Whitney has served as General Counsel to a high-growth company with private equity investment, guiding the organization through the legal and operational aspects of multiple mergers, acquisitions and resulting integrations, and providing legal and strategic counsel regarding the company’s operations.  She has also held an executive-level role with responsibility for Operational and Commercial Strategy, focused on bringing increased value to the company and its customers through innovation and improved performance.  Whitney is known for delivering high-value service to her clients through her unique understanding of the intersection of law, operations, sales and strategy.  She began her career practicing labor and employment law and general litigation with a well-respected Jacksonville firm and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors, from the University of Florida, and a Juris Doctorate, with high honors, from the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law, where she was Editor-in-Chief of the Florida Law Review.  

• Law and Business Experience

• • Served as General Counsel to a high-growth company with private equity investment, guiding the organization through the legal and operational aspects of multiple mergers, acquisitions, and resulting integrations while providing legal and strategic counsel regarding the company’s operations

  • Held an executive-level role with responsibility for operational and commercial strategy focused on bringing increased value to the company and its customers through innovation and improvement

  • Began her career practicing labor and employment law and general litigation with a well-respected Jacksonville firm.

• Sample of Deal Experience

• • Sale of private-equity-owned healthcare company for $550M+

  • Sale of private-equity-owned pharmacy benefit management company to publicly traded company for $254M

  • Acquisition of 10+ ancillary healthcare companies over the course of 6 years

• Recognition and Leadership

• • Advisor to growing businesses through the Athena PowerLink program 2019-20

  • Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for Rethreaded, Inc., 2015-18

  • Board Member, Mission Air, Inc., 2013-16

  • Leadership Jacksonville, Class of 2012

  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® peer-rated attorney

  • Editor-in-Chief of the Florida Law Review, Fall 2004

• Education and Certifications

• • Bachelor of Arts, with honors, from the University of Florida

  • Juris Doctor, with high honors, from the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law

  • Graduate of Seth Godin’s altMBA

  • Earned a certificate from the Venture Capital University program, a collaboration between the National Venture Capital Association and UC Berkeley Law

Practice Areas:

Corporate

Business

Mergers & Acquisitions

Employment

Admitted Jurisdictions: 

Florida