Taylor O'Toole | Lawyer

Taylor focuses on general corporate and securities law matters for startups, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and venture capital transactions.

While in law school, Taylor worked at the New York State Office of the Attorney General, was the lead member of the Arts, Sports & Entertainment Law Clinic, and worked as an extern at The Pennsylvania State University’s Office of General Counsel and Office of Ethics and Compliance. She also served as the Executive Articles Editor for the Penn State Law Review, where she published three issues of the Law Review and hosted a symposium on the Big Data Revolution and its impact on various areas of the law. Taylor is admitted to practice law in the state of New York.

Professional Highlights

Recognized by The Legal 500 U.S.in Venture Capital and Emerging Companies (2025).
“Equity and Amateurism: How the NCAA Self-Employment Guidelines are Justified and Do Not Violate Antitrust Law,” Penn State Law Review Vol. 123, Issue 1 (Fall 2018).
“An Ongoing Debate: Whether Student-Athletes Should be Considered Employees Entitled to Workers’ Compensation,” Workers’ First Watch (Spring 2018).

Education

J.D., The Pennsylvania State University, Penn State Law, 2019
Executive Articles Editor, Penn State Law Review, Woolsack Society

B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2016
Political Science and Spanish for the Law Professions

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