Ellen Sheedy

Associate

Ellen Sheedy is an associate in the firm's Business practice group. She focuses her practice on corporate governance, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation, and nonprofit corporations. Ellen counsels clients on raising capital through public and private equity and debt offerings and on acquiring, restructuring and disposing of businesses and assets. She works with clients involved in various industries, including software, technology, energy, telecommunications and transportation. Ellen has also authored articles related to climate change law and Cleantech including, "Landmark Agreement - Publicly Traded Energy Company Agrees to Disclose Financial Risks Related to Climate Change," "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - Highlights of the 2009 Stimulus Bill," “Can Your Cleantech Business Get Stimulus Funds?” and "Climate Change Disclosure: SEC Announces Interpretive Guidance for Public Companies."

Representative Matters

Counseling entrepreneurs regarding choice of entity, founder stock issuance and angel capital-raising transactions
Representing emerging companies in venture capital financings
Advising boards of directors regarding corporate governance, corporate law compliance and exercise of fiduciary duties
Advising nonprofit corporations
Counseling public companies on disclosure practices and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulatory compliance
Reviewing reports to the SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K
Representing foreign private issuers in public offerings on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
Drafting asset purchase agreements, merger agreements and stock purchase agreements

Perkins Coie LLP, Chicago, IL, Summer Associate, 2006
Midwest Immigrants and Human Rights Center, Chicago, IL, Extern, 2006
Hon. Marvin Aspen, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Extern, 2005
Bond University Law School, Queensland, Australia, Research Assistant, 2005
Sarstoon-Temash Institute for Indigenous Management (SATIIM), Punta Gorda, Belize, Intern, 2003
First Amendment Project and Environmental Law Foundation, Oakland, CA, Legal Assistant, 2002 - 2003