Antoine Southern

Antoine has served as an associate for international law firms in New York City and Dallas, Texas but is currently based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He represented borrowers and lenders in connection with unsecured and secured corporate financings of both public and private companies from diverse industries, including health care and biotechnology, consumer retail, sports, media and entertainment, and more. In addition, he represents companies in connection with corporate formation, governance and compliance matters. AREAS OF FOCUS Corporate Formation & Governance Corporate and Acquisition Finance Securitization and Structured Finance EDUCATION J.D., Harvard Law School, 2017 B.A., Oakwood University, 2014 ADMISSIONS Bar of New York Bar of North Carolina (pending) Bar of Texas (pending)

Traelon Rodgers

Traelon is a litigation associate in the firm’s Dallas office and focuses his practice on advising clients across a broad range of matters. Prior to joining the firm, Traelon served as a judicial clerk for U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Texas.  

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Makeda Osbourne

Makeda Osbourne is an associate in Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Private Funds practice. Makeda participates in advising private investment fund sponsors in connection with the formation, structuring, marketing and operation of their private investment funds. Makeda’s practice also includes advising fund sponsors generally with respect to the Federal securities laws, including the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Makeda has experience representing some of the largest and most well-known private fund sponsors, including Blackstone, Carlyle and KKR. Makeda received her Juris Doctor degree from Howard University School of Law and her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She is admitted to practice law in both New York and Texas.

Brittany Hinson

Brittany Hinson earned her J.D., summa cum laude, from North Carolina Central University School of Law, where she received the Certificate of Law and Technology and served as a senior editor of the North Carolina Central Law Review. Throughout law school, Brittany participated in the Root & Rebound Declaration Clinic. In addition, Brittany was an Intel Social Justice and Racial Equity (ISJRE) scholar and an NCCU-Intel summer associate. In 2023, she was a Perkins Coie summer associate in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. 

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