Erin focuses her practice in the areas of Business, Tax, & Securities; Mergers & Acquisitions; and Estate Planning. She joined Kegler Brown in 2009.
Business, Tax & Securities
Erin advises new businesses with issues such as entity selection, formation, structuring, and private offerings of equity. For established organizations, she practices in the areas of contract drafting and negotiation, franchising, reorganization, and tax planning and compliance. Erin counsels both international and domestic clients regarding the legal and tax implications of cross-border business arrangements such as distribution, outsourcing, and foreign direct investment. For businesses facing transitions, she assists in areas of succession strategy, charitable giving, and estate planning.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Erin assists clients, both domestic and international, public and private, in a variety of transactions, including mergers, asset purchases, stock purchases, and transactions involving employee stock ownership plans. In connection with these transactions, she has handled premerger notification filings, tax structuring, diligence, and contract drafting and negotiation.
Estate Planning
Erin helps individual clients to assess their estate planning goals, in light of the ever-changing estate tax laws. Erin drafts wills, powers of attorney, and various trusts designed to optimize wealth planning, asset control, and business succession.
Erin focuses her practice in the areas of Business, Tax, & Securities; Mergers & Acquisitions; and Estate Planning. She joined Kegler Brown in 2009.
Business, Tax & Securities
Erin advises new businesses with issues such as entity selection, formation, structuring, and private offerings of equity. For established organizations, she practices in the areas of contract drafting and negotiation, franchising, reorganization, and tax planning and compliance. Erin counsels both international and domestic clients regarding the legal and tax implications of cross-border business arrangements such as distribution, outsourcing, and foreign direct investment. For businesses facing transitions, she assists in areas of succession strategy, charitable giving, and estate planning.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Erin assists clients, both domestic and international, public and private, in a variety of transactions, including mergers, asset purchases, stock purchases, and transactions involving employee stock ownership plans. In connection with these transactions, she has handled premerger notification filings, tax structuring, diligence, and contract drafting and negotiation.
Estate Planning
Erin helps individual clients to assess their estate planning goals, in light of the ever-changing estate tax laws. Erin drafts wills, powers of attorney, and various trusts designed to optimize wealth planning, asset control, and business successio
Career Highlights
- Before law school, worked as a financial analyst for Citigroup Corporate and Investment Bank in New York, specializing in international tax and transfer pricing, 2004-2006
- National Champion, Manne Moot Court Competition for Law and Economics at George Mason University, 2009
- Acknowledged as a Public Service Fellow with Recognition, for time spent with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, 2009
- Judicial extern at the Ohio Supreme Court for Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer, 2008
Professional Memberships - Low Income Taxpayer Clinic, Pro Bono Attorney
- American Bar Association, member
- CBA Barrister Leadership Program, Class of 2012
- Columbus Bar Association, member
- Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Franklin County, member, board of trustees
- Ohio State Bar Association, member
- Women for Economic Leadership Development (WELD), United Way Women’s Leadership Council, member
Bar Admissions Education
- Juris Doctorate (2009)
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Cum laude; The Ohio State Law Journal, Managing Editor - Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance and International Business; Minor in Government (2004)
Georgetown University
Cum laude - General Course, Operational Research Department (2002-2003)
The London School of Economics and Political Science