Biography
Co-Chair of the firm's Corporate Department, Nevena is a skilled transactional lawyer who focuses her practice on various types of merger and acquisition transactions, with a particular emphasis on private equity and cross-border deals. She represents financial and strategic buyers and sellers across a variety of industries, including technology, software and consumer products. She also often serves as general corporate counsel to public and private companies through all stages of growth, including financing, commercial transactions and exit strategies.
Chair of the firm’s CFIUS & National Security Group and Co-Chair of its International Trade Group, Nevena also advises public and private companies through the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review process in connection with foreign investment and acquisitions, export and sanctions compliance, and related controls, including compliance under the EAR, ITAR and OFAC. With in-depth experience in M&A and CFIUS, she provides effective and practical guidance on all phases of transactions with foreign investors.
Also Co-Chair of the Public Finance Group, Nevena has served as bond, borrower's and underwriter's counsel in municipal and tax-exempt financing transactions. Her emphasis is on health care and higher education revenue bond financings.
Leadership
Nevena’s leadership roles at the firm include:
- Member of the firm's Executive Committee
- Co-Chair of the Corporate Department
- Chair of the CFIUS & National Security Group
- Co-Chair of the International Trade Group
- Co-Chair of the Public Finance Group
- Co-Chair of the firm's Women's Initiative Network
Before Fox Rothschild
Prior to joining the firm, Nevena worked at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia in Beirut, Lebanon, as well as the United Nations Children's Fund in New York.
Beyond Fox Rothschild
Nevena is a member of the Steering Committee of the American Bar Association's Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Committee, as well as its International Trade Committee.
Nevena is also a member of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Corporate Council, where she serves as an ambassador for CHOP’s innovation and philanthropic goals.
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
Education
- Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law (J.D., 2007)
- Princeton University (A.B., 2004)
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyers
- Women in Public Finance
- American Bar Association, International Law Section
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
- Steering Committee, American Bar Association's Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Committee
- Steering Committee, American Bar Association's International Trade Committee
Languages
- Bulgarian
Honors & Awards
- Selected to the "Emerging Leaders" list by M&A Advisor (2016)
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- Selected to the "Lawyers on the Fast Track" list by The Legal Intelligencer (2013)
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- Selected to the "Pennsylvania Rising Stars" list for Business/Corporate Law by Super Lawyers (2011-2021)
This award is conferred by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
