Jacob Stasny runs a nationwide business, corporate and outside general counsel practice focusing on negotiated acquisitions, diverse financing transactions and asset protection for middle-market and small business clients in a broad array of industries, including finance, healthcare, energy, technology, media, and manufacturing.

Laurie Burlingame is a partner in the firm’s nationally recognized Life Sciences Practice Group. She represents private and public companies across the spectrum of the life sciences industry, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics and biological materials. Ms. Burlingame also represents leading venture capital firms focused on the life sciences industry in connection with their portfolio company investments.

Ms. Burlingame often serves as outside general counsel to her clients, closely advising management teams and boards of directors on a wide variety of matters throughout the company’s life cycle, including formation and founder issues, venture capital financings, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, licensing transactions, strategic collaborations, commercial transactions, corporate governance and other general corporate matters.

Jacob is an Assistant Vice President at Alliant Insurance Services. Jacob acts as advisor and liaison between clients and various insurance carriers, servicing clients’ risk management needs and more specifically in the transactional liability space. Jacob also executes request for proposal preparation/presentation and insurance carrier negotiations, in addition to his role growing Alliant’s M&A practice.

Jacob began in the insurance industry in 2011 and specializes in Reps & Warranties/Transactional Liability. Jacob provides customized solutions that help prevent and respond to liability exposures and has further experience in Directors & Officers and Professional Liability coverages.

Prior to joining Alliant in 2014, Jacob worked as a commercial bank analyst for JPMorgan Chase, a Project Manager for Penske Automotive, followed by his introduction into insurance, whereby he underwrote publicly-traded companies at AIG and later brokering these products at Marsh & McClennan in Chicago, IL.

Jacob earned a BA in English Literature and Law & Commerce from Miami University (OH) and an MA in International Business from Regents University London.