Kacie leads the firm’s Franchising + Distribution practice and serves as outside general counsel to franchisors in launching their concepts and ensuring ongoing franchise compliance throughout the life of the system. As a senior director in the firm's M+A team, she advises buyers and sellers on deal strategy throughout a diverse range of significant and complex transactions. Her clients range from small businesses with single-company stores or multiple franchised locations to national franchisors requiring compliance with state and federal regulations.
Kacie also advises franchisor businesses in the development of intellectual property strategies geared toward the protection of those clients and the mitigation of potential disputes with franchisees.
Franchising
Kacie works closely with businesses on all aspects of franchise preparation, launch, and compliance, including developing and tailoring of state and federal franchise disclosure documents, mediating of sensitive franchisee/franchisor relationships, and leading negotiations with current and potential franchisees looking to purchase a new franchise, expand an existing franchise portfolio, or negotiate a corporate buy-out.
Mergers + Acquisitions
Kacie provides counsel to clients regarding complex business transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, asset purchases, stock purchases, divestitures, recapitalizations, reorganizations, joint ventures, and strategic alliances, and routinely represents buyers and sellers in the purchase and sale of businesses, subsidiaries and divisions, both in the U.S. and internationally.
Business + Tax
Kacie advises businesses during all stages of the corporate life cycle, from incorporating new or expanded business entities to drafting and negotiating buy-sell agreements. She is also experienced in drafting general contracts, assignments of interest, transfers of assets, operating agreements, partnership agreements, regulations, by-laws and more.
- Capital University Law School (J.D., 2009)
- The Ohio State University (B.A., 2006)
- Ohio
- ABA Forum on Franchising
- American Bar Association, member
- Bad Girl Ventures, Inc., Columbus Chapter, Selection Committee, member
- CBA Barrister Leadership Program, Class of 2012
- Columbus Bar Association, member
- Ohio State Bar Association, member
- Recognized in Columbus CEO, Top Lawyers, 2022, 2024, 2025
- Selected to the Ohio Rising Star list by Super Lawyers, 2018
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
