About Barbara

Barbara focuses on public and private M&A, cross-border transactions, joint ventures, and other complex transactions. She focuses on public and private M&A, cross-border transactions, joint ventures and other complex transactions. Barbara represents strategic and financial buyers and sellers in public and private acquisitions, and has significant experience counseling boards of directors in connection with M&A and related governance, as well as anti-takeover matters.

I am passionate about helping clients execute on their strategic objectives and love negotiating deals.

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Experience

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Admissions and credentials

  • California

Rankings and accolades

Chambers USA: Band 1 for Corporate/M&A – California: San Diego (2022 – 2025)

The Legal 500 US: Leading Lawyer in M&A Large Deals ($1bn+) (2024 – 2025)
Hall of Fame (2021 – 2025)

San Diego Business Journal: Women of Influence in Law (2024)

Chambers USA: Corporate/M&A – California: San Diego (2021)

Lawdragon: 500 Leading Dealmakers in America (2023)

The Legal 500 US: Hall of Fame for M&A: Middle-Market ($500M-999M) (2021– 2023)

The Deal: Top Women in Dealmaking (2023)

San Diego Business Journal’s SD 500 list (2022)

Best Lawyers in America: Lawyer of the Year (2018, 2021)

Daily Journal: Top Women Lawyers (2017)

The Recorder: Trusted Advisor for Life Sciences (2016)

Daily Journal: Top 100 Lawyers in California (2014-2017)

The Recorder: Women Leaders in Tech Law (2015-2018)

San Diego M&A Advisor of the Year: Buy-Side Transaction (2015)

The Best Lawyers in America: Lawyer of the Year, San Diego Securities and Capital markets (2014)

Legal 500 US: Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts for Large Deals (2011-2018)

The Best Lawyers in America: Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, M&A, Securities Regulation and Securities/Capital Markets Law (2010-2021)

Super Lawyers: Mergers and Acquisitions (2007-2022)

Memberships and affiliations

  • American Bar Association (ABA)
  • San Diego County Bar Association

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