Jessica G. Pekins

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Associate

Atlanta
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Overview

Jess Pekins focuses her developing practice on counseling public and private companies regarding mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance issues. She has experience providing support to attorneys and clients through all phases of stock and asset acquisitions, mergers and joint ventures.

Jess’s knowledge of transactional compliance and obligations stems from her experience working within the asset management group of a Big Four accounting firm, handling public accounts and reviewing financial statements related to acquisition purchase price allocations, capital allocations and other substantive areas.

Jess also has experience advising clients on drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts.

Select Experience

  • Represents private equity funds in numerous middle-market acquisitions.
  • Assists a large public company in the industrial technology industry with proxy statements and corporate governance issues.
  • Represents a private equity-backed provider of long-term care services in several acquisitions.
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Experience

  • Represents private equity funds in numerous middle-market acquisitions.
  • Assists a large public company in the industrial technology industry with proxy statements and corporate governance issues.
  • Represents a private equity-backed provider of long-term care services in several acquisitions.
  • Assisted in the sale of the membership interests in a professional basketball team in the Women’s National Basketball Association.
  • Represented a large public company in its acquisition of the stock of a technology company.

Recognitions and Memberships

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • Atlanta Bar Association

Prior Positions

  • KPMG LLP: Senior Audit Associate, Financial Services – Asset Management

Admissions

  • Georgia

Education

  • J.D., Emory University School of Law, 2020, with honors; Emory Law Journal, Executive Managing Editor; Emory Corporate and Business Law Society
  • B.S., Accounting, Miami University, 2014, magna cum laude