Asociado
Laura Kent-Jensen
Capital Markets, CORPORATIVO Y VALORES, FUSIONES Y ADQUISICIONES
Visión general
Laura Kent-Jensen helps a range of clients, including entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and fund sponsors, with their formations, structuring, financings and other strategic transactions. She advises clients in industries including software, tech, manufacturing, medical device, health care, and food and beverage.
Emerging company clients rely on Laura to serve as their outside general counsel, drawing on her experience as an entrepreneur and startup CEO. Clients leverage her background as an engineer to help them solve complex contractual and tech licensing issues.
Investment management clients look to her strategic thinking and international experience to help in the development of fund structures and associated formations. Laura assists on numerous projects requiring bespoke solutions to unusual legal challenges.
Emerging company clients rely on Laura to serve as their outside general counsel, drawing on her experience as an entrepreneur and startup CEO. Clients leverage her background as an engineer to help them solve complex contractual and tech licensing issues.
Investment management clients look to her strategic thinking and international experience to help in the development of fund structures and associated formations. Laura assists on numerous projects requiring bespoke solutions to unusual legal challenges.
Experiencia
- Formed and helped advise dozens of new companies, including corporations, limited partnerships and limited liability companies.
- Advised emerging companies in connection with employment contracts, employee incentive plans, restricted stock sales, stock options, early stage financings, and tech transactions.
- Supported the formation of venture capital, real estate, and hedge funds, including domestic and offshore structures.
- Assisted in fund-related projects, including the restructuring of funds and development of co-investments and SPVs.
- Represented clients in Seed and Series A financings, including deals involving SAFE conversions and requiring cap table development.
- Assisted with commercial contracting issues, including software and technology licensing, product distribution, and purchase and supply agreements.
- Conducted due diligence related to asset sales and other equity deals, as well as debt issuances of public companies.
Educación
- Stanford University, BS
- University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, JD, with highest honors
Admisiones
- Utah