Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel

Lawyer Overview

Ross Jacobson joined the firm as Of Counsel in the Seattle office. He has significant expertise in the following matters:

Business acquisitions and sales including numerous retirement center acquisitions, generally including both the business and real property, nursing home acquisition and sale, pharmaceutical company acquisitions, insurance agency acquisitions, and numerous other small to large business acquisitions

Business design and structure including shareholders' agreements, partnerships, LLC's and PLLC's

Medical clinic and practice design and structure, physician employment and compensation plans and agreements, medical clinic mergers and acquisitions

Multi-unit franchiser representation

Technology and E-commerce transactions including software licensing, technology transfer, technology licensing, web site production, web site joint ventures, web site design contracts, and software distribution

Commercial real estate including purchase and sale agreements, leases, lease options, ground leases, and financing documentation and easements

Corporate transactions including stock option plans (ISO and NSO), stock bonus plans, profit sharing plans and vesting plans and schedules

Employment issues including employment and compensation plans and agreements; non-competition, non-disclosure, non-use agreements for a variety of businesses

Areas of Practice

• Business & Real Estate Transactions
• Corporate Governance
• Intellectual Property and Technology
• Real Estate

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Corporate Governance, Intellectual Property Law, Real Estate Law, Taxation Law

Bar Admissions

• Washington, 1976
• U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1976

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, 1999 - 2000 (Chairman)
• Rotacare Free Medical Clinic, 1996 - 2000 (Board Member)
• Bellevue Rotary Club, 1991 - Present (Member)
• Bellevue Rotary Club, 2005 - Present (President)
• Washington State Bar Association (Member, Business & Real Estate Sections)
• King County Bar Association
• East King County Bar Association
• Washington Software Alliance
• Bellevue Downtown Association (Board of Directors)
• Bellevue Economic Partnership (Founding Co-Chair)
• KidsQuest Children's Museum (Co-Chair, Board of Directors)

Classes and Seminars

• Confidentiality of Medical Records, Medical Education Services, 1994
• Negotiating Your Managed Care Agreement, National Acupuncture Association, 1996
• Buying and Selling Insurance Agencies, Independent Insurance Agents of Washington, 1992
• Agency/Producer Agreements, Independent Insurance Agents of Washington, 1993
• Employment and Non-Compete Agreements, Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, 1993
• Negotiating and Drafting Acquisition Agreements in Washington, July 26, 2004

Education

• University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington, 1976
  JD, Doctor of Jurisprudence
• University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1973
  BA, Bachelor of Arts
  Major: Political Science

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601 Union Street, Suite 4100
Seattle, WA 98101-2380

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(206) 628-2447

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(206) 628-6611

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