Marissa Millman
I am a highly accomplished and motivated attorney with strong and diversified law firm and in-house experience in corporate and commercial law and general corporate counseling. I have been founding counsel at two different operating companies, in each case building out their legal and governance structures from scratch and scaling the companies' legal framework appropriately as the businesses grew in size and complexity. I am also an experienced manager of multi-person legal teams. I am a trusted leader to management, overseeing and advising with respect to all aspects of a company’s legal strategy and managing all of its legal issues. I have a long proven ability to negotiate complex transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial lending transactions, capital raises and strategic ventures. I represented Lukka in multiple cross border and domestic acquisitions and I single handedly managed each of Lukka's equity raises. I am also highly skilled at advising operating companies with respect to their myriad of day-to-day legal issues and requirements. I have expertise in creating and maintaining commercial templates, corporate governance practices, stock option and employment documents and IP licensing agreements. I regularly work alongside sales teams to close revenue generating contacts with "big logo" institutional clients. I have a general working knowledge of GDPR and data processing requirements. I always take a practical, commercial approach to my legal guidance, seeking to deliver strategic solutions that promote growth and mitigate risk.
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Experience
• Lead internal counsel and trusted advisor to Lukka's management team, owning all aspects of the company's day - to - day legal obligations as a fintech company, as well as providing sound advice on those extraordinary legal matters affecting Lukka, such as with respect to its global expansion, product offerings, IP portfolio, privacy issues and employment matters. • Founding counsel responsible for the creation and maintenance of all legal documents and policies across the company's diverse business platforms, including the establishment and management of Lukka's core business contracts for its data and SaaS businesses, strategic partnership agreements, employment documents and all terms of use for its products. • Represented Lukka on each of its preferred equity financings, including its $1.3 billion Series E. • Point person on Lukka's many business acquisitions, including its acquisition of Coinfirm. • Manager of and mentor to Lukka's four person legal team.
• Offered regular guidance and owned all negotiations with respect to the acquisition, disposition and general protection of the fund's many early stage investments in emerging companies. • Provided general legal guidance to Fund principals. • Acted as founding counsel and played a critical role in the principals' launch of Paxos, a well regarded financial technology company.
• Engaged in broad - based corporate practice encompassing mergers and acquisitions, commercial lending transactions, venture capital financings and general corporate matters. • Managed all legal aspects of complex transactions for private equity firms and operating companies, including drafting and negotiating operative documents and counseling clients on the various legal issues that arise over the course of a transaction. • Represented emerging growth and established businesses with respect to their corporate governance issues, commercial contracts and SEC reporting obligations.
• Participated in various capital markets transactions. • Prepared periodic SEC filings for public companies.