Attorney
Jacqueline Parks is a member of the CH& Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions and Business Transactions group. She partners with clients to provide thoughtful advising and integrate legal strategy into business objectives throughout the corporate lifecycle. She has advised private high-growth corporations, emerging companies and investors in various business transactions, including entity formation and strategic planning, venture capital financings, acquisitions, divestitures, corporate governance and strategic commercial agreements. She regularly serves as counsel to U.S. and international companies and investors seeking to enter the U.S. market in diverse industries, including clean technology, financial technology, health technology and cyber security.
Introduction
Jacqueline Parks is a member of the CH& Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions and Business Transactions group. She partners with clients to provide thoughtful advising and integrate legal strategy into business objectives throughout the corporate lifecycle. She has advised private high-growth corporations, emerging companies and investors in various business transactions, including entity formation and strategic planning, venture capital financings, acquisitions, divestitures, corporate governance and strategic commercial agreements. She regularly serves as counsel to U.S. and international companies and investors seeking to enter the U.S. market in diverse industries, including clean technology, financial technology, health technology and cyber security.
Education
- University of Michigan (B.A., Political Science, Anthropology, 2008)
- Boston University School of Law (J.D., 2012)
- Contributor, Federal Banks and Federal Jurisdiction in the Progressive Era: A Case Study of Smith v. K.C. Title & Trust Co. (now published in the Kansas Law Review)
Admissions
- Washington
- Illinois
Honors & Recognition
- Recognized by PitchBook as a corporate legal advisor on investment transactions
Professional & Community Involvement
- Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law
Publications/Speaking Engagements
- Google For Startups (April 2020)
- Speaker, Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship, Investor and Company Guide to Seed Capital (July 2019)
Personal
- Jacqueline is a first generation American who co-founded her undergraduate’s first pre-law sorority.