Julia V. Taylor

Select representations include:

• A leading cybersecurity training platform in its sale to a private equity-backed audit, cybersecurity and information technology training company. The consideration included both cash and rollover equity in the acquiring entity’s parent.
• An award-winning fabricator of staircases and ornamental railings in its sale to a private equity buyer, in a transaction that include rollover equity. 
• A cannabis company in connection with its formation into a vertically integrated company through its acquisition of several cultivation, processor, and dispensary companies, as well as negotiation of a credit agreement, and related regulatory filings in Maryland.
• A systems integrator in connection with a strategic joint venture with a large computer and technology provider. 
• A regional provider of physical therapy and chiropractic services in an enterprise reorganization that included numerous M&A (buy-side) transactions. Also advised on routine commercial matters and represented the founders and equity holders in a sale of the company to a private equity firm.
• A vertically integrated cannabis company in a three-party transaction involving its acquisition of Maryland assets and disposition of Massachusetts assets.

Select representations include:

• Five affiliated cannabis companies in a convertible note financing with a single strategic investor.
• A retail fashion company in the private placement of its preferred stock to strategic investors.
• A cannabis company in connection with its acquisition financing.
• A retail fashion company in a convertible note financing to strategic and private equity investors. 
• An underwriter in connection with an initial public offering of a biomedical company.
• A cannabis company in connection with its loan and security agreement. 
• A biotechnology company in private placements of its common stock.

Select representations include:

• A cloud-based SaaS company in connection with master services agreements, statements of work, information security agreements and business associate agreements.
• A privately held retail fashion company in the adoption of a stock option plan, design collaborations, licensing agreements, corporate governance and general corporate matters.
• Maryland-based cannabis companies in ongoing regulatory matters and general corporate matters. 
• A womenswear company in connection with its New York Fashion Week show, including negotiation of sponsorship and other contracts.
• A digital device manufacturer in corporate governance matters, as well as renegotiation of a stock repurchase, reseller and promissory notes in connection with the settlement of a lawsuit.