Erica Han Named a Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly “Go To Lawyers for Intellectual Property Law”

IP transactions partner Erica Han was named a “Go To Lawyers for Intellectual Property Law” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.

Erica was featured in a special supplement that highlighted her experience as co-chair of the firm’s retail and consumer brands industry group and across sectors including beauty, food, sports, and health care — advising on licensing, strategic collaborations, commercial agreements, and mergers & acquisitions. She is the primary intellectual property practitioner for the firm’s whole business securitization practice, which has been a trailblazer in structured finance.

Erica’s recent accomplishments include advising BPEA Private Equity Fund VIII (an affiliated investment fund of BPEA EQT) in partnership with existing portfolio company Nord Anglia Education in a deal to acquire IMG Academy from Endeavor Group Holdings that reflects an enterprise value of $1.25 billion. IMG Academy is a leading education institution supporting over 100,000 student-athletes across its suite of sports education services. It provides a sports-focused boarding schools, sports camps, online coaching and college recruiting. With Asia being IMG Academy’s largest source of international students, BPEA EQT and Nord Anglia plan to support its overseas expansion and leverage partnerships between the two institutions, including integrating IMG Academy’s services in Nord Anglia’s curriculum global platform spanning 33 countries.

In addition, Erica advised Stride Consumer Partners in connection with an investment in Patrick Ta Beauty in matters related to eponymous brands, publicity rights and other commercial agreements. She also represented America’s Test Kitchen Limited Partnership in their acquisition by Marquee Brands.