Yelena advises clients on M&A- and IPO-related insurance solutions, including representations and warranties insurance and D&O insurance for SPACs. Yelena is a frequent speaker and author and has been featured in publications including Law360, Bloomberg Law, ABA’s Business Law Today, and Business Insurance. She serves as the M&A managing editor of the American Bar Association’s Business Law Today and is the executive editor of the SPAC Notebook, a blog series that covers SPACs and SPAC risks.
Prior to Woodruff Sawyer, Yelena oversaw the development of Bloomberg Law’s practical guidance, reference, and analysis content, covering capital markets, M&A, and securities law.
Yelena practiced as a senior capital markets associate at Clifford Chance and a corporate associate at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae (later Dewey & LeBoeuf) and earned her BS in economics from Cornell University and her JD from Fordham University School of Law.

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SPAC Notebook: A Year in Review
For a year now, the SPAC Notebook helps our readers negotiate the risks and traps of the SPAC market.

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SPAC Liquidations and Extensions Create D&O Insurance Riddles: Part 1
What happens to D&O insurance policies and coverage if you need an extension to close a SPAC deal?