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Admitted to Practice

  • Washington, 2011

Heather A. Coldwell

ColdwellHeather
Associate
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Seattle
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Heather Coldwell focuses her practice on commercial real estate and financing transactions. She represents clients in a wide range of matters including real property purchase and sales, and negotiation and documentation of lease agreements for landlords and tenants spanning a range of properties including offices and restaurants. She has also advised clients on regulatory issues including state money transmission laws, unclaimed property laws, and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. 

Representative Experience

Acquisition of restaurants for Apple American Group LLC

Provide real estate support for Apple American Group LLC, a restaurant holding company with more than 436 Applebee's franchised restaurants in 23 states, including a 99 unit acquisition. (2012)

Acquisition of real property for Tateuchi Center - Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE)

Provide due diligence in acquisition of 2,000 seat performing arts center as part of a mixed-use project in downtown Bellevue, Wash. and negotiation of grant funding agreement with the City of Bellevue. (2012)

Acquisition of Bay Bread for Starbucks Coffee Company

Provided real estate support for Starbucks in the $100 million acquisition of Bay Bread. (2012)

Project financing for lenders

Represented administrative agent and lenders in $220 million financing to a provider commercial equipment leases. (2012)

Real estate transactions for Alaska Permanent Fund

Provide counsel and negotiate and draft complex office and retail leases. (2012)

Merger for Blueview Technologies, Inc.

Represented Blueview Technologies, Inc., an underwater vision and measurement company, in its merger with Teledyne RD Instruments, Inc. (2012)

Tender offer and merger for FUJIFILM Holdings

Local counsel in $995 million acquisition of SonoSite, Inc. (2012)

Acquisition for Starbucks

Represented Starbucks in acquisition of Evolution Fresh. (2011)

Financing for lender

Represented lender in $45 million financing for aerospace tooling company. (2011)

Additional Qualifications

  • Summer Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 2009
  • Judicial Extern, Hon. Justice Mary Fairhurst, Washington State Supreme Court, Olympia, Wash., 2008
  • Judicial Extern, Hon. Judge Robin Hunt, Washington State Court of Appeals, Division II, Tacoma, Wash., 2008 

Professional & Community Activities

  • Board Member and Co-Director of Lunch Seminars, Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association of Seattle (MAMAS)
  • Member, Washington Women Lawyers
  • Volunteer Attorney, Housing Justice Project

Education

  • J.D., University of Washington, 2010, with honors
    • Associate Editor-in-Chief, Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal
    • Student Bar Association Budget Committee
    • Regional Finalist, ABA National Representation in Mediation competition
  • M.A., Anthropology, University of Denver, 2005, with honors
    • Guest Lecturer, University of Colorado, Denver, 2004
    • Museum Consultant, Indonesia, University of Denver/Ford Foundation, 2003
    • Intern, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 2002
  • B.A., English, Willamette University, 1997, magna cum laude

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Admitted to Practice

  • Washington, 2011