and related shareholder meeting materials; and other securities law compliance materials.
Ms. McLellan attended the University of Maryland Carey School of Law and earned her law degree from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. She served as an editor of the Law Review at each university.
Experience
- Numerous financial institutions in connection with a variety of mergers and acquisitions, including public company mergers, asset dispositions, and branch sales.
- Financial institution in training its board of directors, management, and employees on an updated whistleblower policy, internal reporting structure, and retaliation policies to encourage and bolster internal reporting.
- Director of a bank related to a dispute over possible securities laws violations and related board obligations.
- Carestream Health, Inc., an Onex portfolio company, in the sale of its healthcare information systems (HCIS) business to Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology.
- National Securities Clearing Corporation in its inaugural issue of $1 billion of 1.200% senior notes due 2023 and $1 billion of 1.500% senior notes due 2025 pursuant to Rule 144A and Reg S.
- Xilinx, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed semiconductor company, in its acquisition of Solarflare Communications, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance, low latency networking solutions.
Perspectives
Credentials
- J.D., Corporate and Commercial Law Certificate, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 2015
- B.A., Political Science and Dance, Tulane University, 2012, cum laude
- New York
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Member, American Bar Association Section of Business Law