Cheryl Allaire

Cheryl Allaire has more than 20 years of experience providing legal and strategic counsel to businesses ranging in size from small start-ups to established publicly held corporations. Her practice focuses on a wide variety of corporate and business matters including entity selection and formation, corporate governance, equity and debt financings, SEC securities compliance and public company reporting requirements, venture capital and private equity, mergers and acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures, commercial transactions, contract negotiations, employment and consulting agreements and equity compensation plans. She assists businesses throughout their entire life cycle, from startup to exit, and in many different industries including technology, energy, food and beverage, venture capital, real estate, retail and consumer products, manufacturing, life sciences and investment management. Before joining Mathieu, Ranum & Allaire, Ms. Allaire was Counsel in the Emerging Companies & Venture Capital group in the Boise office of Perkins Coie LLP, where she also served as the local Chair of the firm’s Diversity and Paralegal Committees. Previously, she was an Associate in the Corporate group at K&L Gates, LLP in San Diego. She also served as in-house Corporate Counsel for seven years at Franklin Templeton Investments. Before practicing law, Cheryl was an auditor in the specialized finance division of a large financial institution. She received a Bachelor’s in Business Administration, magna cum laude, from the University of San Diego, where she also received an MBA. She holds a law degree from Georgetown University. She is licensed to practice law in California and Idaho.

Georgetown University Law Center

J.D. | Law

1993

Honors: Dean's List

University of San Diego

M.B.A. | Business and Finance

1989

University of San Diego

B.B.A. (1987) | Business Administration

1987

Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Beta Gamma Sigma, Academic Honors Program, Entrance with Distinction

Co-Managing Member

Mathieu, Ranum & Allaire, PLLC

2014 - Current

Counsel - Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Practice Group

Perkins Coie LLP

2012 - 2014

Associate - Corporate/Business Practice Group

K&L Gates LLP

2009 - 2012

Associate - Corporate/Business Practice Group

Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

2008 - 2009

Merged with K&L Gates

Associate - Corporate/Business Practice Group

Fisher Thurber LLP

2003 - 2008

Merged with Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

Associate - Business Practice Group

Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP

2000 - 2002

Associate Corporate Counsel

Franklin Resources, Inc. (Franklin Templeton Investments)

1993 - 2000

Law Clerk - Economic Crimes Division

United States Attorney's Office - Washington D.C.

1992 - 1992

Auditor- Specialized Finance Division

Security Pacific Credit Corporation

1989 - 1990

Ketchum Innovation Center (KIC)

Mentor

2014 - Current

State Bar of Idaho

Member

2013 - Current

California State Bar

Member

1993 - Current

California

Since 1993

Idaho

Since 2013

• Free Consultation

• Corporate Law
• Emerging Companies & Start Ups
• Venture Capital
• Private Equity
• Contracts