O’Melveny Worldwide
Areas of Focus
Areas of Focus

Lauren is an associate in O’Melveny’s Los Angeles office advising clients on federal tax aspects of corporate and partnership transactions, including federal renewable energy credits and related tax equity investments. She also has significant experience analyzing executive compensation and benefit matters for the firm’s corporate clients.

Lauren also maintains an active pro bono practice, assisting clients on nonprofit entity formations, federal tax-exempt status applications, equity plan formation, employee handbook development, and more.

Prior to her law career, Lauren helped leading companies address compliance and technology risks as a Senior IT Auditor at the Walt Disney Company and KPMG.

  • Representing clients both on the buy- and sell- side of mergers and acquisitions, performing benefits diligence work by examining key executive employment agreements, incentive compensation plans, employee health and welfare plans, and more 
  • Providing a survey of peer compensation packages for use by top executive clients at publicly traded corporations
  • Preparing stock incentive plans and award agreements
  • Reviewing public filings such as 10-Ks and S-8s for compliance with Regulation S-K of the Securities Act 

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • California

Education

  • University of California, at Berkeley, J.D.: Business Law Certificate; Contributor, Berkeley Technology Law Journal; Contributor, Berkeley Journal of Entertainment and Sports Law
  • University of Arizona, B.S.B.A., Management of Information Systems: with distinction


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