Vanessa T. Yearick
Partner, Attorney at Williams Mullen
About
Vanessa T. Yearick, a partner at Williams Mullen, counsels clients on company sales and acquisitions. Her clients include companies in financial services, software and technology, and entertainment. She also works with retail businesses and contracting companies. Banks retain her as counsel for tax-exempt bond financings. She also advises clients on private placements and general corporate matters. She earned her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2008. She also earned a B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania in 2003. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP employed her as a New York associate in its Corporate Finance group. She practiced at Williams Mullen from 2015 to 2020. She later returned to Williams Mullen to advise on corporate transactions.
Who is a good fit for Vanessa T. Yearick
- Owners of companies in a sale transaction.
- Businesses pursuing an acquisition of another company.
- Companies undertaking a private placement.
Education and admissions
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 2008
- University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 2003
- Bar admissions
- New York, Virginia
Recognition
- Civic Leadership Institute - Class of 2020 Member
- Inside Business - Top Forty Under Forty Honoree (2019)
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® - Corporate Law (2027)
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represented an entertainment company in its sale of its film library.
- Represented a digital publisher and tester of sporting goods in its sale to a private equity platform.
- Represented a commercial HVAC company in its sale to a facilities services group.
- Represented a health care software provider in its private placement offering and subsequent merger.
- Represented an insurance brokerage in its acquisition of an independent insurance agency.
- Represented a public issuer in its $200 million-plus offering of refunding bonds. ($200,000,000)
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional