Melissa A. Leonard is a partner in the firm's Business Group and is resident in the Cleveland office. She serves as a member of the firm's Transactions, Debt Finance and Private Capital Practice Teams.
Ms. Leonard focuses on capital formation, mergers and acquisitions and general business counseling. She represents real estate investment trusts, venture capital funds, mezzanine lenders, private equity funds and financial institutions.
Ms. Leonard represents sponsors/issuers in the acquisition and disposition of real estate interests through tenant-in-common (TIC) offerings.
Additionally, Ms. Leonard has extensive experience with commercial transactions, including the creation of joint ventures, strategic alliances, product development and licensing arrangements.
Ms. Leonard is a member of the American, Ohio and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations.
1/12/2011 - Baker Hostetler Represents Management of Matrix Financial in a $200 Million Buyout