June 7, 2025 (San Diego) – Procopio attorneys Maria Pum and Jennifer Trowbridge have been named to the 2025 San Diego Business Journal Women of Influence in Law list. Maria is a Partner in our downtown San Diego office who practices bankruptcy and commercial lending law. Jennifer is a Senior Counsel in our Del Mar Heights office and practices capital markets and securities law. This is the second consecutive year each has made the list.

Maria’s practice spans all phases of secured lending, from the origination of real estate and construction loans to the restructuring, enforcement, and litigation of distressed debt. She has advised clients in some of the most high-profile bankruptcies and restructurings in California and beyond. Maria’s clients have included Fortune 100 companies, national and private lenders, high-net-worth individuals, venture capital and private equity firms, and real estate developers. She has handled asset sales in bankruptcy, defended clawback claims, and steered clients through workouts, loan restructures, and creditor disputes. Maria also has significant experience in litigation tied to commercial real estate, contract enforcement, and insolvency. She has been recognized by Best Lawyers® and Super Lawyers® for more then two decades, and joined Procopio as a Partner in May.

Jennifer focuses on a wide array of corporate law, including securities law, corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, and Exchange Act reporting and compliance. She represents public and private companies, investment funds and underwriters in regards to federal and state securities laws and investment and capital-raising transactions such as PIPEs, private equity, debt and venture capital transactions & SPACs. Her services include public and private offerings (Regulation D, etc.), registration of securities (Forms S-1, S-8, etc.), and filing compliance with mergers, acquisitions, stock and asset purchases (Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, etc.). She also assists clients such as investment advisers, broker-dealers and investment firms with registration and on-going SEC and state compliance. Jennifer holds an IACCP (Investment Adviser Certified Compliance Professional) certification.

Procopio attorneys and practice groups are routinely named to various legal rankings lists, including Best Lawyers®, Super Lawyers®, Martindale-Hubbell®, and Chambers®. Law360 and American Lawyer place Procopio high in their rankings for law firm diversity, and Procopio is recognized by Diversity Lab as a Mansfield Certified Plus law firm, its highest honor.