Erin M. Hoffert

Senior Counsel

Erin M. Hoffert

Senior Counsel

Erin Hoffert’s corporate transactional practice focuses on complex mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and other equity financings, and general corporate governance matters across a range of sectors. Her experience includes the areas of defense, government services, cybersecurity, data analytics, enterprise software, fintech, hospitality, and life sciences. She is a senior counsel in the firm’s Transactions Practice.

Erin routinely leads both buy-side and sell-side M&A deals for public and private companies. She has advised numerous large serial acquirers who use M&A as a growth strategy, as well as emerging companies throughout every stage of the corporate life cycle — from counseling startups on initial formation and seed funding, to late-stage equity investments and exit transactions.

She works with companies, entrepreneurs, and investors on various equity transactions, including private equity and venture capital financings, warrant and promissory note issuances, tender offers, and stock repurchases. For her emerging company clients, Erin also acts as a trusted advisor and a go-to resource on corporate governance matters and other strategic transactions.

Prior to joining Foley, Erin was a senior corporate associate at an international corporate law firm.

11 July 2024 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents ASEC in Sale to Markon

Foley & Lardner LLP represented Advanced Systems Engineering Corporation (ASEC) and its affiliated family of companies, leading providers of systems engineering, security, and programming support services to the federal government, in their sale to Markon, a government consulting firm backed by Sterling Investment Partners.
15 February 2024 Deals and Wins

Foley Advises Mitsubishi Corporation on Strategic Partnership with Elemental Holding for Platinum Group Metals Recycling

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Mitsubishi Corporation on its strategic partnership with Elemental Holding SA for platinum group metals recycling.
15 September 2023 Deals and Wins

Foley Advises Potomac Equity Partners in Merger of Portfolio Companies Watermark and Synergy Resources

Foley & Lardner LLP advised Potomac Equity Partners, LLC (Potomac), a Washington, D.C.-based investment firm whose principals have extensive experience investing in the software and technology sectors, in the merger of its portfolio company Watermark Solutions, LLC (Watermark) with Synergy Resources, LLC.
12 April 2023 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents Potomac Equity Partners in Investment in and Partnership with Watermark Solutions

Foley & Lardner LLP represented Potomac Equity Partners, LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based investment firm whose principals have extensive experience investing in the software and technology sectors, in its investment in and partnership with Watermark Solutions, LLC, a leading and rapidly growing provider of enterprise resource planning business solutions, technology, and hosting services.