

Arian Galavis
- Seattle
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Private and public companies, strategic venture funds, and institutional investors rely on Arian to counsel on and close complex business transactions.
Arian Galavis counsels companies on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, equity financings, and other capital-raising transactions. He manages the transaction process, advising on corporate governance matters and regularly drafting acquisition, stockholder, joint venture, and equity finance agreements.
Arian represents companies across a range of industries, with an emphasis on technology, aerospace, manufacturing, and the life sciences. His clients include Adobe, Amazon.com, Boeing, Esterline Technologies, Microsoft, Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Pymetrics, QuoteWizard, Valant Medical Solutions, and Zillow.
Arian offers clients insights based on the latest industry developments. He moderates quarterly discussions with venture capitalists, analyzing the current investment climate and offering advice for startup founders and entrepreneurs.
Areas of focus
Industries
Services
Education & Credentials
Education
- Boston University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, Managing Editor, Journal of Science and Technology Law, 2013
- Boston University School of Law, LL.M., Banking & Financial Law, 2014
- Pepperdine University, B.A., Economics & Piano Performance, cum laude, 2010
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
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Massachusetts
Related Employment
- Choate, Hall & Stewart, LLP, Boston, MA, Associate, 2014-2017
Professional Experience
Representative Experience
- Represented Xnor.ai in its sale to Apple Inc.
- Represented Boeing in its acquisition of Millennium Space Systems.
- Represented Microsoft in its acquisition of inXile Entertainment.
- Represented Pacira Pharmaceuticals in its $220,000,000 acquisition of MyoScience.
- Represented QuoteWizard in its $370,000,000 sale to LendingTree.
- Represented Zillow Group in its acquisition of Mortgage Lenders of America.
- Represented Adobe Systems in its acquisition of Sayspring.
- Represented Alta Forest Products in its sale to Itochu.
- Represented Esterline Technologies in the sale of its Kirkhill line of business.