Deborah L. Bayles, Attorney

Deborah is a transactional attorney. She primarily represents small to mid-sized, privately held, emerging growth companies in the areas of real estate, secured transactions, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and general commercial law. Deborah's transactional experience includes the purchase, sale, leasing and licensing of real estate, intellectual property and company assets, as well as various types of secured transactions representing both lenders and borrowers.

Deborah also served as the Chief Legal Officer for a privately-held, venture backed, eCommerce company. In her capacity as CLO, she negotiated, documented and closed three private funding rounds, as well as bank lines of credit, equipment leases and software licenses. She was also responsible for negotiating and documenting all vendor, partner and customer contracts. Primary among her responsibilities was the development and implementation of a regulatory compliance program to ensure the company's compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act.