Professional Biography
Arian Galavis

Arian Galavis Partner

  • Seattle

    D +1.206.359.3435

    F +1.206.359.9000

    Seattle

    1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900

    Seattle, WA 98101-3099

    +1.206.359.3435

    AGalavis@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Partner Arian Galavis counsels companies on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions and equity financings, including managing the transaction process, advising on corporate governance matters, and regularly drafting acquisition, stockholder, joint venture, and equity finance agreements. He represents clients in a broad range of industries but has substantial experience counseling companies in the technology, aerospace, manufacturing, and life sciences sectors.

Arian regularly advises private and public companies, as well as strategic venture funds and institutional investors, on complex business transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, restructurings, equity financings, and other capital raising transactions. In addition, Arian moderates quarterly events at the firm that feature discussions with venture capitalists around the current investment landscape and advice for startup founders and entrepreneurs.

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.

Representative list of M&A and tech clients:

  • Adobe Systems Incorporated
  • Amazon.com, Inc.
  • Boeing
  • Esterline Technologies
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • Pacira Pharmaceuticals
  • Pymetrics
  • QuoteWizard
  • Valant Medical Solutions
  • Zillow Group

Related Employment

  • Choate, Hall & Stewart, LLP, Boston, MA, Associate, 2014 - 2017

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Education

  • Boston University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2013, Managing Editor, Journal of Science and Technology Law
  • Boston University School of Law, LL.M., Banking & Financial Law, 2014
  • Pepperdine University, B.A., Economics & Piano Performance, cum laude, 2010