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    Darcy M. Lee

    Associate

    Nashville
    615-346-4413
    darcy.lee@phelps.com
    Areas Of Focus
    Mergers and AcquisitionsCorporate and Securities

    Darcy Lee structures and negotiates strategic transactions for private companies, business owners and corporate leadership teams. She represents buyers, sellers and investors from deal structuring and due diligence to closing. Drawing on experience as both outside and in-house counsel, she helps clients evaluate risk, manage transactions and address the operational impacts of significant deals.

    Darcy takes ownership of complex matters, coordinating legal teams and business leadership to keep deals on track. She understands the importance of learning a client's business, history and goals, and asking the right questions to find solutions when issues come up.

    Before joining Phelps, Darcy served as in-house counsel for a publicly traded company, where she managed SEC reporting, securities compliance and corporate governance while supporting the company's acquisition and investment activity. During her tenure, she worked on a transformative acquisition, giving her on-the-ground insight into the operational and business considerations involved in transactions.

    Before joining Phelps, Darcy served as in-house counsel for a publicly traded company, where she managed SEC reporting, securities compliance and corporate governance while supporting the company's acquisition and investment activity. During her tenure, she worked on a transformative acquisition, giving her on-the-ground insight into the operational and business considerations involved in transactions.

    Education

    • University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2019
    • Bellarmine University, B.A., Business Administration and Psychology, summa cum laude
    • University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2019
    • Bellarmine University, B.A., Business Administration and Psychology, summa cum laude

    Credentials

    • Indiana
    • Illinois
    • Tennessee (pending)
    • Indiana
    • Illinois
    • Tennessee (pending)
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