AMANDA PARACUELLOS

Amanda is an experienced corporate and transactional lawyer who has represented start-ups to large, publicly held companies, in a wide variety of business and transactional matters including M&A, joint ventures, securities offerings, private equity financings, corporate restructurings, corporate governance, commercial contracts, PE and hedge fund formation and investments and technology licensing. Amanda's transactional experience spans a broad range of industries from life science and healthcare to cannabis to e-commerce and digital media.

Amanda began her career practicing in the area of corporate, securities and intellectual property transactions at Arnold & Porter LLP in Washington, DC and later became a partner in the Corporate & Transactional practice at Crowell & Moring, LLP in Orange County, CA. Amanda also spent one year as General Counsel for an LA-based media company. Amanda received her law degree, with highest distinction, in 1996 from the University of Iowa College of Law where she served as a member of the Iowa Law Review. Amanda received her undergraduate degree in 1993 from the University of Michigan where she studied English and Political Science.