Beyond the Legal Lens Episode #46: Amy Kluesner - The Great Re-Entry - How To Successfully Return to BigLaw From In-House
Release Date: 08/02/2023
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Natalie R. Birnbaum, Esq. is a healthcare regulatory attorney and a state policy consultant serving at the intersection of sex equity, healthcare technology & innovation, and reproductive, health, rights, and justice. She is the owner of the legal & policy consulting company, Repro Solutions, P.C., Of Counsel at Nelson Hardiman, LLP, and co-chair of the New York City Bar Association's Sex & Law Committee.
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Wendy Heilbut provides legal solutions and guidance to high-growth companies: bridging the gap between traditional legal service and strategic advice. Along with her team, she supports companies navigating the development of novel intellectual property offerings, complex corporate negotiations, and innovative business developments. She has an innate ability to understand and communicate with parties on all sides. Wendy is well connected in the start-up, investor, and female founder ecosystem of New York City and loves making connections for her clients and contacts. Prior to...
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Principled and approachable, Amy Kluesner is a trusted advisor who cares deeply about the clients she serves. She offers comprehensive advice to healthcare providers and private equity funds, providing counsel to public and private entities on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, corporate governance matters and associated healthcare regulatory requirements. She identifies and mitigates risk, navigates organizations through growth and change and collaborates closely with business leaders to resolve complex legal
issues. Amy’s industry know-how, coupled with her joyful personality, enable her to effectively and efficiently close deals.
Before joining Barnes & Thornburg, Amy served as general counsel for a dental support organization (DSO) and for a private equity-backed healthcare company. She is adept at providing outside general counsel services to growing portfolio companies, particularly with regard to mergers and acquisitions and regulatory compliance in the DSO space.
Amy also spent several years in private practice as a transactional attorney, representing domestic and global companies as both acquirers and sellers in asset and stock M&A deals. She is skilled in coordinating all aspects of a transaction and efficiently moving transactions from the initial letter of intent stage to closing.