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Jennifer Post

Partner

Los Angeles
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Education
- Suffolk University Law School,
  
  J.D., cum laude
- Brandeis University,
  
  B.A., cum laude with High Honors
Admissions
- California
- Massachusetts
Affiliations
- American Bar Association
  
  Member, Business Law Section
- Beverly Hills Bar Association
- Rainbow Capital Partners
  
  Advisory Board Member
- ProVisors
  
  Group Leader, West Hollywood Chapter
Recognitions
- Los Angeles Business Journal Top 100 Attorneys, 2022
- Listed, Los Angeles Business Journal Women of Influence: Attorneys, 2017-2022
- Los Angeles Business Journal 500 Most Influential People, 2018-2021
- Los Angeles Business Journal Most Influential Minority Attorneys in LA, 2018-2020
- Nominee, Los Angeles Business Journal Leaders in Law Awards, 2016, 2018-2019
Employment
- Thompson Coburn LLP
  
  Partner, 2016-Present
  
  Managing Partner, Los Angeles Office, 2019-Present
- Raines Feldman LLP
  
  Partner
- Post Law Group PC
  
  Partner
- Edwards & Angell
  
  Partner
- Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault LLP

Jennifer serves as primary outside counsel to entrepreneurs, venture capital funds and operating companies with an emphasis on transactional and finance matters.

Jennifer is the Managing Partner of the Firm's LA office and is a member of the Corporate and Securities group. Her practice encompasses general corporate and securities law and commercial finance transactions. Jennifer represents investors, lenders and emerging companies in venture capital, private equity, lending, M&A and fund formation work.

She has a unique niche representing venture debt funds and other direct lenders in secured transactions involving technology, fintech, life sciences, SaaS and consumer brands in the private credit markets.

Continuous representation of numerous venture debt lenders in multiple transactions ranging from $5M to $50M in technology, life sciences and fintech companies

Representation of emerging fintech lender in consumer payment stream financing of $75M

Representation of venture debt fund in multi-national cryptocurrency platform financing

Representation of management shareholders in a $380 million international acquisition transaction with a publicly traded U.S. company

Representation of technology-based recruiting firm in its sale to major private equity platform

Representation of emerging agritech startup in multiple note and equity financings

Representation of celebrity pet food brand in financing and restructuring transactions

Representation of international entertainment company in complex corporate restructuring, securities compliance and finance matters

Thompson Coburn Publications

Are smart contracts smart enough? COVID-19, force majeure, blockchain and oracles July 28, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic: What lenders should know about invoking MAC clauses March 25, 2020

SEC denies applications for ETFs: Will traditional Wall Street banks step in? September 24, 2018

The 'ABCs' of 'ICOs' April 30, 2018

Wyoming signs cryptocurrency bills into law April 11, 2018

California takes another run at regulating virtual currencies January 31, 2018

Top three trends in venture debt for 2017 January 25, 2017

Is venture debt right for your start-up or growth-stage company? January 19, 2017

Blogs

CCPA: The next horizon for M&A deals in California and beyond December 10, 2019

SEC announces new interpretive guidance in cybersecurity March 8, 2018

4 ways to manage cybersecurity risks in business and transactions November 14, 2017

Publications

Quoted, “Proposed Rule Could Push More Family Offices to Lawyer UP”
CFO Dive, May 24, 2022

Featured, “Out and Outspoken: and Rigorous Role Model Uplifts the LGBTQ+ Community”
Brandeis University Alumnae Magazine, June 7, 2022

Contributor, “Los Angeles times Private Equity and M&A Strategies Roundtable”
October 22, 2021

Featured, “Creating a Mirror of the LA Community: Thompson Coburn’s First LGBTQ MP on Architecting the Future”
Law.com, August 18, 2021

Quoted, “Here Are the Pitfalls When Allocators Make Direct Deals”
Institutional Investor, August 10, 2021

Quoted, "Startups are ditching the 'stay private longer' mantra. A corporate lawyer tells us the 4 things they need to consider before going public"
Business Insider, May 17, 2021

Quoted, "SPACs are racing against the clock to strike a deal, and some will likely have to settle for a less-than-ideal business to buy"
Business Insider, May 15, 2021

Quoted, "Law Firms Embrace Remote Work,"
Los Angeles Business Journal, June 29, 2020

Presentations

Featured, “Invest In Her” Entrepreneurship Podcast,
June 2022

Panelist, “Helping Clients Create, Build or Revise Their Board of Directors”
California CPA Society, May 2022

Panelist, “Addressing Bias Driven Incivility”
Los Angeles County Bar Association, December 7, 2021

Contributor, “Los Angeles Times Private Equity and M&A Strategies Roundtable”
October 18, 2021

Panelist, “Effective Strategies Used to Transfer the Ownership of a Business,”
Exit Planning Institute Los Angeles Chapter, June 11, 2020

Moderator, “Roundtable on Cryptocurrency & Cybersecurity”
Thompson Coburn hosted business event, October 29, 2019

Panelist, “Technology and Business in Southern California,”
Los Angeles Business Journal Chief Technology and Information Officer Awards Dinner, April, 2019

Panelist, "Women in Tech & Entrepreneurship,"
General Assembly, February 19, 2019

Moderator, "Economic Markets & Access to Capital,"
Los Angeles Business Journal Economic Forecast & Trends Breakfast, January 22, 2019