Sassoon & Cymrot, LLP | Attorneys At Law | Profile: Lauren A. Puglia

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	Lauren A. Puglia Admitted to Bar, 1986 (NY), 1996 (MA) Corporate, Business and Securities Law; Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial and other Business Transactions email

Ms. Puglia has been practicing business law for over 20 years. Her areas of expertise include: representation of venture capital funds and portfolio companies in which they invest in financial transactions including the issuance of preferred stock, options, warrants, and secured debt; asset sales, stock sales and mergers, often involving non-cash consideration, including securities of the acquirer; advising emerging companies regarding entity formation, prevention and resolution of shareholder disputes, and stock option and other incentive compensation plans; representing issuers, underwriters and placement agents in connection with publicly offered and privately placed mortgage and asset-backed securities; representation of franchisors and franchisees, including drafting and negotiation franchise agreements and assisting with the preparation of disclosure documentation; and representation of underwriters and issuers in connection with municipal bond financings. Ms. Puglia began her career with Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom in New York, in its structured finance department, where she represented issuers and underwriters in publicly offered and privately placed mortgage and asset-backed securities. Prior to joining Sassoon & Cymrot, Ms. Puglia was a partner in the Boston office of Adler Pollock & Sheehan where she acted as "outside" general counsel for corporations, advising them on myriad business issues. Prior to joining Adler Pollock, Ms. Puglia was a partner with Schnader Harrison Goldstein & Manello in Boston, where she maintained a general corporate practice with an emphasis on financial transactions and securities law.
Education:
Ms. Puglia received her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 1985 and was awarded her B.A., cum laude, in 1982 from New York University.
Admissions:
Ms. Puglia is admitted to practice in both Massachusetts and New York. She is a member of the Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations. A supporter of the arts, Ms. Puglia is a member of the Board of Directors for The Revels, a non-profit performing arts company producing music theater, recordings and educational materials based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.