As Chairman of the Firm's Private Equity Practice Group, Gina Betts has extensive experience in corporate and securities law including representing issuers and purchasers in debt and equity public and private transactions, as well as in LBOs and MBOs, portfolio company acquisitions and dispositions, fund formations, preparing SEC reports, and counseling on general SBIC and SEC compliance. Additionally, she focuses her practice on representing purchasers and sellers of both public and private corporations.
Ms. Betts is also a leader in the Firm's philanthropic efforts with her leadership in the Foundation for the Education of Young Women, Wipe Out Kid's Cancer, and the Crystal Charity Ball. She was also the chairman of the 2007 Cattle Baron's Ball, the largest single day fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.
Education
- J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, 1985
The American University Law Review, 1983-1985 - B.A., Russian, History and Political Science, Southern Methodist University, 1982
Bar Admissions
- California, 1988
- Texas, 1985
Admitted To Practice
Representative Experience
- Representation of private equity funds in purchase of debt and equity securities.
- Representation of purchasers, sellers, senior and subordinated lenders and management groups in connection with various leveraged buy-out transactions.
- Representation of various issuers in connection with public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities.
- Representation of public company in connection with roll-up transaction involving unaffiliated partnerships.
- Representation of public company in connection with its sale in auction process, including planning the auction process, counseling of board, negotiation of transaction agreements and preparation of proxy statement and other SEC filings.
Publications & Presentations
Professional History
- Partner, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
- Clerk, Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodities Futures Trading Commission
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, State Bar of California
- Member, Dallas Bar Association
- Member, National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”)
- Member, National Association of Small Business Investment Companies (“NASBIC’)
- Named to D Magazine's Best Women Lawyers in Dallas, 2010
Community Leadership
- Trustee, SMU Russian Scholarship
- President, Foundation for the Education of Young Women
- Board of Directors, Wipe Out Kid's Cancer
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