Atty. Jason R. Scoby
Jason leads O’Neil Cannon’s Corporate Practice Group. He advises and represents individuals, businesses, and banks on a variety of corporate, banking, and business-related issues, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial loan transactions, corporate issues, contract negotiation and preparation, and business entity selection and formation.
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Jason R. Scoby is a business attorney based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, practicing at O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing SC. Admitted to practice in Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin. Educated at Marquette University (—, 2009) and University of Wisconsin–Madison (—). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Banking and Finance Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (2026). Serands clients in Milwaukee, WI and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
Jason leads O’Neil Cannon’s Corporate Practice Group. He advises and represents individuals, businesses, and banks on a variety of corporate, banking, and business-related issues, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial loan transactions, corporate issues, contract negotiation and preparation, and business entity selection and formation.
Jason Assists Clients With
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Complex commercial loan transactions for lenders and borrowers
- Corporate matters, including business entity selection and formation, shareholder agreements, and operating agreements
- General business issues, including complex contract negotiation and preparation
Experience/Representative Client Work
- Represented numerous clients in the purchase and sale of businesses, including in the plastics, manufacturing, transportation, distribution, retail, healthcare, and business services industries
- Represented multiple bank and borrower clients in their commercial loan transactions
- Drafted, negotiated, and finalized numerous business agreements on a variety of transactions, including terms and conditions, independent contractor agreements, non-compete agreements, non-disclosure agreements, leases, distribution agreements, supply agreements, and licensing agreements
- Represented numerous clients on the formation of their businesses and the preparation of their organizational documents, including operating and shareholder agreements
Professional Associations & Affiliations
- Milwaukee Bar Association
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- American Bar Association
- Midwest Business Brokers & Intermediaries
- Inaugural Member, Young Association for Corporate Growth (YACG)
- Past Chair, Milwaukee Bar Association’s Corporate, Banking & Business Section (4 consecutive terms)
Awards/Distinctions
- Selected for inclusion in 2013–present Wisconsin Super Lawyers, Law & Politics and Milwaukee Magazine
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® –Corporate Law, 2021–present
- Selected for inclusion in 2011 and 2012 Wisconsin Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Law & Politics and Milwaukee Magazine
- Marquette Law Review, Associate Editor
Education
- Marquette University Law School (J.D., cum laude)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with Distinction)
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Wisconsin
Practicing law in Wisconsin. Legal matters in Wisconsin are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Milwaukee are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Wisconsin state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Wisconsin brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Wisconsin courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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