Ms. Pierce’s primary area of practice is corporate law, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, data privacy and compliance, and commercial real estate transactions.
Experience
- Assisting clients with business formation, governance and conversion, mergers and acquisitions, and business succession planning
- Working with clients on intellectual property related issues and compliance, including registering and maintaining trademarks and copyrights, drafting license and subscription agreements, and negotiating joint development agreements
- Advising clients on data regulations such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (“VDDPA”)
- Assisting clients as they navigate commercial real estate transactions, including purchases, sales, leases, tax-free exchanges and financings
- Steering clients through high-value litigation on both sides of the Atlantic, including international and regional mediations in the United Kingdom, breach of contract disputes in Federal Court in Washington State, and intellectual property disputes in the Southern District of New York
- Serving as a qualified solicitor with Pinsent Masons LLP, a top-10 UK law firm
Education
- Queen’s University Belfast, School of Law, LLB, 2008
- Queen’s University Belfast, Institute of Professional Legal Studies, 2010
Distinctions
- Recognized by Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch for Corporate Law, 2021-2025
- Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”, 2019—2024
Admissions
- Virginia State Bar
- New York State Bar
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Qualified Solicitor, Northern Ireland
Memberships
- Secretary, Southwest Virginia Agrarian Commons Board of Directors, 2020—present
- Rappahannock River Ecological Park Board of Directors, 2024—present
Publications & Presentations
- Co-Author, “The Bribery Act 2020 — What Does It Mean for Business in Northern Ireland?” The Write — The Journal of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, Issue 208, 2011, 4-5