McKenzie’s practice focuses on advising public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, securities offerings and corporate governance matters.
She has extensive experience representing clients across a broad range of industries including consumer packaged goods, retail, finance, insurance and manufacturing.
Experience
- Representation of 3D Systems Corp. (NYSE: DDD), a leader in additive manufacturing solutions, in its acquisition of Allevi, Inc., a developer of bioprinting solutions, comprising 3D bioprinters, biomaterials and specialized laboratory software.
- Represented corporate venture capital investors in investments ranging from start-up financing to late-stage senior preferred rounds.
- Represented a private equity fund in multiple acquisitions of organic and natural food companies.
- Represented a private equity fund in multiple acquisition and disposition transactions involving several industries, including, manufacturing, steel processing and consumer products.
- Represented a publicly traded bank holding company in multiple acquisitions.
- Represented a REIT in private placement of preferred equity.
- Represented a Fortune 200 company in multiple public debt issuances, including US dollar and Euro denominated bonds, totaling over $13.5 billion.
- Represented a Fortune 200 company in its tender offer to acquire public debt and in its public debt issuance totaling over $3.2 billion.
- Represented a wholly owned subsidiary of a publicly traded company in multiple lease portfolio transactions involving assets such as aircrafts and railroads.
- Represented developers, sponsors and investors in connection with a variety of transactions involving renewable energy projects, including solar and refined coal facilities qualifying for Section 45 tax credits for the production of electricity from renewable resources.
- Represents, on a pro bono basis, 501(c)(3) entities regarding corporate governance and other transactional matters.
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University of Richmond School of LawJD
magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Articles Editor, University of Richmond Law Review
2013 -
Wofford CollegeBABusiness Economics and Spanish
magna cum laude
2010
Member, Virginia Bar Association
- Spanish
- Virginia
Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Woodward/White, Inc., 2024
Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, 2022, 2023
- Speaker, "Best Practices in Board Governance, Fiduciary Duties of Directors & Trends in Public Company Board Make-Up," Deloitte Board Ready Program, September 14, 2022