Jennifer A. Jovcevski

My focus

General Corporate

I counsel public and private companies of all sizes on a variety of corporate and business law matters, including, but not limited to, entity formation, organizational documents, preparation of vendor agreements, negotiating and preparing commercial contracts, licensing, and corporate governance. I help my clients address complex commercial issues using thoughtful legal solutions to protect their interests while maintaining and maximizing their relationships with vendors, suppliers, shareholders, and customers. My client base spans across many industries, ranging from food and beverage to lenders to cannabis to professional services, education, and health care.

Nonprofit Corporate Governance and Board Disputes

With the increased level of scrutiny and transparency requirements from the IRS, state charity regulators, and the public, it is more important than ever that nonprofit organizations ensure their governance and operations are legally compliant. I’ve helped organizations ranging from the very small to the very large update bylaws and policies to comply with legal requirements and best practices.

Reorganizations, Mergers and Acquisitions, Dissolutions and Sale of Assets

The current climate for nonprofits is unprecedented. Efficient and effective operations are more important than ever. Many nonprofits are working to leverage current assets and seek strategic alliances to ensure continued operations to assist the most vulnerable in society. I’ve worked with many nonprofits to successfully sell assets and navigate mergers and dissolutions, including working through state charity-approval processes, which have become subject to increased scrutiny. Most recently, my work in this area included assisting nonprofit housing organizations sell or refinance housing projects and advising on the merger and sale of assets by health care and nursing home nonprofit organizations.

I also counsel for profit clients in the negotiation and management of business acquisitions, mergers, and sales. I represent both targets and acquirers in these transactions and work to help my clients manage risk between parties to these agreements to maximize profit and ensure successful closings. In each transaction, my focus is on acting as a team member and resource for my clients every step of the way to accomplish their objectives in a thorough and efficient manner.

Charter/Non-Public School Representation

As a former Teach for America teacher turned lawyer, I have represented a number of charter schools and non-public schools in all areas of operation from startup to dissolution. This includes corporate governance and compliance, formation, education law matters, disciplinary matters, tax exempt status (obtaining and maintaining), real estate (leasing, purchase/development, and financing), mergers and reorganizations, education services (management) agreements, “Friends Of” organizations, application renewal, and regulatory affairs. With the assistance of the firm’s Nonprofit team, I am well equipped to help your school navigate the legal and political hurdles charter schools and non-public face on a daily basis, so you can maximize what is most important, ensuring an alternative quality education for your students.

Looking ahead

Small businesses, nonprofit organizations and middle-market companies require a fresh, inventive perspective in this “new normal.” As customer, clients, distributors, vendors, lenders, employees, and investors acclimate to recent global economic and political shifts, businesses large and small need careful legal guidance, particularly in areas surrounding corporate structure, workplace safety, governance, cybersecurity, licensing, and restructuring and reprioritizing business models with an intersectional lens.

Insights

• “Distressed M&A Toolkit for Transactional Attorneys,” MCBA CLE, April 26, 2023
• “Closing the gender gap one deal at a time: A glimpse into women in M&A,” Rochester Business Journal, June 8, 2022
• “Gender Equity and Inclusion for Lawyers in a Post Pandemic World,” Nixon Peabody CLE program, March 2022
• “Advancing gender and racial equity in the retail, CPG and grocery industries,” Nixon Peabody Blog, October 12, 2021