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September 20, 2018

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Francisca Pretorius Joins Firm Full Time

Jason Wiener|p.c., a public benefit corporation, is pleased to announce that Francisca Pretorius has joined the firm in a full-time capacity. She will hold the dual roles of Senior Associate and MBA in Residence.

Francisca practiced corporate law in Johannesburg, South Africa, for 4.5 years. She has extensive academic experience and is currently an adjunct lecturer at Strathmore University’s law school in Nairobi, Kenya, teaching Foundations of Roman Law and Legal Practice Management. Francisca also worked for Colorado State University’s Center for the New Energy Economy on renewable energy policy. She previously served on the board of a South African non-profit organization that identifies, connects, and mobilizes change-makers in Africa. Francisca is licensed to practice law in Colorado and South Africa and holds an LL.B (Bachelor of Laws) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, an LL.M in International Trade Law with a thesis on carbon markets from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, and an MBA from the Global, Social, and Sustainable Enterprise program at Colorado State University.

“From the moment I met Francisca in the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA program, I knew she was a superstar. The combination of international big-law experience in South Africa, a background in renewable energy policy, combined with a social enterprise MBA makes Francisca uniquely suited to the work our firm does. Francisca brings a balance of rigor, attention to detail and tenacity, along with a tender touch with training and a big picture perspective. We are lucky to have Francisca join the team full-time and to offer her unique skill set and talent to our clients and partners. The whole team is excited by this big step forward,” says Jason Wiener, Principal. Linda Phillips, Senior Of Counsel, shares that “Francisca is a dynamic attorney who is passionate about the law and about helping those who want to create and build their social enterprise businesses. She will be a true bonus for our firm and we are delighted she is able to join us full time.”

In her practice Ms. Pretorius will work on business entity formation (with a focus on cooperatives), custom transactional support, regulatory compliance (especially compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation), and other areas of law that support mission-driven companies and social enterprise. Her full bio is here.

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