Cheryl Vinall Denney’s practice concerns advising and representing public and private companies in all phases of their business existence, including the formation and structuring of new companies and joint ventures, negotiation of credit agreements and other business contracts, asset acquisitions, private equity investments, PIPE investments, mergers, acquisitions and other forms of business combinations and reorganizations, divestitures and dissolutions.
She has specific experience in the areas of general economic development law, community development finance and structuring private equity transactions to qualify for tax incentives, including state and federal historic rehabilitation tax credits, New Markets Tax Credits, 48C credits, Quality Jobs rebates, Pooled Finance, the Small Business Capital Formation Incentive Act and the Rural Venture Capital Formation Incentive Act.
Additionally, Cheryl represents sports and entertainment clients in their business and legal needs. She serves as outside general counsel to the Oklahoma City Thunder NBA franchise and counsels on a project-by-project basis with other professional sports teams in Oklahoma. She also represents independent film producers in obtaining the private investments necessary to finance their projects.
Prior to joining McAfee & Taft in 2003, Cheryl was a corporate associate in the New York office of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison, an international law firm that concentrates in corporate law and litigation. While in law school, she completed internships with the United States Trade Representative’s Office and LG Group, South Korea’s second largest conglomerate.
Cheryl's achievements have earned her inclusion in
Oklahoma Rising Stars, which recognizes the state's top up-and-coming attorneys.