Danielle Hunt

Representative Experience

• Mergers & Acquisitions Plus

  • Represented foreign company in a multimillion-dollar asset acquisition of two U.S.-based vehicle dealerships and real estate. Led multi-disciplinary team including real estate and finance team members.

  • Represented Pacific Northwest nonprofit organization in affiliation with another local nonprofit. Representation included coordination of due diligence and review of complex real estate holdings. Led deal team in the negotiation, drafting, and closing of complex affiliation agreement that included complex corporate governance and nonprofit organizational considerations.

  • Represented professional engineering firm in multimillion merger transaction. Representation involved negotiating and drafting merger transaction documents, regulatory assistance involving professional licensure, and coordinating due diligence efforts.

  • Represented company in a multimillion-dollar merger of a management service company with a multistate operating cannabis company. Negotiated, drafted, and closed complex transaction on an abbreviated timeframe.

  • Represented warranty company in transaction involving sale of majority equity stake. Transaction involved strategizing and successfully executing F reorganization of company prior to sale.

  • Represented major internet company in a multimillion-dollar sale of a data facility in central Washington State, involving structuring, negotiating, and drafting transaction documents and successfully navigating closing of transaction.

  • Represented major health-care system in western Washington State in internal consolidation of subsidiary and affiliate entities. Transaction included guidance relating to, and successful navigation of, regulatory compliance issues and considerations resulting from consolidation.

  • Represented seller in the sale of a western Washington cannabis retail business. Structured, negotiated, and documented multimillion-dollar transaction which included multiple retail locations, the sale of real estate, and the transfer of leasehold interests.

  • Represented seller parties in multi-party and multi-step sale of producer and processor business and related equipment, including documentation of complex intellectual property licensing agreement.

  • Represented buyer in multi-step sale transaction involving sale of equipment and leasehold interest of cannabis producer/processor, including an option agreement covering potential later purchase of cannabis license. Representation also included advice and guidance related to licensing status and ongoing regulatory enforcement action relating to license.

  • Served as local Washington State counsel for buyer in complex, multimillion-dollar reserve takeover of publicly traded cannabis company. As local counsel, representation included handling of state specific due diligence and Washington specific representations and warrants from seller.

• Regulatory Plus

  • Provide ongoing guidance to financial institutions considering expansion of services to cannabis-related businesses, including preparation of internal policies and procedures relating to provisions of services to cannabis industry participants and reviewing and revising cannabis-specific customer agreements and related documents.

  • Provided regulatory guidance and advice to online service provider relating to software compliance platform and solution for financial institutions providing services to cannabis companies.

  • Represented cannabis producer in seizure of packaging materials by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. Assisted with the successful return of seized packaging materials and avoidance of fines.

  • Represented numerous parties in navigating regulatory issues involving ownership of cannabis-related businesses, including the structuring, drafting, and vetting of documents with regulators to effect future transfer of ownership interests.

  • Assisted client in responding to regulatory inquiry regarding "true party of interest" matter. Successfully handled communication and factual background documentation, leading to "no-action" determination by agency.

  • Assisted in successful petition to appoint a general receiver over cannabis producer/processor company, including handling of and interface with Washington State regulators regarding issues relating to receiverships of cannabis companies.

  • Reviewed cannabis company website, product descriptions, and labels for compliance with Washington State law and potential U.S. Food & Drug Administration compliance issues.

  • Provide continuous guidance and assistance to multiple cannabis companies in review of product labels and other descriptive information for compliance with Washington laws and regulations.

  • Regularly provide guidance to clients relating to issues surrounding shipping, import, and export of hemp and hemp-derived CBD, including communications with the United States Postal Service.

  • Provided regulatory guidance with respect to marketing activities and event participation for cannabis companies and related intellectual property companies. Representation included review and guidance with regard to advertising content, use of social media, advertising placement, permitted events, permitted event locations, and permitted event activities.

  • Member of regulatory team that assisted client in successfully navigating licensing, permitting, and compliance issues relating to opening of experiential brewery facility.

  • Assisted client in researching and understanding U.S. alcoholic beverage shipping regulations and compliance issues throughout the United States and developed shipping strategies to meet their business goals.

  • Provided preliminary assistance to seller in the structure and negotiation of potential multimillion-dollar sale of Washington State winery. Representation included counsel, guidance, and coordination of due diligence efforts.

  • Advised multiple beverage clients on legal status regarding hemp and CBD-infused alcoholic beverages, and assisted clients in strategizing potential production of the same.

  • Represented purchaser in the negotiation and documentation of transaction to purchase a western Washington micro-brewery.