On June 26, 2018, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP hosted representatives of a prominent Northwest family-owned business at the latest edition of our Family Business Legacy Series. Jenni Isaak, Rick Robinson, and Rush Riese were on...more
Congratulations to our client Joshua Green Corporation on being nominated for the 2017 Family Business Legacy Award by Seattle Business Magazine. Davis Wright has had the honor of representing the Joshua Green Corporation for...more
Last week, we were honored to have Greg Waggoner and Joanna Morrill of Leupold & Stevens, Inc. present to the Family Business Legacy Group. Greg is a representative of the 4th generation and serves on the company’s board of...more
Founded in 1928, Seattle-based Uwajimaya is transitioning to its third generation of leadership for the family-owned retail chain. Denise Moriguchi will take over as CEO next month, and has big plans for the company. As...more
A recent article in The Economist (“The Reluctant Heir”) addressed the challenges in getting the next generation ready to take over the family business. These challenges are nothing new in the family business community. In...more
“Labor dispatch” is an arrangement under which an employee is hired by an employment agent (i.e., nominal employer) and then dispatched to work for another company (i.e., actual employer). Typically, there would be (i) an...more
On April 8, 2014, the National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”), a ministry-level authority under the State Council responsible for the administration of domestic investment in China and outbound investment out of...more
The ability of a minority owner in a closely held family business to obtain liquidity for her interest in the company is often very limited. There is not a great market to buy small holdings in such companies. There are also...more