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Fraser Mendel focuses his practice on business law, with special attention to international transactions. Mr. Mendel has extensive experience in the areas of technology transactions, cross-border law, working with local counsel to advise clients on China law, venture capital investments, mergers and acquisitions, corporate structuring, international employment issues, technology regulation, and intellectual property. He has 20 years of experience in China law, technology licensing, international business and corporate law in Asia.. Mr. Mendel advises multinational firms and has built a diverse practice representing companies entering China, navigating Chinese legal issues, and drafting technology licenses. He has been the driving force for over 100 venture capital financings and mergers and acquisitions, and advises U. S. businesses concerning Chinese law and regulatory issues, particularly in the areas of direct investment, technology licensing, cross-border partnerships, Cleantech, telecommunications, privacy, and IPR protection. Mr. Mendel, who is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, writes and speaks frequently on issues related to technology and international transactions.

Frank D. Prestia is a lawyer with nearly 35 years of real-world business, real estate and technology experience as an entrepreneur, founder, shareholder, and executive officer of various enterprises. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BA in Philosophy from SUNY at Geneseo, along with a Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship and Craig Knoche Philosophy Award. He then graduated on the Real Property Law Society from St. John's University School of Law, while also working for two law firms and interning with the New York State Appellate and Supreme Courts and the United States Attorneys Office, Eastern District, before later serving as President of his law school's Justinian Law Society Alumni Association.. Frank has a wealth of experience in the real estate sector, dating back to 1991 when he bought his first investment property. Since then, he has participated in various roles and capacities, such as owner, investor, developer, landlord, broker, and founder of a real estate investment company. He also served as a principal and designated Broker of a commercial real estate brokerage and a member of the Commercial Brokers Association. Frank is also an accomplished entrepreneur, having established and operated businesses in diverse fields such as financial and estate planning, fitness, wholesale and retail distribution, real estate, foreclosure listing services, and manufacturing. He also spent two years as a Consultant to an international Franchise Company.. Frank's passion for technology and innovation started early, as he studied computer programming and machine learning in the 1980's, worked as a computer designer and tutor to fund his education, and programmed his first e-commerce website in 1999. He has been actively involed with online businesses since 2006 and has witnessed the evolution of Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and the Internet of Things over the years which have inspired Frank to apply his legal expertise to the emerging challenges and opportunities in the digital domain.. Frank is currently a member of the American Bar Association, Washington State Bar Association, King County Bar Association, and the Federal Bar Association (Washington Chapter). Frank is a Committee Member of the Federal Bar Asociation's Continuing Legal Education and Intellectual Property Committees, a Committee Member of the King County Bar Association's Intellectual Property, Continuing Legal Education and Judicial Candidate Evaluation Sections, and a Member of the Washington State Bar Association's Intellectual Property Law and Business Law Sections. Frank's articles have been published in the American Bar Association Journal, New York State Real Property Law Journal and King County Bar Association Bulletin.. Frank also serves as Chief Legal Officer for an Investment Holding Company, Wealth Advisory, and an International Manufacturing Company.

former Chairman and President, Riddell Williams, PS. former Chair of the Board, Pike Place Market Foundation. former Chair of the Board, Pike Place Medical Clinic. former Chair of the Board, Childhaven. former Chair of the Board, WestCoast Hotels. former Board member, Coast Hotels USA and Paramount Hotels. current Vice-Chair, Board of Regents, Pacific Lutheran University

For more than 35 years, my practice has focused on resolving challenging securities, franchise, banking and other complex civil cases on behalf of businesses and individuals.. Securities Fraud, Enforcement, Regulatory and Broker-Dealer Defense. Investors, broker-dealers, investment bankers, advisers, and registered representatives seek my representation in regulatory investigations and disciplinary actions brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA and NYSE), the New York Stock Exchange and the State of Washington Securities Division, including presenting Wells submissions and Central Registration Depository expungement requests.  I often handle the prosecution and defense of customer claims against investment advisors, broker-dealers and registered representatives. These matters involve claims of unsuitability, churning, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and misrepresentation, particularly before FINRA Dispute Resolution.. I was FINRA’s appointed arbitrator and mediator trainer for the Seattle panel of FINRA arbitrators from 1993-2003. In that capacity, I trained hundreds of arbitrators and mediators around the country. A substantial portion of my practice has been as a FINRA, National Futures Association and NYSE arbitrator and mediator.. Broker Recruitment Litigation. I frequently prosecute noncompetition, non-solicitation and trade secrets disputes for broker-dealers and registered representatives.. Securities and Complex Civil Litigation. I have considerable additional securities litigation experience in the areas of shareholder derivative action, directors’ and officers’ liability, insider trading, corporate governance and internal investigations, mortgage-backed securities and stock option disputes.. Franchising and Related Disputes. I represent franchisors advising on business, regulatory and growth strategies, and defend franchisors in regulatory investigations and lawsuits. I advise franchisees on their rights and defend them in franchise termination matters.

Experienced litigator with years of real estate, business, contract and collection law practice.

Eric’s practice focuses on the representation of individuals and business organizations in a variety of commercial contexts, including mergers and acquisitions, planning, organizing, and financing business entities, handling business and real estate transactions, and advising on employment issues, particularly with equity components. Eric is sought out for his practical mindset and desire to help his clients achieve their broader business goals.

Entrepreneurial, revenue-driving general counsel, trusted advisor, and experienced leader who enjoys collaborating to innovate and create. GC/CLO to companies in healthcare, fintech, e-commerce, SaaS, and retail tech. Former SEC/DOJ.

Ed has a transactional business and maritime practice emphasizing worldwide yacht and vessel transactions, business acquisitions and dispositions, venture capital investments, securities, real estate investment, and general business representation. As Chair of the firm’s Yacht and Aircraft practice, he has a significant amount of experience representing yacht owners covering a broad range of issues related to the yacht industry, including new build, purchase and sale, flagging, yacht management, and crew issues. Ed has substantial legal experience related to America's Cup yacht racing syndicates and has been a speaker at international superyacht conferences on topics relating to yacht issues including all aspects of yacht construction contracts.

Drawing on years of prior experience in business and real estate litigation, as well as representation of numerous property owners in condemnation cases, Dean represents clients in real estate transactions and purchases and sales of privately-held businesses. He also represents clients in business sales and disputes, and trusts and estates litigation.

Doug is a shareholder and member of Graham & Dunn's Financial Institutions and Real Estate Industry Teams. He has extensive experience in complex litigation, Chapter 11 bankruptcies, real estate transactions, commercial and residential lending, corporate planning and banking.  He is on the National Board of Regents of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys and its Washington State Chair.

David Kerr is dedicated to serving as a trusted counselor to his clients and to providing effective, creative, client focused legal services to start-ups, freelancers, creative endeavors, entrepreneurs and risk takers.

David is the Chair of the firm's Business Group. His practice focuses on all aspects of legal counseling for businesses including business planning, formation of corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies, mergers and acquisitions, and the negotiation and drafting of commercial agreements. He has extensive experience in dealing with real estate matters including financings, purchases, sales, exchanges, leasing, and structuring of entities for ownership and development of real property projects. For many years he represented clients in the solid waste industry in connection with planning for the ownership, development, acquisition, and sale of solid waste facilities such as landfills, transfer stations, composting and recycling centers, and hauling operations, purchases and sales of solid waste companies, and transactions involving contaminated property. David began his career as a tax attorney and continues to provide transactional tax planning advice to businesses and individuals and assistance with estate planning and probate matters.. Representative Matters

Dave Eckberg maintains a broad legal practice that includes all aspects of business and corporate law, construction law, real estate, public and private contracting, design professional liability, intellectual property, legal issues associated with cannabis based products and businesses, employment law and environmental law.  He is particularly well versed in dealing with complex and difficult transactions and knows when to aggressively advocate for his client’s position and when to work towards “win-win” solutions.  His clients primarily include engineers, architects, contractors, environmental consultants, physicians, dentists, veterinarians, developers and high tech businesses.. Dave formerly served as the general counsel of a large engineering company and later became a shareholder with Skellenger Bender in Seattle, where he served as president of the firm before he joined Vandeberg, Johnson & Gandara in 2013. He has been practicing law since 1986 and worked as a civil engineer before attending law school.. Dave earned his Juris Doctorate from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, cum laude, in 1986. He earned his M.S. in Civil Engineering in 1983 from Colorado State University, and his B.S. in Engineering with honors, in 1980 from the University of Colorado. He is licensed to practice in the federal and state courts of Washington and Colorado and has also been admitted to the U.S. Tax Court.. He is a member of the King County, Colorado, Washington and American Bar Associations. He is an active affiliate member with the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), and the Northwest Environmental Business Council (NEBC). Dave has been a speaker at numerous seminars and webcasts and has written hundreds of articles on a variety of topics relating to business, real estate and risk management.. Dave currently serves on the executive committee and board of Design in Public, a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity, and on the Oversight Committee of the Well, a non-profit entity formed to develop a community center in south Snohomish county.  He also serves on the executive committee of the Business Law Section of the Washington State Bar Association.. He maintains a busy legal practice, but always finds time to spend with his family and to pursue his passion for fly fishing, particularly northwest steelhead, skiing, backpacking, biking and golf.

Dan is one of the bright young lawyers in Washington.  His practice focuses around entrepreneurship law and spans every facet of business law.  As a business-minded entrepreneur himself, Dan, is a natural fit for the startup company looking for direction and a variety of legal services with creative and flexible compensation methods.  Dan is logical, straightforward, and dry in humor.  He loves taking on new challenges and likes to fly small planes in his free time.

Dan Findley regularly provides general business counsel to closely held and family-owned businesses during all phases of the life cycle of a business – new business start-up, growth & expansion, maturity and exit/succession planning. Typical matters include contracts & licenses, leases, intellectual property protection, corporate governance and taxation issues.. Dan has helped clients close hundreds of business and real estate acquisitions and sales.   Transactions include asset or stock purchases/sales of closely held and family-owned corporations, ranging from retail businesses, apartment complexes, agricultural land, industrial and manufacturing facilities, medical, veterinary and other professional practices and insurance agencies to specialized assets such as trademarks and patents, hotels, farms and ranches, oil and gas wells, race and show horses.. Dan also enjoys assisting clients with estate, trust and tax matters, whether through advance planning or after the passing of a loved one. This often includes special planning for international clients.

Dan Bariault has over thirty years of experience in all aspects of corporate and business law, with particular emphasis in business tort litigation, tax litigation, securities litigation, antitrust, unfair business practices, and regulated industries.  In the past fifteen years has worked with many high-tech startups in all aspects of business formation and corporate governance.  He has also taught graduate business courses at three different universities in finance, business development, securities and portfolio analysis, valuation analysis, and international marketing and management.. Mr. Bariault represents a host of marijuana producers, processors, and retailers, investors, and companies serving the cannabis industry.. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and several federal jurisdictions.  He holds a Masters in Business Administration and a Masters in International Management.  He has also practiced law in both the Republic of China and Puerto Rico.

Commercial litigation, physician employment and business matters, creditor bankruptcy representation. Licensed to practice since 1980, in five jurisdictions.. Tom practices in the areas of creditors' rights, business litigation, employment law, and physician representation in business matters.. Tom leads our creditors’ rights practice, including loan documentation and enforcement of promissory notes and guarantees, foreclosures, receiverships, and workout negotiations and restructurings. He also has an in-depth experience in the areas of business litigation, employment law, and physician representation in business and employment matters. Tom often works with closely held businesses advising on business and employment matters, contract matters, and litigation risk analysis.

Chris is a member of the CH& corporate finance and business transactions group. His practice focuses on advising and assisting businesses with a wide range of corporate needs, including entity formation, governance, regulatory compliance, commercial contracts, and mergers and acquisitions. Chris has extensive experience negotiating complex transactions, drafting agreements, and communicating the needs of his clients to government and administrative agencies. He has also worked closely with state and local governments and advocated for clients on various highly-regulated matters.. Prior to joining CH&, Chris was the lead transactional attorney at a local law firm where he largely assisted companies operating in or ancillary to Washington State’s licensed cannabis industry. During this time, Chris interpreted and applied new and rapidly changing regulations with little or no context or caselaw. Chris has been recognized as one of the leading experts in cannabis law and brings valuable experience in assisting and advising clients with regulatory and compliance needs. Along with being a resource and advocate for clients, Chris has also spoken at conferences and educated other professionals on the cannabis business industry.

Brooks Lindsay is the Founding Attorney of Light Legal PLLC, a Seattle-based law firm for high-growth companies. He is a corporate and commercial-contracts attorney who uses his experience as a business leader to help other business leaders solve problems and succeed. He is experienced in commercial transactions, tech transactions, IP matters, website and privacy issues, general corporate, formations, securities and finance, M&A, employment matters, real estate matters, and other common legal issues facing fast-growing companies and founders. He is particularly skilled at performing outside general counsel functions for companies and quarterbacking across a spectrum of legal needs.. Before founding Light Legal, Brooks was an attorney at top Seattle-based law firms for businesses, including Foster Garvey PC (the oldest law firm in Seattle) and TangoLaw PLLC (a boutique firm representing high-growth and venture-backed companies nationally and internationally).. Brooks received his B.A. from Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service and a JD and MBA from the University of Washington, including a Certificate of Entrepreneurship from the Foster School of Business. During his JD/MBA years, Brooks gained business and tech legal experience at Amazon AWS, Intellectual Ventures, the UW Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic, and the UW Tech Policy Lab where he was a Hazelton Fellow.. He was also a startup founder for five years after college, creating an online encyclopedia of debates and arguments called Debatepedia. He uses that experience to advise clients with a founder’s mindset, the way he would have liked to have been advised. His experience as the founder of Light Legal and an entrepreneur in legal services adds additional perspective and value for his clients.. In addition, Brooks was a communications professional early in his career with stints at the World Bank Group and at Nyhus Communications in Seattle. He believes that excellent, transparent, and timely communications are foundational to high-quality legal services. Brooks is 40 years old and has about 16 years of professional experience of relevance to his career, including about 8 years in business and technology law specifically.. Brooks lives in Seattle with his wife Addie and child Lucian. The Lindsay Clan in Scotland, from which Brooks descends, was known for centuries as the "Light Lindsays" due to their levity. Lucian, which means "light" or "defender of light", was named in honor of this heritage. Brooks believes strongly in teaching and practicing the values associated with "light", including light-heartedness, kindness, integrity, transparency, deftness, knowledge, insightfulness, intensity, agility, efficiency, and swiftness in action. These values are at the heart of Light Legal.. Brooks is a member of the Washington State Bar.

Brock Gavery has practiced law in Washington State since 2004. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Seattle University in 1999 and a law degree from Seattle University in 2004. Brock has worked in private practice as a civil defense trial lawyer and corporate counsel for two Seattle companies prior to opening his own law office and joining Quantum Law.  Brock has assisted multiple businesses in properly setting up and maintaining corporations and LLCs, securing funding and private investments, and drafting, reviewing and negotiating partnership and employment agreements, business contracts and commercial leases. Brock has also established himself as a Seattle restaurant lawyer who has represented numerous Washington restaurants in all stages of development and operations - from choosing the location, negotiating the lease, obtaining licenses, permits and financing to serving your first dish.  Brock is tireless in his pursuit to protect his clients’ interests as they build and grow successful businesses.  On a personal level, Brock enjoys playing music, spending time with family and friends and enjoying the great Northwest. He is also an accomplished outdoor endurance and adventure athlete who was named one of America’s fittest athletes in America by Outside Magazine.

Brian works extensively with rapidly-growing, private companies as part of Graham & Dunn’s Emerging Companies and Entrepreneur's team. He counsels clients on general corporate and transactional matters, including corporate formation and governance issues, private equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions and other business transactions.. Brian also works regularly with clients in a variety of industries to draft and negotiate contracts related to their core business.  These include agreements related to technology and intellectual property licensing and acquisition, partnering or other revenue sharing relationships, sales and distribution, manufacturing, OEM and outsourcing.  He began his practice in Silicon Valley as a corporate associate in the Palo Alto office of a large, international law firm.

Brian J. Danzig. Partner and Chair of the Firm's Seattle Real Estate Group. Brian Danzig advises institutions, investors and key decision makers in negotiating, conducting due diligence and documenting and closing diverse and complex real estate, finance and business transactions. Mr. Danzig regularly handles acquisitions, dispositions, commercial mortgage and other financings, leasing, investment, development and related business transactions for institutional, private, and individual clients, from the largest financial institutions and institutional investors in the United States to local developers and investors and regional and community banks. He has noteworthy experience representing institutions and investors with single asset and on portfolio note purchase and sale transactions and with multi-state and multi-party transactions. Mr. Danzig is a frequent lecturer and author on a wide range of subjects concerning real estate transactions, finance and creative deal structuring. And he also handles a variety of related business transactions, often related to his real estate practice. Practice Areas:. Real estate acquisitions, dispositions, development and mortgage finance transactionsCommercial secured and unsecured loan transactionsGround leases, space leases and property use agreementsLoan asset/note purchase and sale transactionsLoan and lease workouts and restructuringMulti-property and multi-jurisdiction transactionsBusiness, joint venture and public/private transactions. Committees, Papers & Presentations:. Representative Transactions:

Brian Cheng carries outstanding academic credentials and extensive experience as a successful negotiator and business management advisor.. In May 2011, Brian received his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, Order of Barristers, from Seattle University School of Law. In law school, his academic accomplishments included two CALI Awards for achieving the highest grades in the studies of Legal Writing II and Computer Crime. Furthermore, while at Seattle University, he represented his school in moot court and dispute resolution competitions.. In addition to his academic credentials, Brian also brings to our firm his experience working under the auspices of two judges—as a judicial intern for the Honorable Judge Theresa Doyle of the King County Superior Court, and as a judicial extern for the Honorable Judge Christine Quinn-Brintnall of the Washington State Court of Appeals.. Furthermore, Brian has a comprehensive understanding of landlord-tenant law. After graduating from law school, Brian was a Public Interest Fellow with the King County Bar Association (KCBA) Housing Justice Project, where he provided pro bono representation of low-income tenants facing eviction. As a Public Interest Fellow, Brian has prevented evictions by winning in court and has saved vast amounts of money for his client by negotiating countless settlements. His in-depth familiarity with landlord-tenant law makes him an effective advocate for landlords seeking to resolve disputes with their tenants and for tenants facing eviction.. During law school, Brian volunteered his legal skills to Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, an organization that has special consultative status with the United Nations. There, he used his legal training to rectify injustices around the globe. In 2010, one of his major projects involved drafting a letter to the Rwandan government to cite violations of its treaty obligations and demand the release of an American law professor, charged under the Rwandan criminal law of “genocide ideology.” He also presented a legal memorandum analyzing the high profile case of Mr. Omar Khadr, a Canadian who was detained at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba in 2002.. Prior to attending law school, Brian was a Deputy Commissioner and Group Commissioner with Scouts Canada in Vancouver, B.C., where he grew up. There, Brian represented his constituency of over 4000 youth and leaders in the business decisions of the largest non-profit youth movement in the country. During his tenure, Brian’s accomplishments included founding two new Scout Groups, overhauling another, and overseeing the newfound growth of an organization that had been declining in membership for over a decade. Today, Brian applies the management and leadership skills he acquired as a Commissioner when he advises clients in business dealings and negotiates successful deals on their behalf. For his volunteerism and commitment to public service, Queen Elizabeth II awarded to Brian the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002.

Brenton is a team member in the firm’s Business; Licensing & Technology; Franchise & Distribution and Real Estate, Development & Finance groups.  Brenton believes the best way to advance and protect his clients’ interests is through careful planning, effective communication, creativity, and practical solutions.. Recently, Brenton has represented companies in biotech, technology, banking, fashion, real estate, food and beverage, marketing, and manufacturing, in a variety of matters, including but not limited to:. For Registered Investment Advisors (“RIAs”), Brenton helps clients navigate both state and federal investment adviser registration requirements to ensure compliance. His experience includes structuring operating agreements governing funds and securities offerings for funds raising money.  He also assists RIAs with mergers and acquisitions.. REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE. BACKGROUND. Prior to joining the firm, Brenton completed a clerkship for Justice James M. Johnson of the Washington State Supreme Court and served as an Executive Note Editor for the Arizona Law Review.. A native of Washington, and an Eagle Scout, Brenton grew up camping and backpacking in the mountains. Brenton enjoys spending time with his wife and identical twin boys, playing and watching soccer, following college football, snowshoeing and hiking.

Bob's litigation practice focuses on commercial disputes that involve business torts, construction defects, real estate transactions, and insurance coverage issues. He has tried numerous cases in state and federal court and has successfully handled appeals before state appellate courts and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is the past head of the firm's Litigation Practice Group, and currently serves as the firm's Managing Director and as a member of the Executive Committee.