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Elisabeth Calvert is a shareholder in Durham Jones & Pinegar's Salt Lake City office’s Business and Finance section.  Ms. Calvert works on a wide variety of corporate and securities law matters, including mergers and acquisitions, offerings of debt and equity securities, corporate governance, and general matters of business and finance law.. Ms. Calvert also worked as an attorney and administrator in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Governor’s Office and in the Departments of Labor and Workforce Development, where she counseled elected officials on issues related to labor and employment laws, including employment discrimination, workers compensation, unemployment compensation, and wage and hour laws.

Jonathan W. Heaton joined Heaton Fontano in April 2017 and started the firm’s Salt Lake City office. Having grown up in Las Vegas and attended school in Provo, Jon has spent most of his life between Nevada and Utah and enjoys many friendships and associations in both states.

Naz Scott is an associate attorney at Richards Brandt Miller Nelson with experience across several areas of law including business and commercial litigation, entity formation, real estate law, family law, trusts, and estate planning. Ms. Scott earned her law degree with honors from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah. Her previous work includes serving as a fellow at the Lassonde Entrepreneur Center where she researched commercialization opportunities for a surgical device used by breast cancer surgeons and as a legal intern in the Misdemeanors Division at the Salt Lake Legal Defenders Office. Naz's legal experiences range from family law matters, state/local/federal regulatory law, real estate transactions, estate planning, contracts, licensing, permission and representation agreements, and more. Naz was published in the University of Denver Sports and Entertainment Law Journal in Fall 2013 where she discussed Copyright Termination rights that began taking effect in 2013. Naz is also extensively involved in the community, serves on the board of the Utah Lawyers for the Arts, Utah Cultural Alliance and is the founding chair of the Emerging Legal Leaders Board of And Justice For All.Prior to her legal career, Naz worked professionally in the marketing, broadcast and events industries. Naz's experiences have given a variety of skills including working with various parties, address their differing needs and working toward a goal. She is excited about any future opportunities that await her.

Nora is a partner at Fabian VanCott, practicing primarily in the areas of business transactions, corporate management, and venture finance. She assists clients with entity formation, incentive equity arrangements, management structuring, buy-sell arrangements, corporate reorganizations, mergers & acquisitions, venture capital, debt and equity financing transactions, private placement offerings, and all levels of deal-making, from negotiation of the terms of a letter of intent through closing. She advises companies on all manner of commercial transactions, including the negotiation and drafting of licensing agreements, joint venture arrangements, and managed services arrangements. Nora counsels companies in a variety of industries but works regularly with biotechnology, logistics, managed services, and software companies. Her focus is on providing targeted, efficient legal counsel with the aim of avoiding unnecessary litigation and maximizing company value. Nora graduated summa cum laude from the University of Utah law school, where she founded and served as president of the Business Law Society and was Managing Editor of the Utah Law Review. She currently sits on the board of directors of Fabian VanCott.

I am an accomplished litigator and trial attorney with nearly twenty years of litigation and business experience.  I have worked for and with both small businesses and large companies in the banking, sales, and service industries.. Over the course of my legal career, I have successfully represented clients in product liability matters, antitrust matters, commercial matters, contract disputes, business disputes, eminent domain proceedings, and civil appeals.. I work with a diverse set of clients including high tech companies, manufacturers, distributors, financial institutions, insurance companies, real estate investors, small businesses, and individuals.. I am admitted to practice in California and Utah, as well as numerous Federal Courts across the United States.

Bill Beesley’s law practice centers in business law, real property law, and commercial litigation with particular emphasis in the areas of commercial and heavy construction, insurance defense, commercial real estate and intellectual property.. Over the span of his career, Mr. Beesley has represented a wide range of clients, including general contractors, subcontractors, owners, bonding companies, surety companies, architects, title companies, banks, restaurants, commercial real estate brokerages, and developers.. Mr. Beesley has litigated and handled matters ranging from complex mechanic’s lien and construction defect cases to multi-million dollar construction disputes with the Utah Department of Transportation, Wyoming Department of Transportation, and the North Dakota Department of Transportation.. Mr. Beesley has significant experience in contract drafting and negotiation with emphasis in commercial construction contracts, federal and state construction contracts, and commercial leases. Mr. Beesley also represents clients in intellectual property matters involving trademarks, copyright, and artist representation as well as media/public relations consulting.. Mr. Beesley represents several clients in the capacity as outside corporate counsel where he handles all aspects of the companies’ legal affairs.