Rama Padmanabhan focuses her practice on all types of public and private merger and acquisition transactions, including options to buy, cross border transactions, joint ventures and other complex transactions. In addition to her M&A practice, Rama has extensive experience in public company representation, emerging company representation, venture capital financings and private and public securities offerings. Rama is a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee of the American Bar Association and is actively involved in the activities and projects of the model asset purchase agreement and corporate governance task forces. She received her JD from Harvard Law School and her AB from Mount Holyoke College in mathematics and economics.