Adrienne C. Beatty

Adrienne concentrates her practice in corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity financing, fund formation, corporate governance issues, and other contractual and transactional matters. She represents venture capital firms and start-up companies in connection with formation and organizational issues, negotiation of shareholder agreements, limited liability company and partnership agreements, and private equity offerings.

Adrienne has also counseled banks and non-bank financial service companies on a range of consumer financial service matters such as fair lending, Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E), Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), state retail installment sale laws and debt collection.

Before joining the firm, Adrienne was an associate at a nationally recognized, AmLaw 200 firm. In law school, Adrienne interned for the Honorable Judge Juan Sánchez in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and for the Honorable Judge Thomas Branca in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas.

Author, “Pennsylvania Creates COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Grant Program,” March 10, 2021

Author, “­­The SBA has Updated the Paycheck Protection Program to Encourage More Aid to the Smallest Businesses,” March 5, 2021

Presenter, “Understanding the Second Draw Paycheck Protection Program (PPP),” Accredited CLE Program, February 10, 2021

Author, “Philadelphia’s COVID-19 Restaurant and Gym Relief Program is Accepting Applications,” February 9, 2021

Author, “Philadelphia Ordinance Provides Restaurants with a Six-Month Eviction Moratorium and Rental Relief,” December 11, 2020

Author, “Remote Online Notarization in Pennsylvania is Here to Stay,” December 3, 2020

Author, “IRS Expands List of Forms that can be Signed Digitally,” October 6, 2020

Author, “Philadelphia Expands Emergency Paid Sick Leave Benefits,” October 5, 2020

Author, “COVID-19 Restrictions Loosened to Allow Limited Indoor Dining in Philadelphia“, August 21, 2020

Author, “COVID-19 Testing Strategies for the Workplace,” July 28, 2020

Author, “Restaurants and Bars in Pennsylvania Imposed with New Restrictions,” July 17, 2020

Author, “What To Do When Essential Workers Are Exposed To COVID-19,” July 10, 2020

Author, “What to do when an employee tests positive for COVID-19,” June 19, 2020

Author, “Calif. Commercial Lease Hardship Bill May Be Unconstitutional,” Law360, June 12, 2020

Author, “Closing Deals During COVID-19,” May 18, 2020

Author, “SBA Extends Deadline for Returning PPP Loan Funds,” May 15, 2020

Author, “SBA Imposes Loan Limit and Audit Requirement for Certain PPP Borrowers,” May 1, 2020

Author, “New Remote Online Notarization Requirements in Response to COVID-19,” April 22, 2020

Author, “Clarification on Loan Eligibility Requirements for Construction and Other Small Businesses,” April 9, 2020

Author, “New Jersey Bans Cashless Stores and Restaurants,” Corporate Alert, March 21, 2019

Author, “Philadelphia to Ban Cashless Stores,” Corporate Alert, March 11, 2019

Author, “Newly Adopted OCC Raise Institutional and Personal Exposure for Banks and Bankers,” co-author, Journal of Taxation and Regulation of Financial Institutions, Vol. 90, No. 2, Winter 2017

Author, “Window Shopping on Healthcare.gov and the State-Based Marketplaces: More Consumer Support is Needed,” co-author, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Data Brief, December 17, 2014

• Represented information technology and managed services seller in stock acquisition by private equity buyer.
• Represented private equity firm specializing in alternative financing for both Native American and traditional financial technology companies in the origination of asset-based commercial lending facilities, and the subsequent securitization and assignment thereof.
• Represented private equity firm in the acquisition of substantially all assets of specialty chemical manufacturer.
• Represented investor in a new business venture involving technology and brand licensing agreements, manufacturing agreements and servicing agreements.
• Represented investor in a cross-border joint venture with Colombian business conglomerate involving the construction of hotel and casino.
• Counseled publicly held bank holding company in connection with the acquisition of subsidiary bank and insurance agencies.
• Represented non-bank lender in design and launch of an online lending platform and assisted the client with ongoing compliance and revisions to form documents in connection with loan portfolios.
• Advised tribal entity and investors in the startup of bank holding company and acquisition of national bank charter.
• Counseled biotechnology company with regard to SEC filings and disclosures in connection with crowdfunding venture.
• Advised fintech startup companies in the formation and organization of LLC agreement and other organizational agreements.
• Represented a bank that suffered a data breach by assisting with the customer notification process and advised the client on the implementation of internal controls to prevent future breaches.