About
La’Tika Howard is a corporate attorney passionate about helping businesses navigate growth, investment, and strategic transactions. She supports start-ups, emerging companies, and investors through every stage of the business lifecycle—from formation through succession planning—and provides outside general counsel services to a variety of privately-held businesses. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, and general counsel representation, particularly within the tech and life sciences sectors.
La’Tika has advised entrepreneurs, investors, and high-growth companies at both regional and international law firms, bringing a practical, business-minded approach to every deal and client relationship. Whether structuring a multi-million-dollar acquisition or counseling a founder on their first financing round, she remains focused on delivering value and building trust.
La’Tika’s practice brings creative ways to deliver legal service that is more entrepreneurial and client-focused as evidenced in part by the venture studio that she is involved in building at Jensen & McComas. Beyond her legal practice, La’Tika is deeply committed to leadership and service in Maryland’s legal community. She served on the Board of Maryland Volunteer Legal Services (2021–2024), completed the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Pathfinder Program, and mentors several current and future law school students through the Fannie Angelos Program for Academic Excellence and other programs.
La’Tika is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law, where she served as a Rule 19 Student Attorney in the Saul Ewing Civil Advocacy Clinic and Staff Editor of the University of Baltimore Law Review.
Representative Transactions
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Represented a foreign-based international Fortune 500 company in several strategic acquisitions in the Mid-Atlantic, including a $79.8 million acquisition of a vending and coffee services company.
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Represented an investment fund in its $37.2 million acquisition of a systems engineering and technology company.
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Represented a company that provided IT services and product support to the federal government in the $10 million sale of its business; led the due diligence process and the negotiation of ancillary documents.
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Represented an emerging cash aid and GovTech software company in its initial $4.4 million Series Seed convertible preferred shares offering. Later, assisted the same company with a $10.5 million Series A convertible preferred shares financing.
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Represented an individual in a $5 million private investment in a healthcare services company’s private common stock offering.
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Represented an India-based investor fund in the $5.5 million sale of its business to a neurotech company. Subsequently represented the fund in its Series C convertible preferred investment of $3.7 million in the neurotech company’s $38 million Series C preferred financing, and in the transfer of all the fund's Series C preferred shares to several transferees.
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Represented a lower-middle-market, private equity investor with experience in residential/ consumer services in its acquisition of a home services company. Subsequently represented the newly formed buyer entity, which served as the platform company for investor’s “buy and build” strategy, in add-on acquisitions.
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Represented two related non-profit organizations in philanthropic investments, preparing fund-background memoranda, issue-lists, and subscription documents for:
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a $20 million aggregate investment in a $2 billion distressed-debt fund managed by an aircraft-leasing firm targeting aerospace and defense sectors;
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a $10 million aggregate investment in an $8.19 billion offshore hedge fund focused on credit and special situations; and
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a $20 million aggregate investment in a $780 million vintage buyout fund managed by a private-equity firm.
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Practice Areas
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Corporate/M&A
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Equity Financing & Venture Capital
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IP & Technology Law
Admissions
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Maryland
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District of Columbia (pending)
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U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Education
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University Baltimore School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2019.
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University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, B.S. in Criminal Justice, summa cum laude, 2015.
Affiliations
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Member, Board of Directors, Maryland Volunteer Legal Services (2021-2024)
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Pathfinder. Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (2023-2024)
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Member, Maryland State Bar Association
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Young Lawyer Representative, MSBA Business Law Section
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Honors
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Selected for a 2025 Leading Women Under 40 award by The Daily Record in recognition of outstanding professional achievement and community service.
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Selected for a 2022-2023 Top 40 Under 40 Award by The National Black Lawyers.
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2023-2024, Rising Stars, Maryland Super Lawyers.
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2023-2025, Best Lawyers, "Ones to Watch", Corporate Governance & Compliance Law and Corporate Law.
