Shannon Lenzini

Shannon Lenzini is a director at Downs Rachlin Martin in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and a business law attorney with a focus on corporate transactions and tax-credit financing. She is a key member of the firm’s New Markets Tax Credit team and advises clients on projects involving New Markets Tax Credits and state and federal historic tax credits. Her practice also includes entity formation, mergers and acquisitions, commercial finance, lending, commercial real estate, tax matters, and other corporate and commercial needs.

Lenzini earned a J.D., summa cum laude, from Vermont Law School and a B.A. in German from Purdue University. She also studied at Universität Hamburg in Germany. Before law school, she spent six years teaching at an international boarding school in Salzburg, Austria. Her academic and international background supports a business practice that requires careful analysis of transaction structures, financing terms, tax incentives, and client goals. She is admitted to practice in Vermont and New Hampshire.

Lenzini helps businesses and project sponsors structure transactions from formation through growth, financing, acquisition, and other major changes. Her tax-credit work involves complex financing structures designed to use available incentives in development projects. She also advises on corporate governance, commercial agreements, mergers and acquisitions, lending, and real estate transactions. The combination of corporate and tax-credit experience allows her to address legal issues that cross several parts of a transaction while keeping the client’s broader business objective in view.

Shannon Lenzini has been recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for Corporate Law and Tax Law in St. Johnsbury. She also participates in the community as a corporator of Passumpsic Bank and a trustee of the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum. Her practice combines transaction planning with practical guidance on financing and corporate matters. She works with clients to identify legal requirements, structure agreements, and move business and development projects toward closing while managing legal and commercial risks.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC
• Member, Vermont Bar Association
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Trustee, St. Johnsbury Athenaeum
• Corporator, Passumpsic Bank

Licensed State

• Vermont
• New Hampshire

Education

• Vermont Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• German from Purdue University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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