Bailey Glasser Adds Lawyer Japera Parker to Corporate Practice Group in Washington, D.C.

Bailey & Glasser, LLP announced today that it has added lawyer Japera Parker to its national Corporate Practice Group in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.

"We are thrilled to welcome Japera Parker to Bailey Glasser," said Jonathan Deem, BG’s Corporate Practice Group Leader. “Japera's transactional experience and entrepreneurial insight as a business owner herself will resonate with our clients and be a unique asset to our team.”

As part of Bailey Glasser’s Corporate Practice Group, Japera will assist clients on matters representing the full spectrum of business interests and industries, from solo entrepreneurs to multi-national corporations, from energy companies to government agencies and entertainment companies. Japera joins a dynamic corporate department that regularly represents corporations nationwide in multimillion-dollar transactions, mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracting, business reorganization, and equity and debt financing.

Japera brings a unique background to Bailey Glasser. Her prior legal experience includes positions at major technology companies and top technology/life science law firms. Japera is deeply committed to her community, focusing on creating opportunities for female and underrepresented founders to gain access to essential capital and quality legal guidance, drawing on her personal experience as an entrepreneur for three early-stage companies in the areas of real estate and fashion.

Japera is a graduate of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, graduating cum laude with certifications in both business law and intellectual property law. She also possesses a master’s degree in secondary education and teaching from Johns Hopkins University and obtained her bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma. Before law school, Japera was an educator and taught middle and high school English before becoming a school director and teacher coach.