Bellevue Lawyer for Transaction Law
Jeanette Bowers Weaver, JD, MBA, has devoted her law practice to all things business. Early in her career she worked as a Research Associate for Paul Kagan Associates in Carmel, CA. There, she honed her MBA skills following the radio deal market that was on fire, following federal deregulation. Along with her superiors, she performed radio appraisals (cash flow analysis) and wrote financial newsletters to the company’s brokerage clients in New York City.
It is that rich analytical skill set that Jeanette brought to her Bellevue based law practice years later. Whether you are a prospective buyer, seller, or joint venturer – or you are in the middle of a commercial deal right now and need legal help –Jeanette can assist you as you navigate the complexities of any business transaction. When it comes to various areas of business and transactional law including contract drafting and legal counsel for mergers and acquisitions – Jeanette is the attorney that startups as well as small to medium businesses around the Seattle area trust
About Jeanette’s Process
Jeanette understands that the price matters as much as transaction risk. After meeting with you to explore your goals for the business transaction at hand, Jeanette will advise on next steps and strategies, as well as professionals that may also need to be involved like CPA’s and certified valuation analysts (CVA). Jeanette will be respectful of your existing broker relationships and work to help your team reach the finish line successfully, while keeping your objectives a priority for the team.
Given the multi-faceted nature of business transactions and Depending on the assets involved, your transaction may or may not require:
-Entity formations and tax planning
-Consulting and/or employment contracts
-Stock, membership unit, and/or debt transfers
-Entity mergers
-Joint venture agreements
-Tax planning
-Franchise
-Protection of intellectual property
-New or newly-amended agreements with related vendors and customers
-Entity dissolution
“Friendly transactions” are those transactions that involve the pragmatic or compelled re-adjustment of shareholders, members, and partners to one another. Jeanette is skilled in assisting those who once worked closely, in transitioning to new paradigms where the company proceeds without someone – for whatever reason, be it death, divorce, or mutual differences. Jeanette’s experience as a litigator in privately-held entity break-ups gives her a unique perspective from which to advise clients seeking to avoid the pain, publicity, expense and RISK! of litigating such matters.
Contact Jeanette to talk further about specific transaction types including Purchase and Sale Agreements (PSA), Acquisition Agreements (AA), Joint Venture Agreement (JVA), and the numerous supporting agreements (i.e., commercial leases, employment agreements, merger agreements, consulting agreements, etc.) related to single asset or multi-asset transactions. Based out of the Bellevue area, Jeanette provides commercial transactional law services to businesses around the Seattle area including Redmond, Kirkland, Woodinville, Sammamish, Bothell, Issaquah, Mercer Island and beyond.