Duane Morris LLP

Partner

Jacqueline A. Brooks concentrates her practice in business and commercial law. Ms. Brooks counsels clients in mergers and acquisitions, commercial finance, private offerings of debt and equity securities, and corporate and REIT governance (including special committee issues and shareholder derivative and dispute matters). She has experience representing public companies, privately owned and managed companies, nonprofit organizations and start-up companies and provides counsel to these organizations regarding governance and corporate matters. Ms. Brooks’ transactional experience includes:

REITs. Ms. Brooks represents a number of publicly traded New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq listed Real Estate Investment Trusts and advises them on offering transactions, mergers and acquisitions, finance transactions and corporate and REIT governance matters. She has advised REITs in connection with initial public offerings. She often acts as Maryland REIT counsel in these transactions. M&A. Ms. Brooks has advised buyers and sellers in mergers and asset and stock purchase and sale transactions. She has worked on international and cross-border transactions representing clients in a variety of sectors, including manufacturing, construction, technology, REITs, retail, healthcare and life sciences. Commercial Finance. Ms. Brooks has handled secured and asset-based lending transactions and unsecured lending transactions by assisting with the drafting, negotiation and structuring of commercial and mezzanine loans. Venture Capital and Private Equity. Ms. Brooks has represented companies raising private equity and venture capital funding, whether through debt or equity transactions. She assists clients with drafting and negotiating stock purchase agreements, voting agreements, warrants, subscription documents, private placement documents and other investment documents.

In addition to her transactional work, Ms. Brooks advises private companies providing day-to-day counseling, corporate governance and contracts advice. In this capacity, she often provides advice on formation, operation and governance of corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships.

Ms. Brooks is a 2006 graduate of Washington University School of Law and a magna cum laude graduate of Georgia Southern University.