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Jacquelyn Watson

Associate

Jacquelyn Watson is an associate in the Compensation, Governance & ERISA practice. She advises on a variety of compensation-related matters, particularly in M&A transactions and capital markets. She regularly advises both U.S. and non-U.S. companies on corporate governance matters, including reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 16 of the Securities Exchange Act, as well as on tax law compliance and employment arrangements.

Experience

Representative matters

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. in connection with its pending $13.1 billion merger with Black Knight, Inc.

Mother Lode Holding Co. in connection with its acquisition by First American Financial Corporation.

Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. in connection with its offering of $400 million sustainability-linked notes and a debt tender offer in respect of any and all of its outstanding senior notes.

Chesapeake Energy Corporationin connection with its $450 million disposition to Continental Resources, Inc. of Powder River Basin oil and gas assets located in Wyoming.

Represented Aemetis, Inc. in connection with its at-the-market offering for up to $100 million in shares of its common stock.

Granite Construction Incorporated in its sale of Inliner to Inland Pipe Rehabilitation.

Qualifications

Admissions

Attorney-at-Law, New York

Academic

Columbia Law School
J.D.

Boston University - Questrom School of Business
B.A.

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.