Rose B. Sorensen

Rose B. Sorensen is a partner in the firm's Corporate and Securities group, whose practice includes mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations, commercial finance, private placements, venture capital, corporate governance, telecommunications services, joint ventures, licensing and entity structure and formation.

Rose has experience handling a range of large-scale mergers and acquisitions, project and corporate financings and restructurings in a variety of industries including the technology, healthcare, food and beverage, manufacturing, retail consumer brand, business services, construction and building materials and aerospace and defense industries. She has represented a variety of domestic and international clients including private developers and equity investors, borrowers, construction contractors, equipment suppliers and a variety of other for-profit and non-profit entities. She has extensive experience counseling, foreign-based businesses on the legal issues involved with entering the United States and cultural familiarity to facilitate cross-border interactions.

Rose started her practice at Fulbright & Jaworski and prior to joining Snell spent the last several years with Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP. In between, she served as General Counsel of a private cable operator and internet service provider with operations throughout California, Arizona, and Texas. As General Counsel she handled a variety of telecommunications transactions, including video, Internet, telephone, rooftop antenna, and wireless services transactions (including right of entry agreements) for multifamily projects, mixed-use and master planned communities, and commercial properties. Rose has in-depth knowledge of the inner workings of this industry and a familiarity with market offerings both from the developer/property owner and cable operator perspective. Rose's background as a general counsel gives her a unique and balanced pragmatic approach in advising businesses on the complexities and functional considerations of their operations.

Representative Presentations and Publications

• Additional Challenges for Borrowers Under the Paycheck Protection Program, Co-Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (May 8, 2020)

Community Involvement

•St. Francis Xavier Strategic Vision Committee, Chair (March 2019-present)
•St. Francis Xavier PTO
•Treasurer (2017-present)
•First Vice President (2015-2017)
•Secretary (2013-2015)
•New Parent Representative (2012-2013)
•Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles - Troop 3106
•Co-Leader and Treasurer (2009-present)

Other Professional Experience

•Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, Senior Counsel (2015-2019)
•Consolidated Smart Broadband Systems, General Counsel (2006-2015)
•Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Senior Associate (1999-2006)

Related Publications

• May 08
Additional Challenges for Borrowers Under the Paycheck Protection Program