Biography

Jessica assists clients on transactional matters, focusing on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. She represents both sellers and buyers (strategic and financial) across a broad range of industries. Her clients include companies, private equity funds and family-backed offices. 

She counsels her clients on:

  • Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.
  • Portfolio company management.
  • Strategic alliances.
  • Joint ventures.
  • Going-private transactions.
  • Distressed businesses.

Jessica leads deals ranging from $20 million to $1 billion. She enjoys partnering with executive teams to gain an in-depth understanding of her clients' business activities and objectives to provide efficient, client-centered counsel.

Jessica assists clients on transactional matters, focusing on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. She represents both sellers and buyers (strategic and financial) across a broad range of industries. Her clients include companies, private equity funds and family-backed offices. 

She counsels her clients on:

  • Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.
  • Portfolio company management.
  • Strategic alliances.
  • Joint ventures.
  • Going-private transactions.
  • Distressed businesses.

Jessica leads deals ranging from $20 million to $1 billion. She enjoys partnering with executive teams to gain an in-depth understanding of her clients' business activities and objectives to provide efficient, client-centered counsel.

Before Fox Rothschild

Jessica joined us from a national law firm. She previously practiced at global and national law firms.

While earning her law degree, Jessica was Note and Comment Editor of the Journal of Dispute Resolution. She also served as treasurer of the Women's Law Association and the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity.

Representative Matters

  • Represented a leading designer and manufacturer of factory-built structures in a $153 million acquisition and a $93 million acquisition.
  • Represented a nationwide telecom and renewable energy infrastructure maintenance, repair and engineering company.
  • Advised a family office on its data management software solutions platform investment strategy.
  • Counseled a family office on its semiconductor technology platform investment strategy.
  • Represented a New York-based private equity fund on renewable energy platform investment strategy.
  • Provided advice to a New York-based private equity fund on its telecommunications infrastructure platform investment strategy.
  • Represented a Los Angeles-based private equity fund on its online retail platform investment strategy and global project management platform investment strategy.
  • Counseled a Los Angeles-based private equity fund on its professional services platform investment strategy.
  • Represented a leading designer and manufacturer of factory-built structures in a $153 million acquisition and a $93 million acquisition.
  • Represented a nationwide telecom and renewable energy infrastructure maintenance, repair and engineering company.
  • Advised a family office on its data management software solutions platform investment strategy.
  • Counseled a family office on its semiconductor technology platform investment strategy.
  • Represented a New York-based private equity fund on renewable energy platform investment strategy.
  • Provided advice to a New York-based private equity fund on its telecommunications infrastructure platform investment strategy.
  • Represented a Los Angeles-based private equity fund on its online retail platform investment strategy and global project management platform investment strategy.
  • Counseled a Los Angeles-based private equity fund on its professional services platform investment strategy.

Bar Admissions

  • Missouri
  • Kansas

Education

  • University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law (J.D., 2002)
  • University of Missouri (B.A., 1999)

Memberships

  • Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  • Association of Corporate Growth
  • Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts