Focus Areas
Lindsay’s vast venture capital, startup and operational experience includes:
- Venture capital fund formation and structuring for numerous established and emerging funds across the U.S.
- SBIC fund formation
- Drafting, negotiation and oversight of over 1000 investor-side and company-side startup financings
- Oversight of state and federal compliance programs for venture capital funds across the U.S.
- Drafting, management and oversight of M&A transactions for venture capital funds throughout the Northeast and Midwest, including acquisitions of portfolio companies by Fortune 25 Companies
- As an investor, led the most active seed fund in the state of New York and one of the most active in the country
- Established fund investment policies and guidelines
- Has overseen hundreds of due diligence processes for investors and startup companies
- Co-founded a women-focused venture capital firm
- Co-founded an LGBTQ+ venture capital firm
- “Closed-End Retail Funds Can Now Invest More Heavily in Private Equity and Venture Capital,” Thompson Hine New Ventures Alert, June 2025
- “The NFL Dips Its Cleats into Pooled Investment Vehicles,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, January 2025
- “Side Letters Are Back on the Side of Emerging Funds,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, September 2024
- “Obtaining and Maintaining Business Certification,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, July 2024
- “Business Groups Challenging New FTC Rule Banning Noncompete Agreements,” Thompson Hine Labor & Employment @lert, April 2024
- “CTA, ERA, SEC – Oh My! Balancing Disconnected Regulatory Schemas in Venture Capital,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, March 2024
- “Entering the World of Business Certification,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, March 2024
- “Pendulum Rockets Back in Favor of Investors with New SEC Fund Regulations,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, December 2023
- “We’ve Got 53 Problems and the State-by-State SSBCI Schema Is All of Them,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, March 2023
- “Thanks to Bäcker, There’s Probably More Paperwork,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Summer 2022
- “The Gray Matter Experience Welcomes Layla Dotson Lumpkin,” Thompson Hine New Ventures Update, July 2022
- “Employee and Contractor Classification – Rules of the Road,” Thompson Hine New Ventures Update, May 2022
- “Startup Building Blocks: Allocating Equity, Thompson Hine New Ventures Update, April 2022
- “Serving Underserved Populations and Markets Proves Key to Maximizing SSBCI Capital,” Thompson Hine New Ventures Update, March 2022
- “New Ventures Group Sees Marked Growth,” Thompson Hine New Ventures Update, February 2022
- “Immense Deal and Transactional Volume,” Thompson Hine New Ventures Update, January 2022
- “Business Certification: Good Business for Small Business,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Fall 2021
- “Midwest Venture Capital is Booming & Thompson Hine is at the Heart of It, Thompson Hine New Ventures Update, December 2021
- “A 50-Year-Old Venture Capital Model Reinvented,” Thompson Hine New Ventures Update, November 2021
- “Underserved Capital Markets to Receive a Major Boost with $10 Billion in Federal Stimulus Capital,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Summer 2021
- “Chaos to Cohesion: Dramatic Improvements and Clarity Brought to Private Placement Regulation,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Winter 2021
- “Delaware Annual Reports/Franchise Tax Returns Due Soon,” Thompson Hine Early Stage & Emerging Companies Update, January 2021
- “Volcker Rule’s VC Changes Will Support Underserved Regions,” Law360, October 2020
- “Turning the Heat Back on in Venture Capital Investing,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Fall 2020
- “Managers and Controllers Owe Fiduciary Duties to LLC Members and Limited Partners – What Does That Mean for Fund General Partners Moving Forward?” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Summer 2020
- “Volcker Rule Changes Will Expand Banks’ Investment Abilities,” Thompson Hine Investment Management Update, July 2020
- “SBA Issues Updated PPP Loan Forgiveness Applications and Additional Clarifications,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, June 24, 2020
- “PPP Flexibility Act Becomes Effective, Modifying Options for Borrowers and Providing Additional Benefits,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, June 5, 2020
- “SBA Releases New Rules on PPP Loan Forgiveness and SBA Review Process,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, May 27, 2020
- “SBA Releases PPP Loan Forgiveness Application and Related Instructions,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, May 19, 2020
- “SEC Proposes Rule Changes to Crowdfunding Regulations,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Spring 2020
- Contributor, “How to Make It: Advice from Four Women Who Never Let the Challenges Stop Them,” ColumbusCEO, August 2019
- “From Seed to Scale: Navigating Growth in Cleveland’s Expanding Ecosystem,” Thompson Hine Startups Streamlined Podcast Series, May 2025
- “Navigating Employment, IP, and ESG Challenges in Atlanta’s Thriving Startup Scene,” Thompson Hine Startups Streamlined Podcast Series, February 2025
- “Navigating Chicago’s Thriving Startup Ecosystem,” Thompson Hine Startups Streamlined Podcast Series, October 2024
- “Navigating Cleveland’s Thriving Startup Ecosystem,” Thompson Hine Startups Streamlined Webinar, April 2024
- “All Things Government Contracts,” Thompson Hine Startups Streamlined Podcast Series, May 2023
- “FDA 101 for Startups,” Thompson Hine Startups Streamlined Podcast Series, April 2023
- “Copyright, Trademark and Non-Disclosure Agreements: What You Need to Know,” Thompson Hine Startups Streamlined Podcast Series, March 2023
- “Crypto & the Regulatory Landscape: What You Need to Know,” Thompson Hine Startups Streamlined Podcast Series, February 2023
- “Employment Law Update,” Thompson Hine Startups Streamlined Podcast Series, January 2023
- Thompson Hine Startups Streamlined Podcast Series, October 2022
- “A Year in Review: Sizing up the Year’s M&A,” Thompson Hine Startups Streamlined Podcast Series, November 2022
- “Need to Knows on Venture Debt,” Thompson Hine Startups Streamlined Podcast Series, October 2022
- “Strengthening Your Business’ ESG and Sustainability Strategies,” Thompson Hine Startups Streamlined Podcast Series, September 2022
- “Protecting Assets in a Digital World,” Thompson Hine Startups Streamlined Podcast Series, August 2022
- “The Dog Days of Summer,” Thompson Hine Podcast Series, Summer 2022
- “Doing Business with the FDA,” Thompson Hine Startups Streamlined Podcast Series, July 2022
- “Crypto & the Regulatory Landscape: What You Need to Know,” Thompson Hine Startups Streamlined Podcast Series, June 2022
- “Copyright & Trademark: What You Need To Know,” Thompson Hine Startups Streamlined Podcast Series, May 2022
- “Employment Law Update for Startups,” Thompson Hine Startups Streamlined Podcast Series, April 2022
- “Potential CFIUS Issues When Taking on Foreign Capital,” Thompson Hine Startups Streamlined Podcast Series, March 2022
- Rev1 Customer Learning Lab: Ask an Expert Panelist, May 2021
- National Association of Women Lawyers: Women in Startups: SPAC & Exit Planning Panelist, May 2021
- CLE Instruction through Westlaw: Demystifying Venture Fund Formation, May 2021
- Guest Lecturer at Fisher College of Business at THE Ohio State University Entrepreneurship Class, April 2021
- Connecting the Coasts to the Heartland – presentation on OHIO VC scene, April 2021
- Guest Lecturer: Entrepreneurial Business Law Clinic, March 2021
- Guest Speaker: Home Depot Digital New Products Group: Nailing the Pitch, February 2021
- Panelist, Upstate Capital Association, Investing & Well-Being Panel, January 2021
- Invest New York: Health & Wellbeing Investor Perspectives Panel Discussion through Upstate Capital Association, January 2021
- Keynote Speaker for NAWBO Annual Awards: BOLDly Taking Control of Your Life, January 2021
- “Ask the Expert,” REV1 Client Orientation, December 2020
- Webinar “Unlocking the Mysteries of IP and Venture Capital,” CLE taught with Roger Bora, December 2020
- Innovate New Albany “Ask the Expert Panel,” December 2020
- Launch New York Annual Meeting Presentation “Current State of Affairs in Seed Investing,” November 2020
- Ohio Wesleyan “Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital: Getting Started,” November 2020
- State of Venture in Ohio, Annual Tiger Talk at Innovate New Albany, October 2020
- Rev1 Ventures, Capital Access Learning Lab – Cap Table Management, October 2020
- Rev1Ventures: Ask the Expert Panel, October 2020
- Guest Lecturer at Ohio State Fisher College of Business Entrepreneurship Class, October 2020
- Rev1Ventures, Capital Access Learning Lab – Cap Table Management, October 2020
- Venture for America: Columbus as the Next Major VC Hub, October 2020
- TechStars Buffalo, Startup Week “Don’t Burn Out Before You’ve Started: Avoiding founder burnout,” October 2020
- Real Estate and VC Funding panel discussion with the Columbus Investment Club, September 2020
- Michael Redd’s Podcast, Betting on Yourself – “Shatter the Glass Ceiling,” September 2020
- Guest Lecturer at Entrepreneurial Business Law Clinic, The Ohio State University, September 2020
- SEA Change 2020 Signature Cohort Panel: “Startup Funding Options,” September 2020
- “Asking for What You Want…And Getting It!”, Westerville Chamber of Commerce, July 2020
- “Moving Past Seed Funding” Launch NY LP Summit June 2020
- Second Annual VentureOut: Expert Panelist, June 2020
- Entrepreneurial Resiliency Series, Strategy & Finance, June 2020
- “What VCs Are Thinking Now: A COVID Edition,” Innovate New Albany, May 15, 2020
- “Being Lindsay,” Keynote Address to 500+ virtual attendees of Venture NY and the New York Business Plan Competition, April 30, 2020
- “Navigating the CARES Act,” Book+Street, April 2020
- “Conquering Columbus,” Podcast 183, December 2019
- “All You Need is a Seed: Startup Up Funding 101” Latitude 43North Podcast
- “State of Venture in Ohio,” Innovate New Albany, 2019
- Keynote Speaker, “Venture Capital in the Midwest,” Business Law Institute, Ohio Bar Association, 2019
- “Money, Power, Respect are the Key to Deals,” Columbus Startup Week, 2019
- Speaker, “Exploring What’s New in Alternative Investments and Private Placements,” Ohio Securities Conference, 2019
- “How to Deal with Power Plays; Winning the Meta Negotiation” with Kwame Christian, Esq., September 2019
- “Intentionally Investing in and Supporting Female Founders,” September 2019
- “Investing in Startups: A Deep Dive for Accredited Investors,” September 2019
- “Articulating Your Growth Story to Investors,” London Stock Exchange Group at Ohio University, June 2019
- “How to Finance Your Startup,” SelectUSA Investment Summit, Washington, D.C., June 2019
- “Women, Money & Tech,” Ithaca, NY through Upstate Capital Association, March 2019
- Recipient of Thompson Hine’s Diversity Champion Award, 2021
- Selected for inclusion in Columbus CEO Future 50 class of 2021
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021-2025 for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Selected for inclusion in Columbus Business First 40 under 40 class of 2020
- 2020 NVCA American Spirit Award Nominee
- 2019 Upstate Capital Investor of the Year
- 2019 Upstate Venture Connect Community Catalyst Award
- 2018 Upstate Capital Early Stage Dealmaker of the Year
- 2018 Upstate Venture Connect Community Catalyst Award Nominee
- 2017 Upstate Capital Early Stage Dealmaker of the Year Nominee
- 2016 “20 People to Know in Finance in Columbus, OH” Columbus Business First
- 2016 Named “5 of Ohio’s Most Trailblazing Attorneys,” Ohio Bar Association
Professional Associations
- Adjunct Professor, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, 2019-present
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Michigan Bar Association
- New York Bar Association
- Upstate Capital Association, Board Member
- Chairwoman, Venture NY Startup Selection Committee
- Board of Directors, Data Inventions, Inc.
- Board of Directors, Small Biz Cares, Inc.
Education
- The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, J.D., 2009
- The Ohio State University, M.B.A., 2009
- Canisius College, B.A., 2005
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
- Michigan
- New York
- New Ventures Update – June 2025, June 25, 2025
- Closed-End Retail Funds Can Now Invest More Heavily in Private Equity and Venture Capital,
New Ventures Alert
, June 12, 2025 - New Ventures Update – May 2025, May 27, 2025
- New Ventures Update – April 2025, April 15, 2025
- New Ventures Update – March 2025, March 26, 2025
- New Ventures Update – February 2025, February 25, 2025
- New Ventures Update – January 2025, January 27, 2025
- Business Law Update – January 2025,
Thompson Hine Newsletter
, January 16, 2025 - The NFL Dips Its Cleats into Pooled Investment Vehicles,
Business Law Update
, January 16, 2025 - New Ventures Update – December 2024, December 19, 2024