Clarissa is a managing associate in the Corporate Law practice group. She assists corporate clients in structuring, negotiating and documenting complex business transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations, and capital and finance transactions. She also regularly assists clients with forming new businesses, restructuring existing partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, nonprofit corporations and professional corporations, and executing fundraising transactions. Additionally, Clarissa provides guidance to corporate clients in general business operational matters, including corporate governance, general contracts, business succession planning and business strategy.
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2019, cum laude
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Corporate and Commercial Law Certificate, 2019
Liberty University, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Marketing, 2016, magna cum laude
Northern District of Indiana, 2019
Southern District of Indiana, 2019
The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2025
Indianapolis Bar Association, Business Law Section and Tax Law Section
Business Law Section, Executive Committee 2023
Indiana State Bar Association, Business Law Section and Tax Law Section
Co-Author: “Term Sheets and Equity Compensation for Early-Stage Companies,” The Indiana Lawyer, July 2024
Author: “Corporate Transparency Act: Understanding the New Reporting Requirements,” The Indiana Lawyer, April 2024
Contributing Author to Chapter 12: “The Attorney’s Guide to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals,” 2021-2022 Annual Supplement (Dec. 2021); Assisted with the 2021-2022 updates to Chapter 12.
July 21, 2023 | Blogs
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