Laura Bertin

Partner

Laura focuses her practice on corporate and securities law, where she helps clients navigate the legal intricacies associated with growing and reaching key milestones over the lifetimes of their businesses. Drawing on her deep experience working with clients in all stages of development, Laura serves as corporate counsel to startups, emerging growth companies, and established privately held and public corporations in a wide range of transactions, including angel and venture capital financings (convertible notes, seed and preferred stock financings, and SAFEs), mergers and acquisitions (both buy- and sell-side) and other business transactions.

Laura also advises companies with respect to corporate governance and compliance with federal and state securities laws and regulations, as well as equity compensation plans, board and fiduciary matters, and shareholder and LLC agreements.

Colleagues and clients alike appreciate Laura for her practical, conscientious and friendly approach. Consistent with her focus on long-term client relationships, her core values include responsiveness, timeliness, transparency and accountability.

Honours: 

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in Corporate Law since 2016
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in Securities/Capital Markets Law since 2016
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in Corporate Governance Law since 2024
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in Mergers and Acquisitions Law since 2024
• Named on the Washington Super Lawyers list by Super Lawyers® Magazine (2003, 2005-2006, 2018-present)
• Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent 5.0 out of 5