Lindsay is a partner in the New Ventures practice at Thompson Hine and chairs the Private Fund Formation group. She advises entrepreneurs, investors, and fund managers on a wide range of venture capital and startup matters, including fund formation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities compliance, and governance. Before joining Thompson Hine, she was a partner and chief legal counsel at a Midwest-focused venture capital firm, concentrating on deal structuring, portfolio management, fundraising, and exit transactions. Lindsay also managed her own private practice, representing emerging and diverse fund managers, startups, and investors nationwide. Her leadership roles at a venture development organization in upstate New York included serving as COO, CIO, CLO, and Managing Partner, where she helped establish and run one of the most active and largest seed funds in the region. Lindsay’s extensive legal, operational, and investment experience enables her to effectively address client needs. She also teaches at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and is a national speaker on topics of socioeconomic impacts on venture capital.
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