Jane advises fund sponsors, fund managers and investors on legal strategy that drives investor confidence. She focuses on the full fund lifecycle, from fund formation and capital raising to portfolio company acquisitions, integrations, and successful exits.

With deep experience in Delaware law, Jane partners with first- and second-time fund sponsors and managers raising between $25 million and $150 million. She helps them design and execute structures that align with their investment strategy, instill investor confidence, and position their funds for long-term growth.

Prior to joining Lathrop GPM, Jane was an associate in the Delaware office of a Silicon Valley-based law firm where she advised a variety of clients, including founders, investors and public and private companies, on matters of Delaware law relating to fiduciary duties, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, equity issuances and financings and formation, winding up and liquidation of limited liability companies and limited partnerships.

While in law school, Jane provided pro bono legal services to Philadelphia-area businesses through the University of Pennsylvania Law School Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic. Jane also served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Ann Marie Donio, a United States Magistrate Judge for the District of New Jersey.

Areas of Focus

Credentials

Education

  • University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2014)
    • Journal of Business Law, Executive Editor
  • University of Missouri - Columbia (M.B.A., 2008)
  • University of Missouri - Columbia (B.A., 2005)

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • Delaware
  • Missouri
  • Pennsylvania

Recognitions

  • Selected among The Best Lawyers in America©, "Ones to Watch," 2021-2026
  • Delaware Today, "Top Lawyer" in Banking Law, 2019 and 2022
  • Recipient of the Delaware State Bar Association Young Lawyers Distinguished Service Award, 2022
  • Recipient of the Delaware State Bar Association Christopher W. White Distinguished Access to Justice Achievement Award, 2019

Presentations

Publications

Professional Activities

  • Delaware State Bar Association, Member, Commercial Law Section