Kelley Donion Gill Huck & Goldfarb, PLLC
Seattle Office
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6800
Seattle, Washington 98104
Phone: 206.452.0260
Fax: 206.397.3062
Tacoma Office
911 Pacific Avenue, Suite 200
Tacoma, Washington 98405
Phone: 253.683.4314
Fax: 206.397.3062
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Practice Areas
Commercial and Corporate Law. The attorneys at KDG are experienced at all aspects of advising your business. From formation issues to wind-down issues – and everything in between – we are able to represent your every need. Our real-world executive experience informs us on both the practicality and nuance that many lawyers fail to recognize, resulting in more efficient and more effective service.
- Company Formation & Governance. Forming your business correctly is vital to its success. Entity selection and formation issues often permanently affect the relationships among founders and therefore the company’s chance for success. Later investors take notice of how your business was formed and governed. And with Kelley Donion Gill's expertise, you can maximize your credibility while freeing up your time for the important matters of running and growing your business.
- Public and private mergers
- Stock and asset purchases
- Private-equity sponsored investments and leveraged buyouts
- Strategic investments and joint ventures
- Restructurings, recapitalizations and workouts
- Direct listings
- Tender offers
- Going private transactions
- Proxy contests
- Divestitures and spin-offs
Debt and Equity Financings. We provide the full range of legal services to clients participating in the capital markets. Our lawyers bring a wealth of experience representing both lenders and borrowers, structuring, negotiating, drafting, and restructuring credit arrangements of all types. We are adept at handling complex financings. We handle both equity and debt financings of real estate projects, as well as acquisitions or dispositions of properties and other real estate assets.
At KDG, we are dedicated to serving the financing needs of our clients (including first and second lien term loans, asset-backed facilities, revolving credit facilities and line of credit facilities), securities offerings (including high yield bond financings, convertible note offerings and IPOs), bridge lending, mezzanine financings and virtually every other type of financing available in the marketplace.
We help clients secure all varieties of committed financing for acquisitions. Our expertise encompasses LBOs of in a wide variety of contexts. We have the contacts and network to partner with experts around the globe to handle any finance issue or challenge for our clients.
Employment Law. We have represented both employers and employees in negotiating and drafting employment agreements, labor agreements and handling terminations of employment for large and small companies of all kinds in nearly every conceivable industry. We specialize in structuring complex employment agreements, handbooks and policies for employers. We are very experienced in drafting and advising regarding noncompetition agreements, rights and invention agreements and confidentiality agreements.
International Business and Trade. We represent a number of multi-national companies, including manufacturers, financiers and service providers. We are fully versed in the issues associated with multi-national business, including the Buy America Act, international financing restrictions and subsidiary organizational matters. We also collaborate seamlessly with a carefully vetted network of international experts in locations all around the globe.
Mergers & Acquisitions. At KDG, our approach to M&A reflects our belief that sound preparation and deal structuring are the best ways to help clients achieve success. Our experience on a wealth of successful transactions drives our belief that deep, interdisciplinary knowledge of our clients' legal needs leads to the most appropriate legal advice and most positive outcomes. M&A transactions often raise time-sensitive and complex issues that can be expensive to resolve if handled ad hoc. We appreciate and address the collective issues of deal structuring globally through our expertise in tax, regulatory, antitrust, real estate, intellectual property, environment and employment law to identify and resolve transaction issues.
We offer our clients comprehensive legal counseling across the entire spectrum of domestic and international M&A transactions, working with you to identify the right mix of resources, including assistance with due diligence, structuring, contractual arrangements, legal and tax strategies, IP, employment and leasing relationships.
Our lawyers work with listed and private clients in key markets around the world on the full range of mergers, acquisitions, dispositions and joint ventures. We handle domestic, cross-border and international transactions, representing buyers, sellers, financial advisors, special committees, financing sources and other interested parties. Our experience in the developed and developing world includes privately negotiated purchases and bids under privatization programs as well as acquisitions and joint ventures.
Our M&A experience covers:
Real Estate, Development and Land Use. We have been involved in numerous real estate developments in the United States and Canada. We assist in the formation of limited liability companies, corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, holding companies and real estate investment trusts for purposes of buying, selling, leasing and financing real estate projects. We have broad experience in diverse forms of finance, representing both lenders and borrowers in acquisition loans, land development loans, interim and permanent loans, construction loans and letters of credit. We are also adept at raising real estate capital through equity syndications, credit-enhanced financings, bond financings and government credit programs.
A significant aspect of our representation of real estate developers is understanding and navigating the myriad of land use restrictions and regulations and often working to obtain approvals, variances and exemptions to those provisions, including zoning, GMA, density, height restrictions, permits, entitlements, dedications, and cultural and historical designations.
Our project list is extensive and features landmark office buildings, mixed-use projects, condominiums, apartments, health care facilities, restaurants, shopping centers, industrial facilities and other commercial and residential real estate.
We are adept at negotiating and drafting leases, subleases and workouts of underperforming and defaulted leases, representing some of the largest landlords and tenants in the country.
Intellectual Property. We assist clients with matters related to the acquisition, development, protection, use, licensing, financing, marketing and sale of technology, and with complex technology service agreements. We have negotiated technology-related transactions all over the world. We work seamlessly across geographic boundaries, marshalling resources to meet specific client needs.
Our clients include emerging companies developing cutting edge technology, companies looking to refocus attention on their core business, established vendors of technology goods and services, and users of technology throughout the US and around the world.
We are experienced in advising both technology and non-technology companies on intellectual property issues that arise during the ordinary course of business operations, including the protection of IP portfolios, negotiating complex technology licensing transactions, assisting technology companies with technology development transactions including software development agreements, research agreements and distribution and reseller agreements.
Litigation. KDG has assembled a team of experienced and highly successful litigators who have secured millions of dollars in settlements and judgments for our clients. Our approach to litigation is unflinchingly aggressive. We recognize that no one involved in litigation wants to lose. Often the difference between winning and losing is effort. Often it is creativity. Often it is teamwork. At KDG, we bring all these characteristics and all available resources to bear to secure the best possible outcome for our clients. And we are willing to entertain creative fee arrangements, including contingency.
We have tried and prevailed in cases in the following areas: complex civil commercial, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, securities, real estate purchase and financing, real estate development, commercial and residential construction, consumer protection act, noncompetition agreements, personal injury, healthcare, insurance, employment, franchise and worker’s compensation.
We have participated in litigation in both state and federal courts in addition to all forums of alternative dispute resolution including mediation and arbitration. We have tried cases before judges, juries, panels and administrative law judges.