Lindsay’s vast venture capital, startup and operational experience includes:
- Venture capital fund formation and structuring for numerous established and emerging funds across the U.S.
- SBIC fund formation
- Drafting, negotiation and oversight of over 1000 investor-side and company-side startup financings
- Oversight of state and federal compliance programs for venture capital funds across the U.S.
- Drafting, management and oversight of M&A transactions for venture capital funds throughout the Northeast and Midwest, including acquisitions of portfolio companies by Fortune 25 Companies
- As an investor, led the most active seed fund in the state of New York and one of the most active in the country
- Established fund investment policies and guidelines
- Has overseen hundreds of due diligence processes for investors and startup companies
- Co-founded a women-focused venture capital firm
- Co-founded an LGBTQ+ venture capital firm
- “The Gray Matter Experience Welcomes Layla Dotson Lumpkin,” Thompson Hine New Ventures Update, July 2022
- “Employee and Contractor Classification – Rules of the Road,” Thompson Hine New Ventures Update, May 2022
- “Startup Building Blocks: Allocating Equity, Thompson Hine New Ventures Update, April 2022
- “New Ventures Group Sees Marked Growth,” Thompson Hine New Ventures Update, February 2022
- “Serving Underserved Populations and Markets Proves Key to Maximizing SSBCI Capital,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Winter 2022
- “Immense Deal and Transactional Volume,” Thompson Hine New Ventures Update, January 2022
- “Business Certification: Good Business for Small Business,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Fall 2021
- “Midwest Venture Capital is Booming & Thompson Hine is at the Heart of It, Thompson Hine New Ventures Update, December 2021
- “A 50-Year-Old Venture Capital Model Reinvented,” Thompson Hine New Ventures Update, November 2021
- “Underserved Capital Markets to Receive a Major Boost with $10 Billion in Federal Stimulus Capital,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Summer 2021
- “Chaos to Cohesion: Dramatic Improvements and Clarity Brought to Private Placement Regulation,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Winter 2021
- “Delaware Annual Reports/Franchise Tax Returns Due Soon,” Thompson Hine Early Stage & Emerging Companies Update, January 2021
- “Volcker Rule’s VC Changes Will Support Underserved Regions,” Law360, October 2020
- “Turning the Heat Back on in Venture Capital Investing,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Fall 2020
- “Managers and Controllers Owe Fiduciary Duties to LLC Members and Limited Partners – What Does That Mean for Fund General Partners Moving Forward?” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Summer 2020
- “Volcker Rule Changes Will Expand Banks’ Investment Abilities,” Thompson Hine Investment Management Update, July 2020
- “SBA Issues Updated PPP Loan Forgiveness Applications and Additional Clarifications,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, June 24, 2020
- “PPP Flexibility Act Becomes Effective, Modifying Options for Borrowers and Providing Additional Benefits,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, June 5, 2020
- “SBA Releases New Rules on PPP Loan Forgiveness and SBA Review Process,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, May 27, 2020
- “SBA Releases PPP Loan Forgiveness Application and Related Instructions,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, May 19, 2020
- “SEC Proposes Rule Changes to Crowdfunding Regulations,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Spring 2020
- Contributor, “How to Make It: Advice from Four Women Who Never Let the Challenges Stop Them,” ColumbusCEO, August 2019
- Recipient of Thompson Hine’s Diversity Champion Award, 2021
- Selected for inclusion in Columbus CEO Future 50 class of 2021
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021-2023 for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Selected for inclusion in Columbus Business First 40 under 40 class of 2020
- 2020 NVCA American Spirit Award Nominee
- 2019 Upstate Capital Investor of the Year
- 2019 Upstate Venture Connect Community Catalyst Award
- 2018 Upstate Capital Early Stage Dealmaker of the Year
- 2018 Upstate Venture Connect Community Catalyst Award Nominee
- 2017 Upstate Capital Early Stage Dealmaker of the Year Nominee
- 2016 “20 People to Know in Finance in Columbus, OH” Columbus Business First
- 2016 Named “5 of Ohio’s Most Trailblazing Attorneys,” Ohio Bar Association
- Adjunct Professor, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, 2019-present
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Michigan Bar Association
- New York Bar Association
- Upstate Capital Association, Board Member
- Chairwoman, Venture NY Startup Selection Committee
- Board of Directors, Data Inventions, Inc.
- Board of Directors, Small Biz Cares, Inc.
Education
- The Ohio State University, J.D., 2009
- The Ohio State University - The Max M. Fisher College of Business, M.B.A., 2009
- Canisius College, B.A., 2005
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
- Michigan
- New York