Lindsay has a particular appreciation for creativity and uses her talents to design creative strategies to help achieve clients' goals.
The entrepreneurs, artists, venture capitalists, and other self-motivated groups that play a key role in advancing economic growth, both for-profit and non-profit, rely on Lindsay's counsel on corporate matters from formation and financing to mergers, acquisitions, and governance. She negotiates commercial matters, supplier, distributor, and confidentiality agreements.
playing a significant role in financing transactions
Lindsay handles secured and unsecured financing transactions for financial institutions and business borrowers, including:
- asset-based and real estate loans
- loan portfolio transactions
- loan workouts
- restructurings and reorganizations
focused on innovation
With significant experience in trademark and licensing matters, Lindsay advises on trademark registration, proper use, and policing of marks. She obtains state and federal trademark registrations, negotiates, and documents license and non-disclosure agreements.
when skill matters
- Represented national bank in commercial and real estate loan portfolio sales to private buyers aggregating hundreds of millions of dollars.
- Represented sub-servicer in $30 million mortgage loan assumption and refinance.
- Represented steel processing company in $10 million credit facility.
- Represented lender in $8 million credit facilities to healthcare entities.
- Represented bank in restructuring loans of affiliated companies aggregating in excess of $7.5 million.
- Represented multi-state paper products distributor in asset purchase of distributorships in Michigan and Wisconsin.
- Represented food packaging manufacturer in negotiating license agreement with extension food safety specialist to develop Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points food safety programs.
- Represented real estate developer in negotiating agreement for the licensing and distribution of patented energy-efficient building technology in conjunction with the redevelopment of Pontchartrain Park in New Orleans.
- Represented licensee in negotiation of agreement to license patented technology for inclusion in internationally-distributed educational materials.
- Negotiated Architectural Services Agreement on behalf of real estate developer for design of energy efficient modular homes.
- Negotiated Consulting Services Agreement on behalf of development manager in conjunction with neighborhood redevelopment project.
civic involvement
- DANCECleveland - Board of Directors
- Civic Leadership Institute - Cleveland Leadership Center (2009)
professional associations
- American Bar Association - Business Law Section
- Ohio State Bar Association - Banking, Commercial + Bankruptcy Law Committee; Intellectual Property Law Section
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts