Jason is a member of the firm's Corporate Practice Group. He advises individuals and closely held businesses on a variety of corporate and business-related issues, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, corporate issues, franchising, contract negotiation and preparation, and business entity selection and formation. Jason Assists Clients With

• Mergers and acquisitions

• Corporate matters, including business entity selection and formation, shareholder agreements and operating agreements

• Commercial transactions and agreements, especially those governed by the Uniform

Commercial Code

• General business issues, including contract negotiation and preparation

• All aspects of the franchising process from both the franchisor and franchisee perspective

Examples of Jason's Recent Work

• Independently handled the purchase of two service-based downtown Milwaukee businesses

• Independently handled the sale of a Southeastern Wisconsin construction company

• Independently represented employee in his purchase of shares in his employer's business

• Independently drafted, negotiated, and finalized numerous business agreements on a variety of transactions

• Independently represented numerous clients on the formation of their businesses and the preparation of their organizational documents, including operating and shareholder agreements

• Drafted multiple asset purchase agreements, stock purchase agreements and related agreements to assist clients in the purchase and sale of businesses

• Represented client in related transactions to acquire a majority interest in a company, to purchase parcels of real estate, and to execute a corporate name change

• Assisted client in obtaining assets of distressed business, negotiating complex creditor issues, and marketing assets to strategic buyer

• Independently reviewed, revised, and negotiated commercial lease to ensure tenant obtained favorable lease terms for its new business

• Prepared Franchise Disclosure Documents to permit clients to begin marketing their franchised businesses and to ensure compliance with applicable national and state laws

• Worked closely with client to resolve multiple issues related to client's stock ownership and the debt owed to it under various loan documents

• Guided bank client through complex credit issues related to its mortgages and security interests in the borrower's various assets

• Prepared various agreements to be used in commercial financing arrangements

Awards/Distinctions

• Quoted in: "Bucyrus Clears Hurdle in Merger Lawsuits," Wisconsin Law Journal, March 2011 Marquette Law Review, Associate Editor

• American Bankruptcy Institute Award for receiving the highest grade in Creditor/Debtor

• Cali Excellence for the Future Award for receiving the highest grade in Media Law.