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GerenaGregory

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Chicago

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GerenaGregory

Associate

Focus Areas

Examples of Gerena’s experience include:

Venture Capital

  • Represented lead investor in $15 million Series B investment in an agricultural biotechnology company.
  • Represented lead investor in $6 million Series A investment in an artificial intelligence company focused on the food industry.
  • Represented major investor in $750,000 Series Seed investment in an artificial intelligence company focused on the retail industry.
  • Represented lead investor in $20 million Series C investment in technology research and software-as-a-service company.
  • Represented major investor in $1 million Series Seed investment in real estate technology company.
  • Represented investment fund in $15 million debt financing investment in agricultural company.
  • Represented major investor in $1 million Series Seed investment in enterprise software-as-a-service company.
  • Represented major investor in $2.7 million investment in baked goods company.
  • Represented investment fund in $1 million investment in for-profit social enterprise.
  • Represented major investor in $5 million debt financing investment in grocery store and market.
  • Represented investment fund in $500,000 Series A investment in alcoholic beverage company.
  • Represented lead investor in $10 million Series A investment in agricultural robotics company.

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Represented venture capital firm in the sale of investment company.
  • Represented private company in stock unit sale.
  • Sole associate during the representation of engineering company in the purchase and redemption of company stock.

Corporate Finance

  • Sole associate representing commercial lenders in initiating and extending asset-based loans to finance transactions and refinance existing debt (loan values ranged from approximately $1 million to $10 million). Loan facilities included term loans, revolving loans and mortgage loans.

General Corporate

  • Drafted, reviewed and/or revised commercial contracts for companies across various industries.
  • Advised clients on minority certifications including Minority Business Enterprise certifications, Women’s Business Enterprise certifications, and Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise certifications.

Professional Associations

  • American Bar Association
  • Black Women Lawyers Association of Greater Chicago
  • Cook County Bar Association

Community Activities

  • Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
  • Quad Communities Development Corporation
  • Scrub Life Cares

Education

  • Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., 2016,

    Dean’s List

  • John Jay College of Criminal Justice, B.A., 2012,
    magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois
  • New York