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Alisa F. Hoover

Senior Counsel, Attorney at Gesmer Updegrove LLP

Medium firm (21 to 100 attorneys)Boston, MA Website 617.531.8306 LinkedIn

About

Alisa F. Hoover, Senior Counsel, advises on mergers and acquisitions along with investment and financing transactions. For more than two decades she has worked with operating companies, financial institutions, and investors in venture capital and private equity. Her clients range from early-stage and emerging companies to middle market companies and multinational Fortune 500 companies. She also handles debt and equity securities offerings. Hoover holds a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and a B.S. from Cornell University. Before joining Gesmer Updegrove LLP, she served as general counsel to a life sciences division. She sat on that division's executive management team. Her background includes early years at New York City law firms and a practice she ran herself. That mix of in-house and private work informs the business-minded advice she gives on acquisitions and financings.

Who is a good fit for Alisa F. Hoover

  • Leaders of early-stage and emerging companies planning a merger or a financing.
  • Private equity investors arranging an acquisition or an investment.
  • Leaders of middle market companies weighing a merger or an acquisition.
  • Financial institutions working through a merger or an investment transaction.

Education and admissions

Education
  • University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, J.D.
  • Cornell University, B.S.
Bar admissions
New York, Connecticut

Specialties

Buy-side M&A representationSell-side M&A representation

Deal profile

Typical deal size
Any deal size
Remote work
In-person / regional

Frequently Asked Questions

Alisa F. Hoover advises business leaders on the health care laws a transaction can raise. She also handles the compliance duties that sit beside those health care laws. She negotiates the contracts a merger or a financing needs.

Alisa F. Hoover advises business leaders and stakeholders on corporate governance for their companies. She also advises those leaders on day-to-day matters for the business. Both parts of her practice sit with her merger, financing, and securities offering work.

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