Ms. Leaverton is a member of Sonnenschein’s San Francisco transactional practice. Her experience includes mergers and acquisitions; securities matters; general corporate counseling; financings; real estate acquisitions; and insurance regulatory matters. She has represented public, private and non-profit companies in diverse industries, including technology, insurance, financial services, sports, retail, education and agriculture.
Ms. Leaverton’s representations in the area of mergers and acquisitions include:
- Andrew Corporation in its purchase of CellSite Industries, Inc.
- Experian North America in its acquisition of NetFlip.com, Inc.
- Golden State Warriors in its sale of a 20% membership interest in the company to Bay Area Basketball Partners, LLC.
- CCY Insurance Services, Inc. in its purchase of Personnel Insurance Services, Inc.
- SafeGuard Health Services, Inc. in its merger into Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
- Shelter Mutual Insurance Company in its purchase of Haulers Insurance Company.
- Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. in its purchases of each of Incognito Entertainment and Zipper Interactive.
- Wildlife Rescue, Inc. in its merger into The Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA.
Ms. Leaverton is the recipient of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP’s 2007 Rothschild Pro Bono Award.
Ms. Leaverton serves on the Board of Directors of The Teacher Salary Project, Inc., a California nonprofit corporation committed to changing how teachers are valued by producing a documentary film.