Courtney Bracken focuses her practice on corporate law and provides counsel to her clients on a variety of corporate matters including business formation, reorganizations, and corporate governance, and focuses the majority of her practice on mergers and acquisitions. In the M&A space, Courtney has experience drafting purchase agreements, drafting and negotiating ancillary documentation, and conducting due diligence review. Courtney works closely with colleagues across other practice areas at DW to provide effective service to clients in a wide range of industries, and has experience handing both general corporate and M&A matters for private equity funds and their portfolio companies.
Education & Credentials
Education
The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law
J.D., 2021- Ohio State Technology Law Journal
- Editor-in-Chief
- Editor-in-Chief
- cum laude
West Virginia University
B.A., Economics and Political Science, 2018- Phi Beta Kappa
- summa cum laude
Bar Admission
Acknowledgements
- Ohio Super Lawyers®
- "Rising Stars," Business & Corporate, 2023-2024
Prominent Assignments
- Provided legal support to an employee virtual mentoring company in closing a recapitalization exceeding $93,000,000 after extensive negotiations.
- Successfully represented a vertically integrated, state-licensed cannabis company in finalizing a senior secured debt refinancing transaction.
- Assisted a machine manufacturer in acquiring the assets of another manufacturing company.
- Counseled a private equity firm through the sale of its portfolio company, involving intricate transaction negotiations and management of the sale process.
- Represented an independent commercial and residential title agency in acquiring equity from several other title agencies.
- Supported a software company in its acquisition through recapitalization and merger by an equities firm, positioning the client for future growth through acquisitions.
- Retained by a leading provider of advanced Computerized Maintenance Management Systems for its acquisition of assets from a global Calibration Management Software leader.
- Assisted a dental healthcare company in a significant acquisition, acquiring approximately 35 dental practices in a single day.
- Provided legal support to a publishing company in acquiring assets from an analytics company.
- Represented an aviation company in its acquisition of a business intelligence provider serving the global business aviation industry.
Publications/Presentations
- Author, "The Oxymoron of Ethical Cannabis Lawyering: Advising Clients on Breaking the Law Without Violating Ethical Rules," Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 679, Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, No. 40, January 2022