Gretchen Anne Trofa
Partner, Attorney at Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP
About
Gretchen Anne Trofa is a Partner at Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP in Chicago who centers her work on mergers, acquisitions, and other business combinations for clients in fashion, cosmetics, biotech, and food and beverage. Clients often retain her as outside general counsel, and she coordinates with the firm's tax, intellectual property, and compensation lawyers on the issues that come up. She also forms and puts in place real estate joint ventures and blind pool funds and handles related lending and fundraising. On each combination she structures the deal, negotiates the contracts, and drafts the agreements that settle transition points after an investment, including real estate, tax, and employee benefits. She earned her J.D. from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 1988, after an A.B. from Duke University in 1985, and she is admitted in Illinois. For more than 30 years she has served as outside counsel to corporate clients and to real estate clients. That tenure covers both the combinations she leads and the everyday legal questions she handles for those same clients.
Who is a good fit for Gretchen Anne Trofa
- Owners of fashion, cosmetics, food and beverage, or biotech companies planning a merger or acquisition.
- Investors in a business combination who need the transaction structured and the contracts negotiated.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, J.D., 1988
- Duke University, A.B., 1985
- Bar admissions
- Illinois
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represented several companies in their U.S. initial public offerings of common stock on the NYSE.
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional