How Megan Helps Clients
Megan focuses her practice on representing clients in acquiring US-based companies to expand their operations and portfolios. Megan also regularly handles corporate matters for US and Canadian businesses and individuals, including corporate reorganizations, entity formation, joint ventures, sell-side and buy-side mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and private financing.
As a former litigator and an entrepreneur herself, Megan adds value to her clients’ matters by blending her unique professional and personal experience with her legal expertise. Megan’s experience in the forming, running, and selling of companies provides a sophisticated, real-life approach to the legal counsel that she provides to her clients. And her background in litigation allows her to infuse her practice with risk avoidance strategies from the outset.
Megan also stays on the forefront of developments within the cryptocurrency and blockchain technology space and brings her knowledge to assist clients in navigating corporate matters arising within this new frontier.
What Clients Can Expect
Megan approaches her clients’ needs by focusing on practical legal advice and big-picture thinking. Megan’s background in litigation plus her practical experience owning her own businesses bring a unique and valuable perspective in advising clients. Clients can rely on Megan to prioritize risk management while advising on various aspects of their business.
Proof Points
- 10+ Middle-market, buy-side transactions in the HVAC, plumbing and electrical industries, with enterprise values ranging from $8M to $130M.
- Multiple buy-side transactions for a Canadian client acquiring US facilities services businesses, with enterprise values ranging from to $3M to $9M.
- Sell-side transaction for a Canadian client with enterprise value of $2.9M.
- Multiple sell-side transactions for clients in the Security Alarm industry, with enterprise values ranging from $3M to $47M.
- Multiple corporate reorganizations, mergers, and new entity formation matters for US-based and Canada-based companies.
- Private financing transactions with loan facilities ranging from $4M to $8M.
Outside the Office
Megan spends her time outside of the office soaking up the Florida lifestyle with her husband, Serge, and two young children, Hunter and Aurora. She often visits her family in Iowa and is an avid international traveler, passionate about experiencing new places, people, and cultures. Passionate about working with underserved youth in her community, Megan has had a long-standing role supporting the efforts of Florida’s Children First and acting as an attorney-ad-litem to foster youth in the Tampa Bay area.
When time allows, you can find Megan checking out the newest art exhibits, museums, and restaurants in St. Petersburg and Tampa. Need a recommendation? Megan is the one to ask!
University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D., 2011, cum laude
Rhodes College, B.A., 2008, cum laude, Political Science
- Florida
The Florida Bar
- Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Service Award (every year since 2011)
- Attorney Ad Litem – pro bono representation of children in delinquency proceedings (2013 – Present)
- Guardian Ad Litem (2011-2013)