Overview
Jennifer Consiglio is a Shareholder practicing in the firm’s Business Law Department. She primarily counsels clients across diverse industries in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity transactions, private placements, secured and unsecured financing transactions, restructurings, strategic partnerships, corporate governance, securities regulation, and various general business law matters.
She has substantial experience in planning, negotiating and implementing various types of complex business transactions, guiding clients through the entire business evolution, from formation through exit, and advising clients in corporate governance and securities law (federal and blue sky) compliance.
For her expertise and dedication to quality and service, Ms. Consiglio is recognized by peers and professional organizations as a leading business law practitioner. Her numerous awards and recognitions include being listed in The Best Lawyers in America for her expertise in Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), and Corporate Governance Law; ranked by Chambers USA as one of America’s Leading Lawyers in Business Law and Mergers & Acquisitions; recognized by DBusiness as a Top Lawyer for Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions in Metro Detroit; listed in Michigan Super Lawyers in Metro Detroit; and recognized by Michigan Lawyers Weekly as one of 25 Women in Law and as one of 20 lawyers in its inaugural list of “Go to Business Lawyers."
Ms. Consiglio is a member of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association, a member and former Chair of the State Bar of Michigan Business Law Section, and a Fellow of The American Bar Foundation.
Prior to joining the firm, she worked at a well-known, global private practice law firm with a focus on securities law reporting and compliance, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions involving public companies, and private equity transactions.
She is an Honors and Order of the Coif graduate of The George Washington University Law School and earned her Bachelor of Science, Foreign Service degree cum laude from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.
Ms. Consiglio is admitted to practice law in the State of Michigan and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Primary Practice Areas
All Related Practice Areas
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Business
- Business Partnerships, Joint Ventures, and LLCs
- Corporate Governance
- Commercial Lending
- Corporate and Finance
- Emerging Technology
- Finance & Restructuring
- Financial Services
- Franchise Specialty Team
- Mutual Funds/Registered Funds
- Sarbanes-Oxley
- Womens Leadership Committee
Credentials
Education
Georgetown University Undergraduate 1995, B.S.
George Washington University Law School Law School 2000, J.D.
Admissions
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- State Bar of Michigan
- Oakland County Bar Association
Awards & Recognitions
Awards & Recognitions
The Best Lawyers in America - "Lawyer of the Year" - Business Organizations -LLCs and Partnerships, 2025
The Best Lawyers in America - Business Organizations including LLCs and Partnerships and Corporate Governance Law, 2023 - 2025; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2024, 2025
Michigan Lawyers Weekly - recognized as one of 25 Women in Law, 2013
Michigan Super Lawyers, Rising Star Mergers and Acquisitions, 2013
DBusiness Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit, Corporate Law, 2017, 2018, 2020-2025, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2018, 2020-2023
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/M&A, 2018-2023