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N. Todd Leishman

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Salt Lake City Office
Main: 801.415.3000
Direct: 801.297.1123
tleishman@djplaw.com

Mr. Leishman joined the firm in 1995. His practice concentrates on corporate and business law with special emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, including venture capital and other early-stage financing, corporate governance, and securities compliance. He works closely with the firm's litigation group in handling disputes regarding ownership and control of closely held entities. He also negotiates and drafts complex commercial contracts, including manufacturing, licensing, lending, and distribution agreements.

PRACTICE AREAS

Corporate & Securities

  • Corporate Law
  • Finance
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Securities Law
  • Commercial Law

EDUCATION

University of Utah, S. J. Quinney College of Law - J.D. (1991)

  • Comment Editor, Utah Law Review
  • Teaching Assistant, Legal Writing Program

University of Utah - B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude (1988)

  • Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi

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FIRM MANAGEMENT

  • Board Member

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

  • Utah
  • Nevada
  • Arizona

INDUSTRIES

  • Consumer Products
  • Financial

ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES

  • Japanese

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES

  • Noted in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/M&A
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
  • Listed in Mountain States Super Lawyers
  • Included in Utah Business magazine's "Legal Elite"
  • FINRA Arbitrator
  • Chair, Utah 100 Fastest Growing Company Awards, MountainWest Capital Network (2006-2007)
  • Chairman, MountainWest Capital Network (2010- )
  • President, Securities Section, Utah State Bar (2001-2002)

PUBLICATIONS

  • "Juzwin v. Amtorg Trading Corp.: Toward Due Process Limitations on Multiple Awards of Punitive Damages in Mass Tort Litigation," 1990 Utah L. Rev. 439

PRESENTATIONS

  • "Preparing Your Company for a Sale," MountainWest Capital Network Deal Flow Conference, May 2010
  • "Legal Issues in Private Equity," Utah Fund of Funds Middle Market Symposium (Panelist), September 2009
  • "How to Use the Recession to Prepare for Your Liquidity Event," Utah State Bar Association, March 2009
  • "Sarbanes Oxley for Small Public Companies," Securities Section, Utah Bar Association, August 2003
  • "Securities Law Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions: Pitfalls & Pointers," Business Section, Utah Bar Association, March 2001

PRIOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Associate, Brown & Bain, P.A., Phoenix, AZ (1992-1995)
  • Law Clerk, the Honorable Aldon J. Anderson, United States District Court Judge for the District of Utah (1991-1992)

REPRESENTATIVE CASES/DEALS

  • Represented owners of provider of outsourced educational services to financial services industry in sale to strategic acquirer (2009)
  • Represented Associated Fresh Markets, Inc. in acquisition of Albertson's Utah-based grocery stores (2009)
  • Represented private equity purchaser in acquisition of regional construction services firm (2008)
  • Represented Apollo Light Systems, Inc. in acquisition by Respironics, Inc. (2007)
  • Represented selling shareholders of Crownline Boats, Inc. in private equity sale to Pouschine Cook Capital Management (2007)
  • Represented Covenant Communications, Inc. and Seagull Book & Tape, Inc. in purchase by Deseret Book Company (2006)
  • Represented selling shareholder in sale of Neways International to Golden Gate Capital (2006)
  • Represented BriteSmile, Inc. in sale of assets to Discus Dental, Inc. (2006)

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