Stephanie assists issuers and underwriters in connection with public offerings and private placements of equity. She also facilitates change-in-control transactions by providing buy-side and sell-side counsel to public and private companies. Clients engage Stephanie to deliver ongoing guidance and support regarding strategic planning, corporate finance, shareholder relations, voting recommendations and evaluations by proxy advisory firms, executive compensation matters, and recent developments in corporate governance best practices.

In addition, banks, savings institutions, and other financial institutions retain Stephanie to provide advice on matters involving federal and state regulatory agencies such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Reserve System, the FDIC, the OCC, and state banking and securities departments. She helps clients apply for and obtain de novo bank charters and expand their branch networks. Stephanie also defends companies, boards of directors, and senior executives against enforcement actions initiated by securities and banking regulators.

Stephanie also assists financial institution clients with navigating operational issues and risk management including anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act compliance, electronic payments, FinTech integrations, and vendor management.

Prior to joining the firm, Stephanie was a senior attorney at an international full service commercial law firm in its Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office where she advised corporate entities and underwriters in connection with public offerings and private placements of securities. Previously, Stephanie was an associate at an east coast national full service law firm in its Reading, Pennsylvania office where she counseled financial institutions of varying size and complexity in matters of compliance with U.S. banking regulations, corporate governance best practices, shareholder issues, and federal and state securities laws.

While attending Washington and Lee University School of Law, Stephanie was winner of the John W. Davis Moot Court Competition’s Best Brief Award in 2008.

Stephanie was recognized as one of the "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch" in 2021, 2022 and 2023 for Corporate Governance and Compliance Law and again in 2024 and 2025 for both Corporate Governance and Compliance Law and Corporate Law by The Best Lawyers in America®. She was recipient of the Reading Eagle Reader’s Choice Award for “Top Attorney in Banking and Finance” in 2021.