Ingrid has decades of experience advising private investment firms on fund formation and complex corporate transactions. She represents private equity, private real estate, and venture capital firms on all aspects of the investment fund life cycle and securities law compliance.
Ingrid advises on fund structure and formation; private placements; investor-side letters; financing, purchase, and sale of private companies and real estate holdings; and securities laws and regulations, including investment adviser regulatory compliance, investment company exemptions, broker/dealer regulatory compliance, SEC and FINRA registrant examinations, and other regulations that impact private funds.
On behalf of fund sponsors, Ingrid frequently advises on fund restructurings, recapitalizations, and co-investment structures. She negotiates joint venture agreements, including complex governance and waterfall provisions, and advises on sponsor-side general partnership, management company, and management incentive agreements.
On behalf of institutional investors, Ingrid counsels clients on all fund documentation and terms, prepares and negotiates investor-side letters and subscription documents, and provides clarity on the regulatory and tax implications of fund investment decisions.
Ingrid’s practice is deeply informed by having spent 22 years as in-house counsel to a Philadelphia-based private equity and real estate investment boutique, including 12 years as a principal and member of the investment committee. She was involved at the earliest stages of investment decision-making and understands the considerations that drive fund formation. She also understands that fund documents must address the interests and priorities of various stakeholders, including managers, investors, professional advisors, and regulators.
Having returned to private practice in 2011, Ingrid joined Cozen O’Connor in 2014. In a testament to her legal judgment and leadership, she was appointed the firm’s general counsel in 2022. In this role, Ingrid oversees the firm’s Office of General Counsel, handles all firm-related corporate matters, and counsels on risk mitigation.
Ingrid earned her undergraduate degree from Villanova University and is a magna cum laude graduate of Villanova Law School, where she was an editor of the Villanova Law Review.