Francesca M. Schiavone

Associate

Francesca Schiavone is associate in the Corporate and Real Estate Practice Groups. Francesca is a member of the LaunchPad legal group, dedicated to providing legal services to start-ups. She is based in Leech Tishman’s Pittsburgh office.

Francesca’s practice involves counseling clients on corporate mergers and acquisitions, business planning and structuring, real estate transactional matters, including commercial and residential sales, acquisitions and leases, and dealing with a multitude of general corporate governance matters.

Additionally, Francesca has experience guiding qualifying business owners to obtain certification as a minority business enterprise, women-owned business enterprise, and/or disadvantaged business enterprise.

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Francesca joined Leech Tishman as a law clerk. Prior to her time here, she served as a Judicial Intern for The Honorable Terrence F. McVerry of the U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania and spent time as a real estate intern for Howard Hanna Real Estate Services. She received her J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law, where she served as Secretary of the Appellate Moot Court Board and Senior Staff Editor of the Duquesne Law Review. Francesca was also named Regional Finalist in the 2012-2013 National ABA Arbitration competition.

Academics
J.D., cum laude, Duquesne University School of Law
B.A. in Communications and English, magna cum laude, Duquesne University

Admissions
Pennsylvania

Professional Memberships
American Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Allegheny County Bar Association
Commercial Real Estate Women of Pittsburgh (CREW Pittsburgh)

Speeches & Presentations
“Mergers and Acquisitions,” Duquesne University School of Law (2019)
“Wine, Wisdom & Women,” Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Leech Tishman Fusclado & Lampl, LLC and Lally & Co., LLC (2018)
“Entrepreneurial Start-ups: Understanding the Legal Side of Business,” Pennsylvania State University (2018)

Publications
Duquesne Law Review

Community Involvement
Girls Hope of Pittsburgh (Young Leadership Board)

Insights

Apr. 18, 2018  |  News

Leech Tishman Raises more than $10,000 in Support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, PA – April 18, 2018 – Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl (“Leech Tishman”) is pleased…

Mar. 19, 2018  |  Press

Velocity Robotics Wins Leech Tishman LaunchPad Pitch Competition

Velocity Robotics recently won the Leech Tishman LaunchPad Business Pitch Competition and was featured in…

Mar. 13, 2018  |  News

Pittsburgh Firm Leech Tishman Announces Winners of Business Pitch Competition

PITTSBURGH, PA – March 13, 2018 – Leech Tishman’s LaunchPad Legal Team is pleased to…

Mar. 8, 2018  |  News

Leech Tishman Attorney Assists Local Business in Obtaining WBE Certification

PITTSBURGH, PA –March 8, 2018- Leech Tishman is proud to announce that firm attorney Francesca…

Mar. 6, 2018  |  Press

Leech Tishman LaunchPad Business Pitch Competition Featured in the Pittsburgh Business Times

The Leech Tishman LaunchPad Business Pitch Competition was recently featured in the Pittsburgh Business Times. Read…

Mar. 5, 2018  |  Press

Leech Tishman LaunchPad Group Featured in StartNow Pittsburgh Newsletter

Leech Tishman’s LaunchPad Legal Team was recently featured in a StartNow Pittsburgh newsletter. Read more…

Mar. 5, 2018  |  News

Leech Tishman to Host Business Pitch Competition

PITTSBURGH, PA – March 5, 2018 – Leech Tishman’s LaunchPad Legal Team is pleased to…

Feb. 20, 2018  |  Blog

Five Emerging Medical Research Groups in Pittsburgh Receive $200k in Funding

By: Francesca M. Schiavone, Esq. Five emerging medical research groups in Pittsburgh have been granted a…

Feb. 12, 2018  |  Blog

Proofpoint Set to Acquire CMU Cybersecurity Spinout

By: Francesca M. Schiavone, Esq. Cybersecurity industry leader, Proofpoint, announced on February 6, 2018, that it…

Feb. 5, 2018  |  Blog

Pittsburgh’s 10-Year Growth as a Tech Leader

By: Francesca M. Schiavone, Esq. Pittsburgh’s progression over the past 10 years into a tech startup…

Dec. 11, 2017  |  Blog

Welcome to LaunchPad

Leech Tishman announces the debut of the LaunchPad Blog,  dedicated to all things start-up in…

 
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Events

Feb. 1, 2018  |  Event

Entrepreneurial Start-ups: Understanding the Legal Side of Business

Starting a business can present unique legal challenges. Join Leech Tishman as we offer resolutions,…

Oct. 25, 2018  |  Event

Wine, Wisdom & Women

Apr. 11, 2019  |  Event

Mergers & Acquisitions Panel

On Thursday, April 11, 2019, Leech Tishman Associate Francesca M. Schiavone will be speaking at…