WA Business Law Blog

In a welcome sign for sellers of privately-held businesses, the outlook for mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) in the Pacific Northwest Region is strong to begin the year. There are several reasons for rosy outlook. Interest, Inflation and Performance have Stabilized Phil Brzytwa, an M & A intermediary at Exit Equity (https://exitequity.com), has an upbeat view… Read More

An easement is a legal right for a person to use the real property of another person.  Often an easement could be for a driveway and utilities, but it can also be for a well, septic drain fields, water lines, etc.  Most easements are voluntarily created, but there are some situations in which an easement… Read More

The Washington Supreme Court, in a recent 7-2 decision, upheld a trial court's ruling in favor of the Department of Revenue (“DOR”), denying deductions for investment income claimed by 16 related LLCs. Antio, LLC v. Dep't of Revenue, 557 P.3d 672 (Wash. 2024). Antio highlights the complexities of tax law and the importance of statutory… Read More

On December 3, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas imposed a nationwide preliminary injunction on both the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and its respective implementation regulations (the “Reporting Rule”) imposed by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCen”). See Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., Et Al., v. Merrick Garland, Et… Read More

Understanding Letters of Intent When Buying or Selling a Business In the world of business and legal transactions, a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) serves as a crucial document that outlines the preliminary understanding between parties before finalizing a formal agreement. When navigating a potential deal, understanding the nuances of LOIs is essential. This blog post… Read More

When a security interest in personal property such as equipment, inventory, goods, or rights to payment, etc. (“collateral”) is to be used to secure payment or performance of an obligation such as a loan, various documents can be involved. A security agreement is used to grant the security interest. The document granting the security interest… Read More

Section A: Forming an LLC Filing and maintaining an LLC in Washington involves several important steps to ensure compliance and successful operation. This post, Part 3, Section A, is a brief primer on forming and maintaining an LLC. The next and final post in this LLCs 101 series will discuss steps you can take to… Read More

Coming out of the Great Recession, Congress and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) created safeguards to protect borrowers from predatory loans or loans that they could not afford to repay.  With a few exceptions, these new laws governed all loans to purchase a primary residence.  The laws required lenders to make certain disclosures and… Read More

To reduce the risk of issues arising with the substance of documents involved in a transaction, whether it be a single document or multiple documents, it is important to try to achieve substantive consistency in the documents. This means consistency in the treatment of various subjects to be addressed in the document(s) as well as… Read More