Lauren H. Williams

Associate
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Lauren Williams counsels companies on a variety of corporate law matters, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. Lauren also assists clients with corporate restructuring, debt and equity financings, and commercial contracts. She represents companies working in various sectors, including technology and professional services, and those in regulated industries such as aerospace, defense, and healthcare.

Lauren earned her J.D. at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, where she completed the Business Law Track. She earned dual B.S./B.A. degrees in Business and Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Experience

Representative Matters

  • Represented a baby food manufacturer in an equity financing round and subsequent debt investments
  • Represented a veterinary pharmaceutical products company in its acquisition of a biopharmaceutical company
  • Represented a defense contractor in connection with its sale to a public company for $310 million in cash
  • Represented the shareholders of Dominion Electric Supply Company, Inc., and Dominion Electric Supply Company of Washington, LLC, in the sale of the companies to Border States Industries, Inc.
  • Represented a strategic advisory firm specializing in international policy, defense, cyber, intelligence, and homeland security in the sale of its equity interests to a private equity firm
  • Represented a public company operating in the energy and fintech industries, in connection with its acquisition of all the outstanding stock of a holding company for approximately $45 million in cash

Insights

Credentials
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Education

  • J.D. cum laude University of Maryland School of Law 2017
    • Articles editor, Maryland Law Review
    • Business Law Track
    • Intern, the Honorable George Russell, III, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
    • CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Torts
  • B.S. General Business Robert H. Smith School of Business University of Maryland 2011
  • B.A. Government and Politics University of Maryland 2011

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Member, Greater Washington Area Chapter, Women Lawyers Division, National Bar Association (GWAC)
  • Member, Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia

Recognition
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  • Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), Pathfinder, 2022
  • National Black Lawyers (NBL), Top 40 Under 40, 2023

Community
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Pro Bono

  • Represents clients in Maryland and Washington, DC, who are seeking to expunge their criminal records
  • Represented clients in Washington, DC, who defended against eviction actions in landlord-tenant court
  • Represented a nonprofit organization in litigation regarding the public’s right to access public records