Brette Simon

TEC Canada Speaker | National Speaker- YPO | Vistage Speaker

Brette Simon is a seasoned corporate lawyer with extensive experience advising clients on capital raising, strategic alliances, and exit transactions across industries including media, healthcare, software, and branded consumer products. Brette has been practicing in the field of corporate law since 1994, and was previously a corporate partner at Jones Day and Sheppard Mullin. She also practiced at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and O’Melveny & Myers. A graduate of UCLA School of Law, where she ranked first in her class and was editor of the UCLA Law Review, Brette also holds a degree in quantitative economics from UC San Diego, where she graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in three years. Recognized as one of the top 13 dealmakers in the U.S. middle market by “The Deal” and a winner of the inaugural “40 Under 40” award by The M&A Advisor, Brette has spoken at numerous industry conferences and to over one hundred YPO, EO and Vistage chapters.

Brette Simon

TEC Canada Speaker | National Speaker- YPO | Vistage Speaker

Brette is a seasoned corporate lawyer with extensive experience advising clients on capital raising, strategic alliances, and exit transactions across industries like media, healthcare, software, and branded consumer products. Since 1994, she has practiced at top firms including Bryan Cave, Jones Day, Sheppard Mullin, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and O’Melveny & Myers. A graduate of UCLA School of Law, where she ranked first in her class and was editor of the UCLA Law Review, Brette also holds a magna cum laude degree in quantitative economics from UC San Diego. Recognized as one of the top 13 dealmakers in the U.S. middle market by “The Deal” and a winner of the inaugural “40 Under 40” award by The M&A Advisor, she has spoken at numerous industry conferences and Vistage chapters.

Brette’s Topics

Brette speaks to business owners on how to maximize the value of their businesses by having their house in order, in particular in preparation for a capital raise or exit transaction. The talk applies equally well to companies who aren’t ready to sell or aren’t interested in selling, as these are all best practices they should follow to ensure their company is well-insulated from issues with shareholders, creditors, vendors, employees, etc.
The talk touches on areas that entrepreneurs often overlook, but can be critical- be it tax, IP, labor and employment, immigration, employee benefits, contracts, corporate structure, etc. Brette tells war stories to keep it interesting, which tend to grab everyone’s attention when she shares what can go wrong when you don’t focus on the details.

Selling your business is one of the most important transactions in the life of your company. Yet many owners end up leaving money on the table or exposing themselves to unnecessary risk post-close due to a lack of understanding some of the nuances of how M&A deals are structured. In short, the devil is in the details. What provisions should you always include in the letter of intent? How do you maximize your chances of actually earning an earnout? What should you diligence before agreeing to take stock in the buyer? And what about that post-closing working capital adjustment?

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