Regina represents both public and private companies in a broad array of complex commercial transactions, including technology, licensing, and privacy matters involving General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). As Chair of the firm's Audit Response Committee, Regina's practice includes advising investors and lenders in start-ups and venture-capital transactions, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations, corporate bonds and notes, and secondary offerings. She regularly negotiates on behalf of Fortune 500 clients in the automotive, building materials, and hydraulics industries, where she has significant experience in complex commercial transactions. Regina also assists clients in general corporate and business matters, including:
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Debt and equity offerings
- Securities, including startup financing
- Municipal and tax-exempt financing.
Regina's accomplishments are not only limited to her legal career; she is also the author of four novels, a pianist, and has an X (formerly Twitter) following of more than 25,000 people.
Education
J.D., with honors, Ohio State Law Journal, Ohio State University, 1979
B.A., cum laude, with distinction%2C Phi Beta Kappa, Ohio State University, 1976
Professional Associations
- Ohio Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Business Law, Science and Technology, Intellectual Property Member
- Resonance Science Foundation, Member
- Westmoreland Association, President
Honors
- Best Lawyers in America, 2005 – 2024
- AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Top Rated Lawyer in Intellectual Property and Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy, 2013
Representative Matters
- Represented a publicly held company in a complex corporate reorganizatio
- Represented a publicly held automotive company in numerous large-scale outsourcing agreements with annual spend of $500 million+.
- Represented publicly held companies in a large number of complex supply chain supply agreements
- Represented publicly held companies in specialized joint venture marketing and supply agreements
- Represented numerous clients in devising strategies for complying with GDPR and data management strategies
- Represented a publicly held automotive company in licensing of artificial intelligence technology
- Drafted website terms of service and privacy policies for numerous clients
- Counseled start-up companies in organizational, financing, and intellectual property matters