Email: kfoley@drm.com
Phone: 802-863-2375
Direct: 802-846-8392
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Experienced transactional attorney offering strategic legal solutions for your business.
As a member of Downs Rachlin Martin’s Business and Intellectual Property Law Groups, Kate has over a decade of experience representing companies both inside and outside of Vermont in corporate and intellectual property matters. From representing buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions, to negotiating complex collaboration, license and supply agreements, Kate works closely with clients to develop effective legal strategies. Kate also regularly assists clients with technology transactions, guides institutional clients through key commercial arrangements, and serves as a trusted corporate advisor.
Education
University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., Highest Honors; Symposium Editor, Connecticut Law Review
University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, Doctor of Pharmacy, cum laude
University of Connecticut, B.S., Pharmacy Studies, summa cum laude
Experience
- Represented FoodScience, a supplier of branded and private label human and pet supplements to customers around the world, in its acquisition by Wind Point Partners.
- Represented the seller in the acquisition of GS Precision, Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of critical components for the aerospace and defense industries with operations in New Hampshire, Vermont, California, and Mexico, by a private equity buyer.
- Represented a national grocery wholesaler in a number of strategic acquisitions, including acquisitions of regional grocery wholesalers with operations in the Midwest, the Northeast and the Pacific, and in a number of technology initiatives.
- Represented Vermont Creamery, a specialty cheese company, in its sale to Land O’Lakes.
- Represented Mass Bay Brewing Company in its acquisitions of the Clown Shoes beer brand and Long Trail Brewing Company.
- Represented an Arizona-based solar generation rooftop mounting systems company in its sale to a Dutch strategic buyer.
- Advised a financial services technology company in connection with the integration of several new products into the company’s technology portfolio.
- Represented Country Home Products, a direct marketer of outdoor power equipment under the DR brand, in its sale to Generac.
- Represented a leading maritime solutions company in the negotiation of complex customer agreements in both the United States and abroad.
- Advised a rapidly growing education technology company in a series of inter-related legal initiatives, including content licensing, the restructuring of reseller arrangements and the development of software-as-a-service models.
- Represented an innovative data science company in the negotiation of mission-critical data licenses and over 100 customer agreements.
- Represented several institutional clients in connection with the development of data privacy and security policies and practices, including in connection with artificial intelligence tools.
- Represented a navigational software company in connection with numerous transactional matters.
Admissions
Massachusetts, 2010
New York, 2010
Vermont, 2014
Clerkships
Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Patricia C. Fawsett – United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 2009-2011
Memberships & Activities
- Member of the Board of Directors for an ESOP
Accolades & Awards
Listed in New England Super Lawyers as a Rising Star, 2014-2020
Community Involvement
Instructor at the Center for Women & Enterprise