Melanie Rubocki is the Head of the Corporate group for the Boise Office. With a foundation in finance and entrepreneurial studies from the Wharton School of Business, Melanie brings a business sensibility and reasonableness to her client relations and any negotiated transaction. She represents business clients through their entire life cycle, from startup formation to exit. Her approach to the client relationship is proactive, rather than reactionary – she endeavors to help clients avoid legal pitfalls and traps for the unwary.
Melanie represents clients in many industries including: automotive aftermarket, cleantech, e-commerce, energy, interactive entertainment, manufacturing, mining, retail and consumer products and software and other Web-based businesses. She regularly advises clients in relation to emerging growth company issues, entity and fund formation, and licensing and technology transfer transactions. And she regularly advises directors and officers on corporate governance and fiduciary duty matters.
Melanie has led clients in all forms and stages of equity and debt financings and has an active M&A practice, advising both buy and sell side clients on complex mergers, acquisitions and other strategic business joint venture and arrangements. She also handles certain commercial real estate transactions and general business contracts and transactions. Melanie has recently founded and currently leads the U.S. Foreign Investment Visa industry group which assists clients considering E-2 or EB-5 investment opportunities including designation as a USCIS regional center.
