Jesse M. Kobernick
About Jesse
Jesse Kobernick represents clients throughout the Pacific Northwest on a wide range of complex business transactional matters, including mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, stock and asset purchase agreements, and restructurings. He also advises clients with respect to corporate governance, commercial agreements, securities law compliance, and debt and equity offerings. Jesse’s clients include private and public companies in a variety of industries, including consumer products & services, alcoholic beverages, energy, technology, construction, manufacturing, banking, and professional services.
Jesse is licensed in Washington and Texas and has practiced in firms in Seattle and Dallas. Before joining Miller Nash, Jesse served as supervising lawyer for the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic at the University of Washington School of Law, an innovative program that teams law and business students with pro bono attorneys and business advisors.
Representative Experience
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Mergers and Acquisitions; Strategic Alliances (Prior to Joining Miller Nash) Plus
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Represented a private equity firm in its acquisition of a technology company.
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Represented a storage facilities company in its acquisition of a competitor.
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Represented a Canadian technology company in the sale of all of its stock.
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Represented a Delaware disaster insurance and recovery corporation in negotiations to sell to a competitor.
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Represented a brewery software company in its merger with a competitor.
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Provided corporate counsel in the sale of a large parcel of real property and a related LLC dissolution.
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Represented a Delaware oil servicing LLC in a joint venture with a solar energy company.
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Securities Offerings (Prior to Joining Miller Nash) Plus
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Represented a private equity company in a minority investment in a Tennessee corporation.
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Represented an Oregon winery in a preferred stock offering.
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Represented a Texas bank holding company in an initial public offering.
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Represented the underwriters in an initial public offering of a Georgia bank holding company.
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Activities
- University of Washington Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, Supervising Lawyer Volunteer, 2020-2021
- Washington State Bar Association, Member
- Texas Bar Association, Member
Recognition
- Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® (Vancouver, WA)
- Corporate Law, 2024-present
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2024-present
- Securities/Capital Markets Law, 2024-present
- Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, 2022-present
Insights from Jesse
- “Federal Court Rules CTA Unconstitutional, but Most Will Still Need to Comply for Now,” Miller Nash LLP (Mar. 2024)
- “The Corporate Transparency Act Takes Effect January 1, 2024: What Businesses Need to Know and How to Prepare for the New FinCEN Regulations,” Miller Nash LLP (Dec. 2023)
- “Oregon’s 'Fairness Hearing' Can Facilitate Bank M&A Transactions,” Oregon Bankers Association’s Banking Matters (Spring 2017)
- “Essentials of Startup Formation,” TiE Institute & TiE Nurture Accelerator Program (May 2023)
- “M&A and Compensation Legal Update,” Texas Society of CPAs, Financial Institutions Conference (Sept. 2017)
Outside the Office
Outside the office, Jesse enjoys spending time with his wife and their two daughters.