Elaine Taussig
Overview
Elaine Taussig is a partner in Crowell & Moring’s Chicago office and a member of the firm’s Corporate Group. Elaine has extensive experience representing a broad array of clients—from startups and investors to public companies—in corporate and commercial transactions, public and private securities compliance and offerings, financings, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic relationships and joint ventures. She serves as a strategic advisor for her clients on complex commercial contracting matters and corporate governance issues. She also advises companies in a wide range of industries, including financial services, health care, technology, and SaaS enterprises.
Career & Education
- General Counsel, higi SH LLC, 2018-2021
- Senior Vice President – Legal, General Counsel and Secretary, Wrapports LLC, 2013-2017
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, J.D.
- Barnard College, B.A.
- Illinois
Elaine's Insights
Firm News | 1 min read | 11.05.25
San Francisco – November 5, 2025: Crowell & Moring represented Farcast, a San Francisco-based startup pioneering advanced satellite User Terminals, in connection with an expanded commercial relationship and a $5 million equity investment from Telesat (Nasdaq and TSX: TSAT), one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators. Under the agreement, Telesat will also appoint a member of the Farcast board of directors to support the company’s alignment with the strategic goals of the Telesat Lightspeed program.
Speaking Engagement | 06.06.24
"63rd Annual Corporate Counsel Institute," Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Press Coverage | 05.01.24
Press Coverage | 05.01.24
Crowell Adds 2 More Corporate Partners From Neal Gerber in Chicago
Representative Matters
- Sandstorm Gold Ltd. in its agreement to acquire Nomad Royalty Company Ltd. under a plan of arrangement in a transaction valued at approximately $590 million.
- Orla Mining’s acquisition of Gold Standard in a transaction valued at $242 million.
- At the market equity program for a NYSE publicly traded foreign private issuer and related registration statement and prospectus.
- As in-house counsel of several companies, led multiple venture funded and strategic investor capital raising transactions, convertible and secured debt transactions and recapitalizations.
- As in-house counsel, led the acquisitions and dispositions of multiple publications and portfolio companies.
- Multiple bought deal financings for a variety of Canadian publicly-traded companies.
- Covanta Holding Corporation in its $2.0 billion acquisition of American Ref-fuel Holdings Corp. and financing through a $400 million public rights offering to preserve NOLs.
- Rights offering conducted by General Growth Properties, Inc. in connection with the $12.6 billion acquisition of The Rouse Company
Elaine's Insights
Firm News | 1 min read | 11.05.25
San Francisco – November 5, 2025: Crowell & Moring represented Farcast, a San Francisco-based startup pioneering advanced satellite User Terminals, in connection with an expanded commercial relationship and a $5 million equity investment from Telesat (Nasdaq and TSX: TSAT), one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators. Under the agreement, Telesat will also appoint a member of the Farcast board of directors to support the company’s alignment with the strategic goals of the Telesat Lightspeed program.
Speaking Engagement | 06.06.24
"63rd Annual Corporate Counsel Institute," Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Press Coverage | 05.01.24
Press Coverage | 05.01.24
Crowell Adds 2 More Corporate Partners From Neal Gerber in Chicago
Recognition
- Crain’s Chicago Business: Notable Women in Law, 2022
Elaine's Insights
Firm News | 1 min read | 11.05.25
San Francisco – November 5, 2025: Crowell & Moring represented Farcast, a San Francisco-based startup pioneering advanced satellite User Terminals, in connection with an expanded commercial relationship and a $5 million equity investment from Telesat (Nasdaq and TSX: TSAT), one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators. Under the agreement, Telesat will also appoint a member of the Farcast board of directors to support the company’s alignment with the strategic goals of the Telesat Lightspeed program.
Speaking Engagement | 06.06.24
"63rd Annual Corporate Counsel Institute," Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Press Coverage | 05.01.24
Press Coverage | 05.01.24
Crowell Adds 2 More Corporate Partners From Neal Gerber in Chicago
Insights
Speaking Engagement | 06.06.24
"63rd Annual Corporate Counsel Institute," Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
|06.06.24
Elaine's Insights
Firm News | 1 min read | 11.05.25
San Francisco – November 5, 2025: Crowell & Moring represented Farcast, a San Francisco-based startup pioneering advanced satellite User Terminals, in connection with an expanded commercial relationship and a $5 million equity investment from Telesat (Nasdaq and TSX: TSAT), one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators. Under the agreement, Telesat will also appoint a member of the Farcast board of directors to support the company’s alignment with the strategic goals of the Telesat Lightspeed program.
Speaking Engagement | 06.06.24
"63rd Annual Corporate Counsel Institute," Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Press Coverage | 05.01.24
Press Coverage | 05.01.24
Crowell Adds 2 More Corporate Partners From Neal Gerber in Chicago
