Mayme counsels clients on securities law matters, capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance issues. She is also a leader of the firm’s AI, Metaverse and Emerging Technologies practice and a member of the firm’s blockchain working group, and is the Associate Editor of the Blockchain Legal Resource blog.

Committed to business-focused solutions, Mayme works with clients to achieve results that make both legal and financial sense. She regularly answers complex securities law questions for both public and private companies and is experienced providing advice on reporting requirements under US securities laws and Nasdaq and NYSE rules. Mayme enjoys counseling clients in a broad range of capital markets transactions, including securities offerings, tender offers and derivative transactions. While guiding companies through strategic transactions, Mayme values the strong connections built with clients during the course of accomplishing their important business goals.

Mayme also understands the impact of disruptive technologies on our financial systems and across industries. She possesses in-depth knowledge on blockchain and distributed ledger technology.

Pro bono work and community service are fundamental to Mayme’s practice. She serves as the President of the Virginia Equality Bar Association and spends hundreds of hours strengthening the community through pro bono projects and on the various nonprofit boards on which she serves.

Mayme is a contributing author to the Blockchain Legal Resource blog. She is a thought leader on a wide range of topics, including blockchain, cryptocurrency (crypto), digital assets, tokenization, non-fungible tokens (NFT or NFTs), and SEC rules.

Bar Admissions

Education
JD, University of Richmond School of Law,  magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, McNeill Law Society, University of Richmond Law Review, 2015

BA, Spanish, University of Virginia, 2007

• President Elect, Virginia Equality Bar Association, 2016–present
• Junior Board Member, Side by Side, 2016–present
• Executive Committee, Collegiate School Alumni Board, 2015–present, Member, 2013–present
• Law School Alumni Board, University of Richmond School of Law, 2015–present
• Member, Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Inn of Court
• Member, American Bar Association, Business Law Section
• Member, Virginia Bar Association
• Member, National Association of Women Lawyers

• Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Pathfinder, 2018
• Charles T. Norman Award, given to the best overall graduating law student as determined by the faculty and administration, University of Richmond School of Law, 2015

• Why Blockchain's Impact On The Retail Sector is Growing

  By Mayme Donohue |February 2018

• Blockchain and the Tokenization of Everything, Northern Virginia Council of Technology Magazine
• Why Blockchain’s Impact On The Retail Sector is Growing, Law360
• Blockchain - A Valuable Business Solution, The Voice of Technology – Northern Virginia Technology Council
• 2024 SEC Reporting Guide
• Securities on Blockchain, American Bar Association - The Business Lawyer
• Real Estate Capital Markets Newsletter – Fall 2022
• Sustainability Disclosure and Corporate Governance, PLI Corporate Governance – A Master Class 2017
• Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: An Introduction and Primer, New York State Bar Association International Law Practicum
• Real Estate Capital Markets – 2022 Year in Review
• Hunton AI and Emerging Technologies 2023 Year in Review
• 2023 SEC Reporting Guide: Annual Reports, Proxy Statements and Other Relevant Considerations
• 2023 Retail Industry Year in Review