Ashley Pridemore Email & Phone Number

Columbia, Md

Columbia, Maryland

• Represent broker-dealers in a range of securities transactions, including real estate investment trusts (REITs), business development companies (BDCs) investing in middle market companies, closed-end funds registered under the 1940 Act, private equity offerings and programs structured to qualify as like-kind exchanges under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code.• Perform on-going due diligence reviews, reviews of primary and follow-on offerings and interim update reviews of REITS and BDCs and their sponsors, advisors and affiliated programs and evaluate the disclosure in each offering document, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each program. • For each transaction: review portfolio assets and analyze performance, review the offeror’s regulatory status and filings with FINRA and the SEC, analyze underwriting terms and internal financial models to asses reasonableness of assumptions and projections for the offering, analyze the metrics utilized by the offeror in determining the level of distributions declared, and evaluate financial models based on historical and market data. • Analyze financial statements, financial models and projections, periodic regulatory filings, tax opinions, organizational and entity formation documents and transactional documents.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Provide input on cyber security, labor and corporate laws.• Highlight various business continuity strategies.• Perform risk mitigation and management support, focusing on standardization, conformance and compliance.

Columbia, Maryland

• Represent broker-dealers in a range of securities transactions, including real estate investment trusts (REITs), business development companies (BDCs) investing in middle market companies, private equity offerings and programs structured to qualify as like-kind exchanges under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code.• Perform on-going due diligence reviews, reviews of primary and follow-on offerings and interim update reviews of REITS and BDCs and their sponsors, advisors and affiliated programs and evaluate the disclosure in each offering document, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each program. • For each transaction: review portfolio assets and analyze performance, review the offeror’s regulatory status and filings with FINRA and the SEC, analyze underwriting terms and internal financial models to asses reasonableness of assumptions and projections for the offering, analyze the metrics utilized by the offeror in determining the level of distributions declared, and evaluate financial models based on historical and market data. • Analyze financial statements, financial models and projections, periodic regulatory filings, tax opinions, organizational and entity formation documents and transactional documents.

Columbia, Maryland

• Represent broker-dealers in a range of securities transactions, including real estate investment trusts (REITs), business development companies (BDCs) investing in middle market companies, private equity offerings and programs structured to qualify as like-kind exchanges under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code.• Perform on-going due diligence reviews, reviews of primary and follow-on offerings and interim update reviews of REITS and BDCs and their sponsors, advisors and affiliated programs and evaluate the disclosure in each offering document, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each program. • For each transaction: review portfolio assets and analyze performance, review the offeror’s regulatory status and filings with FINRA and the SEC, analyze underwriting terms and internal financial models to asses reasonableness of assumptions and projections for the offering, analyze the metrics utilized by the offeror in determining the level of distributions declared, and evaluate financial models based on historical and market data. • Analyze financial statements, financial models and projections, periodic regulatory filings, tax opinions, organizational and entity formation documents and transactional documents.

Drafted complaints, answers, briefs, and motions; drafted discovery and interrogatories; researched and drafted appellate briefs; conducted in-depth legal research; worked directly with clients; created privilege logs; conducted e-discovery with Concordance.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Filed US and international design patent applications; responded to office actions from the USPTO and international patent offices; assisted attorneys with writing letters and memoranda; worked directly with clients.

J.D., Business Law, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Concentration: Business Law; Member, National Trial Team; Articles Editor, Journal of Business & Technology.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Journalism

Activities and Societies: Citation in College Park Scholars Media, Self and Society Program; Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Dean’s List.