Connie has a broad range of transactional experience, including:
- Representation in both business acquisition and sales transactions in US and Canada, with deal sizes ranging from less than $1,000,000 to over $125,000,000
- Representation as underwriters’ counsel or borrower's counsel in public debt transactions ranging anywhere from $50,000,000 to over $145,000,000
- Representation of both borrowers and lenders in negotiation of acquisition financing, debt refinancing and recapitalizations, both public and private – transactions averaging $1,000,000 to over $120,000,000
- Representation of borrowers in real estate loans for apartment buildings, hotels, medical facilities and other commercial properties
- Representation of developers/property owners in various commercial real estate transactions – including acquisition/sale of multi-family residential projects and commercial buildings, negotiation of leases and syndication of historic tax credits.
- Public and private securities transactions, including preparation of 1934 Act filings for public companies
- Preparation, negotiation and review of contractual agreements for businesses, including auto dealerships, technology-based companies, manufacturers and service companies
- Formation and restructuring of business entities, including preparation of operating agreements, shareholder agreements or other buy-sell arrangements
The American University, Washington College of Law, J.D., 1990
The Institute on Comparative Political and Economic
Systems, Georgetown University, 1983
Cedarville University, B.A., 1983
Lorain County Bar Association
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar Association
National Association of Bond Lawyers
Ohio Women’s Bar Association
Connie serves on the board of directors of the Lorain Port Authority, having previously been a member of the board for seven years, including five years as an officer. Her involvement has allowed her to become actively involved with community events and public-private economic development, including a multi-million dollar riverfront development project. Connie also serves on the board of trustees of Fast Track Cycling, a Cleveland-based nonprofit that owns and operates a velodrome in Slavic Village. For ten years, until April 2012, Connie also served as president of the board of directors of the Lakeshore Community Credit Union in Avon Lake, Ohio. Since 2008, she has also run the Ohio Real Estate Blog (www.ohiorelaw.com) and recently began participating as a guest blogger for the Real Estate eNewsletter published by Crain’s Cleveland Business.
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