John Myer

1525 Fourth Ave.
Suite 800
Seattle, Washington 98101
Phone: (206) 217-2200
E-mail: Email Me
Fax: (206) 217-2201
Web site: http://www.AXIOSLaw.com

In his transactional practice, Mr. Myer advises on all aspects of business, finance, securities (including public and private offerings), mergers and acquisitions, corporate operations and corporate governance. Mr. Myer drafts business plans and offering memoranda, negotiates angel or venture capital for start-up companies, negotiates bank or other institutional finance for established businesses and drafts contracts with companies’ key employees, customers and vendors. He also represents investment advisors who operate hedge funds and others who manage large public mutual funds. Prior to moving to Seattle, Mr. Myer was an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell (New York and Frankfurt), Paul Weiss (London) and White & Case (Miami).

Before his career in law, Mr. Myer received a master’s degree in management and finance from MIT and worked as a financial analyst and management consultant with Arthur D. Little, Inc.

Mr. Myer grew up in Austria and speaks fluent German.

Areas of Practice:
•   Corporate Transactions and General Corporate Counsel
•   Mergers and Acquisitions
•   Hedge Funds – Formation and Advice
•   Securities and Finance
•   Private Placements

Bar Admissions:
•   Florida
•   New York
•   Washington

Education:
•   University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, J.D., 1995. Honors: Magna cum Laude, Order of the Coif, Law Review, Phi Delta Phi.
•   Sloan School of Management, M.I.T., Cambridge, Massachusetts, M.S.M., 1980.
•   Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, A.B., 1978, Honors: Summa cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa.

Published Works:

•   Paying for Personal Representatives and their Attorneys May Cost You an Arm and a Leg, 49 U. MIAMI L. REV. 855 (1995)
•   Online Securities Offerings and Investor Protection, COMPUTER L. REV. INTL. (6/2001) (written with Stephen Wilske and Sarah A. Barker)

Representative Clients:

•   Polaris Capital Management, LLC (Boston-based investment advisory firm)
•   Michaelo Espresso, Inc. (Espresso equipment sales and service)
•   Mother LLC (Sporting goods)
•   Truly Mobile Closings LLC (Real estate escrow services)
•   West Meade Place, LLP (Long-term care facility in Nashville)

Languages:

•   German

Professional Associations and Memberships:

•   Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network
•   Northwest Entrepreneur Network
•   Northwest Hedge Fund Society
•   Washington Athletic Club, Human Resources & Benefits Committee