Hillary Hughes is an accomplished lawyer, counselor, and strategist with extensive experience in providing legal counsel to businesses and innovators. Her expertise ranges across different industries such as sports, entertainment, technology, food, and beverage. Hillary has counseled a diverse range of clients, including entrepreneurs, start-ups, established brands, angel investors, venture capital, and private equity investors, among others. She specializes in corporate structure, capital raising, commercial matters, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, and other business transactions. Moreover, Hillary provides legal counsel to creative talents in different fields such as athletes, recording artists, writers, producers, fashion designers, and talent managers, advising them on brand protection, licensing, acquisition, and entrepreneurship. She also offers financial guidance to clients in the food, beverage, and CPG industry, which includes natural, organic, plant-based, vegan, and cellular ag brands, among others. Additionally, Hillary is a member of the Selection Committee for the Nutrition Capital Network, with notable past experience as Chair in Sports, Arts, and Entertainment; Emerging Companies and Chair in Food and Beverage at Foster Garvey PC. She is also a former partner at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP and a former associate at Cooperman Lester Winikoff Lester & Newman, P.C. Hillary takes pride in her creative and practical approach to legal services, coupled with her indepth clients' industry expertise and ability to offer big-picture advice.