
Ms. Boyd began her law practice at Cooley Godward Kronish, where she specialized in corporate and securities law. While at Cooley, she also represented venture capital investors, investment banking firms and public and private companies. Ms. Boyd has provided services in a broad range of major business transactions, including private placements public offerings, mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. Prior to LaTerra, Ms. Boyd served as Director of Legal Affairs for Pacific Colony Properties, a San Diego based real estate investment development and advisory company focusing exclusively on the acquisition, repositioning and development of multifamily projects. At Pacific Colony Properties, Ms. Boyd was involved in a wide variety of real property and related capital markets transactions, including acquisitions, finance and general corporate governance. Ms. Boyd worked Pro Bono for the Children’s Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego where she obtained her Bachelors of Business Administration, graduating summa cum laude, in 1993. She received her Doctor of Jurisprudence from Stanford Law School in 1996. Ms. Boyd is a member of the California State Bar Association.