Biography

Arina’s practice focuses on advising VC funds on their day-to-day operations, including their minority startup investments, and private equity funds on their operations and buy-side M&A transactions.

Arina advises fund managers on investment fund formation as well as the structuring of their general partner and management company entities. Arina is also well-versed in the setup of special-purpose investment vehicles (SPVs) and Delaware series LLCs. After the investment vehicles have been formed, Arina continues advising the fund managers and sponsors with respect to regulatory compliance, internal operations and investment activities of the funds.

On the M&A front, Arina’s practice primarily focuses on representing private equity funds and independent sponsors in roll-up transactions throughout the United States. Arina also represents mature startups ready for an exit.

As an experienced corporate attorney, Arina also acts as outside general counsel to her corporate clients, focusing on corporate governance, joint ventures and technology transactions.

Arina’s practice focuses on advising VC funds on their day-to-day operations, including their minority startup investments, and private equity funds on their operations and buy-side M&A transactions.

Arina advises fund managers on investment fund formation as well as the structuring of their general partner and management company entities. Arina is also well-versed in the setup of special-purpose investment vehicles (SPVs) and Delaware series LLCs. After the investment vehicles have been formed, Arina continues advising the fund managers and sponsors with respect to regulatory compliance, internal operations and investment activities of the funds.

On the M&A front, Arina’s practice primarily focuses on representing private equity funds and independent sponsors in roll-up transactions throughout the United States. Arina also represents mature startups ready for an exit.

As an experienced corporate attorney, Arina also acts as outside general counsel to her corporate clients, focusing on corporate governance, joint ventures and technology transactions.

Before Fox Rothschild

Arina joined us from a national law firm. She previously practiced at global, national and boutique law firms.

While earning her law degree, Arina externed for the Honorable Leonard I. Garth of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit and clerked for a global firm. Arina edited the University of Pennsylvania's Journal of International Economic Law and participated in the Small Business Clinic.

Beyond Fox Rothschild

Arina is an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurial Law at Fordham Law School where she also advises Fordham startups. She also has been a Legal Visiting Expert at the Penn Entrepreneurship Center and a legal mentor at Techstars Crypto Boston (2023) and Techstars Founder Catalyst Pre-Accelerator Program (2024).

Arina is also an officer and North America Liaison with the Closely Held Companies Committee at the International Bar Association.

Bar Admissions

  • New York

Education

  • University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2002)
  • University of Pennsylvania Wharton School (Certificate in Business Policy and Management, 2002)
  • Mount Holyoke College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997)

Memberships

  • Wall Street Blockchain Alliance
  • International Bar Association
    • Closely Held Companies Committee
      • Officer, North America Liaison

Board of Directors

  •  Founding Member and Director of JURUSS

Languages

  • Russian
  • Spanish - Elementary/Beginner
  • Conversational French