Shara Lerman

Shara Lerman is an associate with Fenton Nelson practicing in the firm’s Transactional Group, where her practice focuses on corporate law and regulatory compliance matters.  Prior to joining Fenton Nelson, she practiced at several large firms, including Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Her experience includes a broad range of transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, securities, finance, corporate governance and general corporate law.  Ms. Lerman has represented public and private companies in a variety of industries, including healthcare, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, telecom, real estate, food and beverage distribution, media and entertainment, gaming, and financial services.

Ms. Lerman currently focuses on advising healthcare providers, provider groups, facility owners and other healthcare professionals in connection with formation, financing, acquisitions and divestitures, restructuring, licensing, operational and general corporate matters, including various employment and independent contractor arrangements, incentive agreements, and all related documentation.

Ms. Lerman graduated cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in 2002, where she was a Notes & Comments Editor for The Tax Lawyer. She also was a student attorney in the Domestic Violence Clinic. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Portland State University in 1999 where she was a member of Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society.

Ms. Lerman is admitted to practice in the States of New York, California and Oregon.

Certain representative matters include:

Healthcare

• - Represented the borrower for a $6 million loan bridge loan and related $20 million replacement financing along with the concurrent acquisition of two RCFEs

• - Formation of dental practice, including formation of dental corporation, formation of management entity, negotiation and drafting of management service contracts, registration of practice with Denti-Cal (including fictitious name permit), and all contracts and corporate documentation for each entity

• - Represented the buyer for the acquisition of two skilled nursing facilities

• - Formation of a 501(c)(3) entity focused on breast cancer research (approval received less than two months after filing)

• - Represented a physician in negotiation of settlements relating to termination from a group practice

Mergers & Acquisitions

• - Represented U.S. TelePacific Corp. in the sale of its Chicago business to McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services, Inc. and in its acquisition of Arrival Communications, Inc.

• - Represented a major international construction materials and building products company in its acquisition of an asphalt paving company

• - Represented a private equity fund in its bid for a major baby products company.

• - Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of a high end direct sale clothing company

• - Represented CCC Information Services Inc. in its acquisition of Integrated Collision Management, Inc.

• - Represented the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of NetRatings, Inc. in connection with the proposed buyout by VNU

• - Represented an affiliate of Huntsman Holdings LLC in its acquisition and subsequent restructuring of Vantico Group S.A. (responsible for the acquisition and restructuring of the Vantico Group entities in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and China)

• - Represented Russell Corporation in its acquisition of Spalding Sports Worldwide

• - Represented a major investment bank in its bid for the mortgage and credit card lending departments of a major lender

• - Represented U.S. TelePacific Holdings Corp. in its equity restructuring in connection with its acquisition of Mpower Communications, Inc.

Entertainment

• - Represented Media Rights Capital in various film financing transactions, including a restructuring of $20 million of debt

• - Represented a major film fund in the restructuring of its $415 million multi-year slate co-financing backed by a senior ranking revolver and mezzanine debt financing

• - Represented the senior lender in a variety of financing transactions involving motion pictures

Corporate Finance

• - Represented an Indian tribe in its $40 million bridge financing and later replacement of the bridge financing with permanent financing

• - Represented a natural gas exploration and development company in its CDN$120 million financial restructuring

• - Represented a major industrial products and services company in a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $300,000,000 11 7/8% Notes

Speaking Engagements

The Impact of Health Care Reform on Small Businesses, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Business Law Section, July 2011

Professional Affiliations

American Health Lawyers Association

Los Angeles County Bar Association