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Kathryn L. Hickey

Partner

Annapolis, MD

301.664.2272

khickey@pilieromazza.com

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Kathryn advises companies of all sizes on general business concerns, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, and commercial contracting matters. She regularly counsels companies on a wide range of legal issues, including entity formation and structure, corporate governance, executive compensation issues, commercial leasing, licensing agreements, and regulatory compliance. Kathryn also represents companies in the negotiation and implementation of institutional financing and commercial loan transactions with large institutional lenders. She serves as the Practice Group Chair for PilieroMazza’s Business & Transactions Group and is a member of the firm’s Healthcare and Cybersecurity & Data Privacy teams. In 2022, Kathryn was ranked in Chambers USA as a leading Corporate/M&A attorney in Maryland.

Kathryn acts as counsel to buyers and sellers in mergers, business restructurings, asset purchase and sale transactions, and equity purchase and sale transactions. She works with large and small companies on both domestic and international transactions, and she has experience representing diverse types of entities, including publicly traded companies, nonprofit businesses, and tribal entities. Kathryn’s experience in venture capital involves representing companies and investors in venture capital and angel investment transactions with companies from a wide range of industries at various stages of growth.

As part of her practice, Kathryn counsels clients on compliance with federal securities laws and represents clients in connection with offerings of debt and equity securities and private placements. She represents companies in matters involving licensing, acquiring and divesting intellectual property, regulatory compliance, and commercialization of intellectual property, joint ventures, and business alliance agreements.

Kathryn helps businesses with transactions and contracts in the government contracts space as well. Her work includes negotiating and drafting teaming agreements, collaboration agreements, joint venture agreements, and subcontractor agreements for both prime contractors and subcontractors. Kathryn also structures asset and equity transfer deals and coordinates contract novations in the government contracting space.

Kathryn represents entities in the healthcare industry in connection with general governance matters, professional organization structuring and compliance, strategic partnerships and joint ventures, healthcare mergers and acquisitions, and HIPAA and healthcare regulatory concerns.

In addition to the above, Kathryn’s practice also includes providing corporate and transactional representation to businesses in the craft brewing industry. She assists craft breweries with state and federal licensing, investment and bank financing transactions, equipment purchase agreements, entity structure and governance, commercial leasing, collaboration agreements, partner disputes, and exit transactions.

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Related Practice Areas

  • Business & Transactions
  • Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
  • Corporate and Organizational Governance
  • Private Equity & Venture Capital
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Debt Financing
  • Employee Incentive and Bonus Plans
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Fund Formation & Structuring
  • Nonprofits

Related Industries

  • Healthcare Industry Team

Representative Matters

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Representative Matters

  • Represented a Kentucky-based multi-channel contact center and its ownership group in the sale of 100% of the outstanding equity to a private equity group. The transaction, valued at $110,000,000, involved Hart-Scott Rodino (HSR) compliance analysis and filings, a pre-closing subchapter F reorganization, and significant tax considerations.
  • Represented a Virginia-based kidney care and population health services company in a private offering of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock and simultaneous secondary redemption of founders’ common stock. The transaction, valued at $64,000,000, involved pre-closing negotiation and closing of a line of credit debt facility with a senior lender to fund interim operations, and the negotiation of terms of conversion of multiple tranches of outstanding convertible debt securities into the Series C Preferred Stock.
  • Represented a nationwide lighting design company in the sale of a controlling equity interest to a venture-backed purchasing company in a transaction valued at $108,000,000.
  • Advised fund sponsors of a newly formed venture capital fund regarding investment fund structuring considerations, specifically focusing on a fund structure to avoid triggering affiliation under the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) affiliation rules between portfolio companies, the fund, and fund LPs (limited partnerships).
  • Advised an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) in its acquisition of 100% of the outstanding equity of a Georgia-based engineering, IT, and security systems government contractor. The transaction, valued at $27,385,000, involved a pre-closing subchapter F reorganization, post-closing inter-company organization, and asset management for the ANC’s family of companies.
  • Represented a Virginia-based government contractor and its ownership group in the sale of all of its equity interests to a private equity firm in a transaction valued at $21,000,000.
  • Represented the majority owner of an IT services government contractor in an SBA 7(a) loan-backed management buyout. The transaction, valued at $10,272,500, involved navigating compliance with SBA 7(a) business loan transactions, as well as significant pre-closing tax work relating to the preparation and submission of an application for a private letter ruling from the IRS.
  • Represented a Maryland-based healthcare IT government contractor client in a private financing issuance of convertible debt securities (valued at $25,000,000) to fund strategic growth and ongoing operations.
  • Represented a Baltimore-based private equity firm in the recapitalization and acquisition of an information technology company.
  • Represented a Pennsylvania-based venture capital firm in a simultaneous asset acquisition, mezzanine loan, and series A financing transaction of a Maryland-based government contractor.
  • Represented a large international pharmaceutical company in the sale of several lines of marketed products to two venture-backed purchasing companies.
  • Represented an international medical device company in the restructuring of its North American organization, a Series A preferred stock capital raising transaction, and the multi-phase stock purchase acquisition of another medical device company.
  • Represented a Maryland-based hospitalist practice in the acquisition of a controlling equity interest in a Pennsylvania-based hospitalist practice and management company. The transaction involved a complex pre-closing reorganization and an in-depth analysis of applicable laws relevant to corporate practice of medicine issues.
  • Represented a Virginia-based government contractor in the intelligence and defense industry and its ownership group in the sale of 100% of the outstanding equity to a publicly traded company with a transaction value of $16,000,000.
  • Represented a government contractor in the intelligence and defense industry and its ownership group in the sale of all of its equity interest to a portfolio company of a private equity firm in a transaction valued at $6,250,000.
  • Represented a Pennsylvania-based venture capital firm in minority Series A and A-1 investments in a Maryland-based biotech company.
  • Represented a Baltimore-based craft brewery in obtaining an institutional construction loan and line of credit for a major expansion and taproom buildout.
  • Represented various government contractors in the strategic acquisition of assets and the subsequent successful novation of such assets.

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Articles

  • PilieroMazza’s Kathryn Hickey and Corporate/M&A Team Included in 2022 Chambers USA Rankings, 06.01.22
  • Unsure Whether You’ll Lose Tax Deductions for a Forgiven PPP Loan? Wait Until 2021 to File for Forgiveness, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 12.09.20
  • Important Considerations When Structuring M&A Transactions for Government Contractors: Post-Transaction Pitfalls—Part 3 of a 3-Part Series, 10.16.20
  • SBA Issues Guidance for PPP Lenders on Required Consents for Change in Ownership of PPP Borrowers, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 10.05.20
  • BLOG: Important Considerations When Structuring M&A Transactions for Government Contractors: OCI, Reps and Warranties, and Assignment of Receivables Part 2 of a 3-Part Series, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 09.21.20
  • SBA Issues Long-Awaited PPP Loan Forgiveness Application, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 05.18.20
  • SBA, Treasury Issue New Guidance Concerning Good-Faith Certification on the Necessity of Their Loan Request, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 05.13.20
  • Affiliation in the Context of SBA Loans, Guidance for Venture Capital Investors, 03.31.20
  • BLOG: COVID-19 and Material Adverse Effect Provisions in Acquisition Agreements, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.22.20
  • BLOG: COVID-19 and Its Effects on Credit Facilities, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.03.20
  • BLOG: Important Considerations When Structuring M&A Transactions for Government Contractors: Pre-Transaction Part 1 of a 3-Part Series, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 02.03.20
  • Unique Considerations for Transactions Involving Government Contractors, 01.30.20
  • BLOG: Government Contractor Acquisitions and Clearances: Deal Structure Matters, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 10.11.19
  • BLOG: Why Government Contractors Should Know About the Delaware LLC Division Statute, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 08.20.19
  • New IRS Requirements for EIN Applications Go Into Effect May 13, 2019, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 04.16.19
  • BLOG: New IRS Requirements for EIN Applications Go Into Effect May 13, 2019, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 04.16.19
  • Growing Pains: Growth Capital Sources and Considerations Part 2: Private Equity Financing, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 11.21.18

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Events

  • M&A Transactions in the Government Contracting Industry: Overview and Practice Tips, 2022 MSBA Legal Summit, 06.02.22
  • VIP START: Legal Considerations: How Best to Structure Your Company as a Federal Contractor, Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP), 04.05.22
  • VIP ADVANCE: M&A Class Exercise – Case Study/Group Exercise, Veteran Institute for Procurement Event, 03.09.22
  • Pub K Annual Review 2022 – Mergers and Acquisitions, Pub K Annual Review 2022, 01.26.22
  • VIP START: How Best to Structure Your Company as a Federal Contractor, 11.16.21
  • Government Contractors: Key Questions You Should Be Asking Your Advisors, 09.30.21
  • VIP: How Best to Structure Your Company as a Federal Contractor, 07.27.21
  • Government Contractors: Keys to Making Your Company an Attractive Acquisition Target, 06.16.21
  • Key Considerations for Venture Financing Transactions Involving Government Contractors, 04.29.21
  • Teaming Secrets of Successful Government Contractors, 04.20.21
  • COVID-19 Relief in 2021: What Small Businesses Need to Know, 02.02.21
  • Pub K’s Government Contracts Annual Review 2021: Mergers and Acquisitions Panel, 01.27.21
  • Mergers and Acquisitions in Healthcare: Getting Your House In Order, 11.11.20
  • Revisiting Executive Compensation and Employee Incentive Plans, 10.20.20
  • 10 Things You Need to Know About PPP Loan Forgiveness, The HUBZone Small Business Virtual Summit, 09.08.20
  • WEBINAR: The Paycheck Protection Program: SBA’s John Klein and Sam Le Answer Your Questions in a Live Town Hall Webinar, 05.04.20
  • WEBINAR: CARES Act, PPP & Startups: Important Updates For Founders, 04.06.20
  • Federal Contracting Assets On the Move, 03.04.20
  • WEBINAR: Incentive Compensation Plans Designed to Retain Talent and Grow the Business, 10.15.19
  • WEBINAR: Top 10 Corporate Mistakes that Small Businesses Make in Federal Contracting, 09.19.19
  • Legal and Practical Perspectives on Mergers & Acquisitions, 09.05.19
  • Growing and Maintaining SDVOSB Status Through Investment and Beyond, 05.30.19
  • Buying and Selling Government Contracting Small Businesses: Growth and Exit Strategies Through M&A, 05.16.19
  • WEBINAR: Managing and Incentivizing Employees, 05.15.19
  • PilieroMazza and M&T Bank Present a New and Growing Company Seminar Series, 12.04.18
  • WEBINAR: All You Need to Know for Small Business Loans, 01.01.70

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News

  • PilieroMazza’s Kathryn Hickey and Corporate/M&A Team Included in 2022 Chambers USA Rankings, 06.01.22
  • 12 PilieroMazza Attorneys Featured in 2022 Super Lawyers, 05.03.22
  • PilieroMazza Attorneys Kathryn Hickey and Dave Shafer Join Client WaveDancer at Nasdaq Closing Bell Ceremony, 03.11.22
  • PilieroMazza Serves as Legal Advisor to Central Truck Center in Acquisition by All Roads Trucks, 12.06.21
  • Kathryn Hickey Elected to Howard County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 06.03.21
  • PilieroMazza’s M&A Team Advises Senture in Its Sale to Kingswood Capital, 03.03.21
  • PilieroMazza Builds on Strategic Plan for the Future, 01.05.21
  • ANNOUNCEMENT: PilieroMazza Unveils New Website and Logo Rebrand, 08.10.20
  • PilieroMazza Adds Attorneys to List of Super Lawyers®, 05.07.20
  • CARES Act Stimulus Loans: “Founders & Friends” Podcast Features Kathryn Hickey, 04.01.20
  • ANNOUNCEMENT: PilieroMazza Forms “COVID-19 Client Response Team”, 03.18.20
  • PilieroMazza’s Response to the COVID-19 Crisis, 03.16.20
  • ANNOUNCEMENT: PilieroMazza Counsels Tribal Tech CEO Victoria Vasques on Acquisition of Cowan & Associates, 02.06.20
  • ANNOUNCEMENT: PilieroMazza Advises Ampcus In Its Acquisition of iTech Solutions, 02.04.20
  • PilieroMazza Wins HUBZone Small Business Resource Partner of the Year!, 01.20.20
  • Kathryn Hickey Discusses M&A on “The Deal – Unscripted”, 01.15.20
  • PilieroMazza Represents BWM Outcomes in Acquisition by Bluestone Investment Partners and Intrepid Solutions and Services, 11.25.19
  • Kathryn Hickey Guest Blogs “Simplifying the Complex World of Employee Incentive Plans” on Deltek’s Government Contracting Blog, 10.11.19
  • PilieroMazza Expands Footprint in Baltimore/Annapolis Metro Area, 09.09.19
  • Kathryn Hickey and David Shafer, PilieroMazza M&A Attorneys, Represent Zentech Manufacturing, Inc. in Acquisition by Blackbern Partners, 05.28.19

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Podcasts

  • Mergers and Acquisitions in Healthcare: Getting Your House in Order, 02.24.21

Credentials

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Education

  • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2008, summa cum laude
  • University of Maryland, College Park, B.A., 2005, summa cum laude

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland

Activities/Honors

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Activities

  • Member, Board of Directors, Howard County Chamber of Commerce
  • Member, GovConnects Engagement Committee, Howard County Chamber of Commerce
  • Member, Maryland Association for Corporate Growth
  • Affiliated Member, Brewers Association of Maryland
  • Board Member and Director, University of Maryland Alumni Association, Annapolis Chapter
  • Member, American Bar Association, Business Law Section M&A Committee
  • Member, Maryland State Bar Association

Honors

  • Chambers USA, Corporate/M&A, Maryland, 2022-Present
  • District of Columbia Super Lawyers®, Business & Transactions, 2020-Present
  • Named one of Maryland’s “Leading Women” by The Daily Record, 2017
  • Maryland Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars, Business & Transactions, 2013-2018
  • Named one of Maryland’s “20 in their 20s” by The Daily Record, 2012

Bio Representative Matters Insights Credentials Activities/Honors

Kathryn advises companies of all sizes on general business concerns, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, and commercial contracting matters. She regularly counsels companies on a wide range of legal issues, including entity formation and structure, corporate governance, executive compensation issues, commercial leasing, licensing agreements, and regulatory compliance. Kathryn also represents companies in the negotiation and implementation of institutional financing and commercial loan transactions with large institutional lenders. She serves as the Practice Group Chair for PilieroMazza’s Business & Transactions Group and is a member of the firm’s Healthcare and Cybersecurity & Data Privacy teams. In 2022, Kathryn was ranked in Chambers USA as a leading Corporate/M&A attorney in Maryland.

Kathryn acts as counsel to buyers and sellers in mergers, business restructurings, asset purchase and sale transactions, and equity purchase and sale transactions. She works with large and small companies on both domestic and international transactions, and she has experience representing diverse types of entities, including publicly traded companies, nonprofit businesses, and tribal entities. Kathryn’s experience in venture capital involves representing companies and investors in venture capital and angel investment transactions with companies from a wide range of industries at various stages of growth.

As part of her practice, Kathryn counsels clients on compliance with federal securities laws and represents clients in connection with offerings of debt and equity securities and private placements. She represents companies in matters involving licensing, acquiring and divesting intellectual property, regulatory compliance, and commercialization of intellectual property, joint ventures, and business alliance agreements.

Kathryn helps businesses with transactions and contracts in the government contracts space as well. Her work includes negotiating and drafting teaming agreements, collaboration agreements, joint venture agreements, and subcontractor agreements for both prime contractors and subcontractors. Kathryn also structures asset and equity transfer deals and coordinates contract novations in the government contracting space.

Kathryn represents entities in the healthcare industry in connection with general governance matters, professional organization structuring and compliance, strategic partnerships and joint ventures, healthcare mergers and acquisitions, and HIPAA and healthcare regulatory concerns.

In addition to the above, Kathryn’s practice also includes providing corporate and transactional representation to businesses in the craft brewing industry. She assists craft breweries with state and federal licensing, investment and bank financing transactions, equipment purchase agreements, entity structure and governance, commercial leasing, collaboration agreements, partner disputes, and exit transactions.

Read More Read Less

Related Practice Areas

  • Business & Transactions
  • Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
  • Corporate and Organizational Governance
  • Private Equity & Venture Capital
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Debt Financing
  • Employee Incentive and Bonus Plans
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Fund Formation & Structuring
  • Nonprofits

Related Industries

  • Healthcare Industry Team

Representative Matters

  • Represented a Kentucky-based multi-channel contact center and its ownership group in the sale of 100% of the outstanding equity to a private equity group. The transaction, valued at $110,000,000, involved Hart-Scott Rodino (HSR) compliance analysis and filings, a pre-closing subchapter F reorganization, and significant tax considerations.
  • Represented a Virginia-based kidney care and population health services company in a private offering of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock and simultaneous secondary redemption of founders’ common stock. The transaction, valued at $64,000,000, involved pre-closing negotiation and closing of a line of credit debt facility with a senior lender to fund interim operations, and the negotiation of terms of conversion of multiple tranches of outstanding convertible debt securities into the Series C Preferred Stock.
  • Represented a nationwide lighting design company in the sale of a controlling equity interest to a venture-backed purchasing company in a transaction valued at $108,000,000.
  • Advised fund sponsors of a newly formed venture capital fund regarding investment fund structuring considerations, specifically focusing on a fund structure to avoid triggering affiliation under the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) affiliation rules between portfolio companies, the fund, and fund LPs (limited partnerships).
  • Advised an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) in its acquisition of 100% of the outstanding equity of a Georgia-based engineering, IT, and security systems government contractor. The transaction, valued at $27,385,000, involved a pre-closing subchapter F reorganization, post-closing inter-company organization, and asset management for the ANC’s family of companies.
  • Represented a Virginia-based government contractor and its ownership group in the sale of all of its equity interests to a private equity firm in a transaction valued at $21,000,000.
  • Represented the majority owner of an IT services government contractor in an SBA 7(a) loan-backed management buyout. The transaction, valued at $10,272,500, involved navigating compliance with SBA 7(a) business loan transactions, as well as significant pre-closing tax work relating to the preparation and submission of an application for a private letter ruling from the IRS.
  • Represented a Maryland-based healthcare IT government contractor client in a private financing issuance of convertible debt securities (valued at $25,000,000) to fund strategic growth and ongoing operations.
  • Represented a Baltimore-based private equity firm in the recapitalization and acquisition of an information technology company.
  • Represented a Pennsylvania-based venture capital firm in a simultaneous asset acquisition, mezzanine loan, and series A financing transaction of a Maryland-based government contractor.
  • Represented a large international pharmaceutical company in the sale of several lines of marketed products to two venture-backed purchasing companies.
  • Represented an international medical device company in the restructuring of its North American organization, a Series A preferred stock capital raising transaction, and the multi-phase stock purchase acquisition of another medical device company.
  • Represented a Maryland-based hospitalist practice in the acquisition of a controlling equity interest in a Pennsylvania-based hospitalist practice and management company. The transaction involved a complex pre-closing reorganization and an in-depth analysis of applicable laws relevant to corporate practice of medicine issues.
  • Represented a Virginia-based government contractor in the intelligence and defense industry and its ownership group in the sale of 100% of the outstanding equity to a publicly traded company with a transaction value of $16,000,000.
  • Represented a government contractor in the intelligence and defense industry and its ownership group in the sale of all of its equity interest to a portfolio company of a private equity firm in a transaction valued at $6,250,000.
  • Represented a Pennsylvania-based venture capital firm in minority Series A and A-1 investments in a Maryland-based biotech company.
  • Represented a Baltimore-based craft brewery in obtaining an institutional construction loan and line of credit for a major expansion and taproom buildout.
  • Represented various government contractors in the strategic acquisition of assets and the subsequent successful novation of such assets.

Articles

  • PilieroMazza’s Kathryn Hickey and Corporate/M&A Team Included in 2022 Chambers USA Rankings, 06.01.22
  • Unsure Whether You’ll Lose Tax Deductions for a Forgiven PPP Loan? Wait Until 2021 to File for Forgiveness, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 12.09.20
  • Important Considerations When Structuring M&A Transactions for Government Contractors: Post-Transaction Pitfalls—Part 3 of a 3-Part Series, 10.16.20
  • SBA Issues Guidance for PPP Lenders on Required Consents for Change in Ownership of PPP Borrowers, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 10.05.20
  • BLOG: Important Considerations When Structuring M&A Transactions for Government Contractors: OCI, Reps and Warranties, and Assignment of Receivables Part 2 of a 3-Part Series, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 09.21.20
  • SBA Issues Long-Awaited PPP Loan Forgiveness Application, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 05.18.20
  • SBA, Treasury Issue New Guidance Concerning Good-Faith Certification on the Necessity of Their Loan Request, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 05.13.20
  • Affiliation in the Context of SBA Loans, Guidance for Venture Capital Investors, 03.31.20
  • BLOG: COVID-19 and Material Adverse Effect Provisions in Acquisition Agreements, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.22.20
  • BLOG: COVID-19 and Its Effects on Credit Facilities, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.03.20
  • BLOG: Important Considerations When Structuring M&A Transactions for Government Contractors: Pre-Transaction Part 1 of a 3-Part Series, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 02.03.20
  • Unique Considerations for Transactions Involving Government Contractors, 01.30.20
  • BLOG: Government Contractor Acquisitions and Clearances: Deal Structure Matters, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 10.11.19
  • BLOG: Why Government Contractors Should Know About the Delaware LLC Division Statute, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 08.20.19
  • New IRS Requirements for EIN Applications Go Into Effect May 13, 2019, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 04.16.19
  • BLOG: New IRS Requirements for EIN Applications Go Into Effect May 13, 2019, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 04.16.19
  • Growing Pains: Growth Capital Sources and Considerations Part 2: Private Equity Financing, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 11.21.18

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Events

  • M&A Transactions in the Government Contracting Industry: Overview and Practice Tips, 2022 MSBA Legal Summit, 06.02.22
  • VIP START: Legal Considerations: How Best to Structure Your Company as a Federal Contractor, Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP), 04.05.22
  • VIP ADVANCE: M&A Class Exercise – Case Study/Group Exercise, Veteran Institute for Procurement Event, 03.09.22
  • Pub K Annual Review 2022 – Mergers and Acquisitions, Pub K Annual Review 2022, 01.26.22
  • VIP START: How Best to Structure Your Company as a Federal Contractor, 11.16.21
  • Government Contractors: Key Questions You Should Be Asking Your Advisors, 09.30.21
  • VIP: How Best to Structure Your Company as a Federal Contractor, 07.27.21
  • Government Contractors: Keys to Making Your Company an Attractive Acquisition Target, 06.16.21
  • Key Considerations for Venture Financing Transactions Involving Government Contractors, 04.29.21
  • Teaming Secrets of Successful Government Contractors, 04.20.21
  • COVID-19 Relief in 2021: What Small Businesses Need to Know, 02.02.21
  • Pub K’s Government Contracts Annual Review 2021: Mergers and Acquisitions Panel, 01.27.21
  • Mergers and Acquisitions in Healthcare: Getting Your House In Order, 11.11.20
  • Revisiting Executive Compensation and Employee Incentive Plans, 10.20.20
  • 10 Things You Need to Know About PPP Loan Forgiveness, The HUBZone Small Business Virtual Summit, 09.08.20
  • WEBINAR: The Paycheck Protection Program: SBA’s John Klein and Sam Le Answer Your Questions in a Live Town Hall Webinar, 05.04.20
  • WEBINAR: CARES Act, PPP & Startups: Important Updates For Founders, 04.06.20
  • Federal Contracting Assets On the Move, 03.04.20
  • WEBINAR: Incentive Compensation Plans Designed to Retain Talent and Grow the Business, 10.15.19
  • WEBINAR: Top 10 Corporate Mistakes that Small Businesses Make in Federal Contracting, 09.19.19
  • Legal and Practical Perspectives on Mergers & Acquisitions, 09.05.19
  • Growing and Maintaining SDVOSB Status Through Investment and Beyond, 05.30.19
  • Buying and Selling Government Contracting Small Businesses: Growth and Exit Strategies Through M&A, 05.16.19
  • WEBINAR: Managing and Incentivizing Employees, 05.15.19
  • PilieroMazza and M&T Bank Present a New and Growing Company Seminar Series, 12.04.18
  • WEBINAR: All You Need to Know for Small Business Loans, 01.01.70

View More View Less

News

  • PilieroMazza’s Kathryn Hickey and Corporate/M&A Team Included in 2022 Chambers USA Rankings, 06.01.22
  • 12 PilieroMazza Attorneys Featured in 2022 Super Lawyers, 05.03.22
  • PilieroMazza Attorneys Kathryn Hickey and Dave Shafer Join Client WaveDancer at Nasdaq Closing Bell Ceremony, 03.11.22
  • PilieroMazza Serves as Legal Advisor to Central Truck Center in Acquisition by All Roads Trucks, 12.06.21
  • Kathryn Hickey Elected to Howard County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 06.03.21
  • PilieroMazza’s M&A Team Advises Senture in Its Sale to Kingswood Capital, 03.03.21
  • PilieroMazza Builds on Strategic Plan for the Future, 01.05.21
  • ANNOUNCEMENT: PilieroMazza Unveils New Website and Logo Rebrand, 08.10.20
  • PilieroMazza Adds Attorneys to List of Super Lawyers®, 05.07.20
  • CARES Act Stimulus Loans: “Founders & Friends” Podcast Features Kathryn Hickey, 04.01.20
  • ANNOUNCEMENT: PilieroMazza Forms “COVID-19 Client Response Team”, 03.18.20
  • PilieroMazza’s Response to the COVID-19 Crisis, 03.16.20
  • ANNOUNCEMENT: PilieroMazza Counsels Tribal Tech CEO Victoria Vasques on Acquisition of Cowan & Associates, 02.06.20
  • ANNOUNCEMENT: PilieroMazza Advises Ampcus In Its Acquisition of iTech Solutions, 02.04.20
  • PilieroMazza Wins HUBZone Small Business Resource Partner of the Year!, 01.20.20
  • Kathryn Hickey Discusses M&A on “The Deal – Unscripted”, 01.15.20
  • PilieroMazza Represents BWM Outcomes in Acquisition by Bluestone Investment Partners and Intrepid Solutions and Services, 11.25.19
  • Kathryn Hickey Guest Blogs “Simplifying the Complex World of Employee Incentive Plans” on Deltek’s Government Contracting Blog, 10.11.19
  • PilieroMazza Expands Footprint in Baltimore/Annapolis Metro Area, 09.09.19
  • Kathryn Hickey and David Shafer, PilieroMazza M&A Attorneys, Represent Zentech Manufacturing, Inc. in Acquisition by Blackbern Partners, 05.28.19

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Podcasts

  • Mergers and Acquisitions in Healthcare: Getting Your House in Order, 02.24.21

Education

  • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2008, summa cum laude
  • University of Maryland, College Park, B.A., 2005, summa cum laude

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland

Activities

  • Member, Board of Directors, Howard County Chamber of Commerce
  • Member, GovConnects Engagement Committee, Howard County Chamber of Commerce
  • Member, Maryland Association for Corporate Growth
  • Affiliated Member, Brewers Association of Maryland
  • Board Member and Director, University of Maryland Alumni Association, Annapolis Chapter
  • Member, American Bar Association, Business Law Section M&A Committee
  • Member, Maryland State Bar Association

Honors

  • Chambers USA, Corporate/M&A, Maryland, 2022-Present
  • District of Columbia Super Lawyers®, Business & Transactions, 2020-Present
  • Named one of Maryland’s “Leading Women” by The Daily Record, 2017
  • Maryland Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars, Business & Transactions, 2013-2018
  • Named one of Maryland’s “20 in their 20s” by The Daily Record, 2012

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