Atty. Thomas A. Sterken
Tom Sterken has extensive experience in business, finance and transactions, and focuses his practice on banking, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, organizing new businesses, and advising companies and owners in distribution, financial, government contracting, health care, investment, manufacturing, retail, senior care, technology and other businesses. For several years, prior to joining Keller Rohrback, Tom was a senior executive and the general counsel for a large regional distribution and retail services company, and its finance, insurance and real estate developme
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Thomas A. Sterken is an Attorney based in Seattle, Washington, practicing at Keller Rohrback L.L.P.. They have 50+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1976. Their practice focuses on business and real estate. Admitted to practice in Washington (1976). Educated at University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1976) and Michigan State University (B.A., 1972). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Serands clients in Seattle, WA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Tom Sterken has extensive experience in business, finance and transactions, and focuses his practice on banking, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, organizing new businesses, and advising companies and owners in distribution, financial, government contracting, health care, investment, manufacturing, retail, senior care, technology and other businesses
- For several years, prior to joining Keller Rohrback, Tom was a senior executive and the general counsel for a large regional distribution and retail services company, and its finance, insurance and real estate development subsidiaries
- In his spare time, Tom enjoys boating, fitness, skiing and travel
- Practice emphasis Worked with buyers, sellers, their accountants, investment bankers and other advisors on more than 100 public and private business acquisitions and property sales
- Advised companies, their boards and senior management on complex corporate governance, litigation, regulatory and securities matters, including fiduciary duties, professional and directors and officers (D&O) liability claims and coverage, proxy contests, shareholder disputes, and tender offers
- Represented entrepreneurs, issuers, lenders and investors in more than $1 billion of public and private offerings of debt and equity, lending, leasing, licensing and securitization transactions, and workouts of commercial, construction and development loans
- Mediated and settled multi-million dollar claims by federal and state regulators, including FDIC, against companies’ directors and officers
- Articles & Presentations •Co-Author and Speaker, The Washington Partnership Law and Handbook, Washington State Bar Association. •Commercial Lending: A Legal Perspective, National Business Institute, CLE Seminar (2009). •Rethinking Equity-Based Compensation, Community Bankers of Washington (2009). •Emerging Trends in Executive Compensation, National Business Institute (2008). •Compensation Agreements and Benefit Plans to be Reviewed and Amended in 2008, Community Bankers of Washington (2008). •Commercial Lending in Washington, National Business Institute (2005). •Intellectual Property Issues in Mergers, Investments and Acquisitions, King County Bar Association - Technology Business Forum (2000)
- Recognitions Honors & Awards •Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Rating: AV (Highest) - Peer Review Rating •Selected to Top 100 Business Lawyers list in Washington CEO Magazine, May 2008
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Practicing law in Washington. Legal matters in Washington are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Seattle are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Washington state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Washington 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 Washington courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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